Maryland Daily Record » disabled http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:03:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Roofer wins $2.7M for Capital Beltway collision  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/28/learning-disabled-roofer-gets-2-7m-verdict/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/28/learning-disabled-roofer-gets-2-7m-verdict/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:01:35 +0000 Barbara Grzincic http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=224486 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Baltimore jury awarded more than $7 million late Thursday to a learning-disabled roofer who was injured in an automobile accident in December 2005. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/28/learning-disabled-roofer-gets-2-7m-verdict/feed/ 0 Life of Social Security trust funds loses 3 years http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/23/poor-economy-worsens-social-securitys-finances/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/23/poor-economy-worsens-social-securitys-finances/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:11:25 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/23/poor-economy-worsens-social-securitys-finances/ WASHINGTON — High energy prices and an economy that has been slow to rebound are worsening Social Security’s finances, shortening the life of the trust funds that support program by three years, the government said Monday. Those funds will now run dry in 2033, according to a report issued by the trustees that oversee the [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/23/poor-economy-worsens-social-securitys-finances/feed/ 0 Plan would lift wages of home health care workers http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/12/15/plan-would-lift-wages-of-home-health-care-workers/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/12/15/plan-would-lift-wages-of-home-health-care-workers/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:25:16 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/12/15/plan-would-lift-wages-of-home-health-care-workers/ WASHINGTON — Workers in the home health care industry — one of the country’s fastest growing professions — would be guaranteed minimum wage and overtime protections under new rules proposed Thursday by the Obama administration. The move would boost living standards for nearly 2 million employees who help the elderly and disabled with daily tasks [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/12/15/plan-would-lift-wages-of-home-health-care-workers/feed/ 0 Maryland advocates rally for alcohol tax for disabled http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/02/11/maryland-advocates-rally-for-alcohol-tax-for-disabled/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/02/11/maryland-advocates-rally-for-alcohol-tax-for-disabled/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:33:50 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=191562 ANNAPOLIS — Advocates for the disabled are rallying for an increase in the alcohol tax to help fund community services. Advocates and disabled residents shouted “10 cents makes sense” during the rally Friday in Annapolis in front of the Maryland State House. They are urging lawmakers to approve an increase in the alcohol tax by [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/02/11/maryland-advocates-rally-for-alcohol-tax-for-disabled/feed/ 0 Disabled protest possible budget cuts in Annapolis http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/01/17/disabled-protest-possible-budget-cuts-in-annapolis/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/01/17/disabled-protest-possible-budget-cuts-in-annapolis/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:38:30 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/01/17/disabled-protest-possible-budget-cuts-in-annapolis/ ANNAPOLIS — Disabled Maryland residents are calling on Gov. Martin O’Malley to avoid budget cuts to Medicaid that they fear could damage community-based support services and force them into nursing homes. About 10 people held a brief protest inside the Maryland State House on Monday. They chanted “We want O’Malley” and “don’t cut our services” [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/01/17/disabled-protest-possible-budget-cuts-in-annapolis/feed/ 0 Bitten HIV-positive aide sues school after termination  http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/15/bitten-hiv-positive-aide-sues-school-after-termination/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/15/bitten-hiv-positive-aide-sues-school-after-termination/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:06:37 +0000 Steve Lash http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/15/bitten-hiv-positive-aide-sues-school-after-termination/ (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A child care provider fired from a private Eastern Shore school for the disabled has sued the facility under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying administrators terminated him after he disclosed he has HIV. In papers filed by his attorney in federal court, Teran Goldsborough said he made the disclosure in February 2009 after he [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/15/bitten-hiv-positive-aide-sues-school-after-termination/feed/ 0 Bookworm: A guide to hiring disabled talent  http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/11/11/bookworm-a-guide-to-hiring-disabled-talent/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/11/11/bookworm-a-guide-to-hiring-disabled-talent/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:42:04 +0000 Terri Schlichenmeyer http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=186666 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> You’ve got an opening at work, but you’re having a hard time filling it. Obviously, you want the most talented people to work for you. You’ll do what it takes to hire them. So why can’t you find the right person for this job? Could be, says compiler/editor Jim Hasse, that you’re not looking in [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/11/11/bookworm-a-guide-to-hiring-disabled-talent/feed/ 0