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Find answers to questions on workers' compensation under the following subtopics: Black Lung, Federal Employees, Private/State/Local government, Energy Employees and Longshore and Harbor.
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Provides information on receiving federal disability benefits from the OWCP and Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System disability payments.
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Membership organization of accredited County Veterans Service Officers. These local government employees help Veterans and their families with their claims for benefits. Contact your local Service Officer for assistance.
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Beginning March 1, 2013, people who receive Social Security, SSI, Veterans or other federal government benefits by check in the mail will be required to have their money deposited directly into their savings or checking accounts. Beneficiaries also have the option to receive their benefits on a debit card. Learn more about this change and sign up for direct deposit or the prepaid Direct Express debit card.
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By March 1, 2013, people who receive Social Security, SSI, Veterans or other federal government benefits by check in the mail will be required to have their money deposited directly into their savings or checking accounts. Beneficiaries also have the option to receive their benefits on a debit card. Learn more about this change and sign up for direct deposit or the prepaid Direct Express debit card.
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Overview of what sequestration may mean for people with disabilities. "Sequestration," or a series of automatic federal government budget cuts totaling $1.2 trillion over the course of 10 years, will begin March 1, 2013. These cuts will be divided between defense and domestic discretionary spending. Americans with disabilities will be affected in every area from housing to special education, to health care and transportation programs.
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A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that among the 46.0 million adults who received income-based government assistance in 2011, 30.4 percent of them had a disability. "Disability Characteristics of Income-Based Government Assistance Recipients in the United States: 2011" provides information on the types of disabilities among people 18 and older who received income-based government aid. Types of disability include vision, hearing, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care or independent living difficulties.
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