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Retired Medical Technologist Gets a $600/Month Subsidy Thanks to New Healthcare Law

Leave a Comment / health care / By max cyril

Larry Daniels, a 62-year-old medical technologist from Paintsville, Ky., was a few years away from qualifying for Medicare, so each month he paid $732 to keep his health insurance from his past employer through COBRA. Read the previous blog post on Daniels from October HERE It was hard coming up with that money every month, so …

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How Does the Fall of DOMA Impact the FMLA and Other Employee Benefits?

Unless you’ve been securely wedged under a rock over the past 24 hours, you know that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had established a federal definition of marriage as a legal union only between one man and one woman. Yesterday, as Justice Anthony Kennedy read the opinion of …

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On Being Unemployed

Leave a Comment / unemployment / By max cyril

I am unemployed, and have been now for a little more than three months. People like me often say “I lost my job” — as if their situation were the result of some personal failing or act of stupidity. Like “I lost my car keys” or “I lost my wallet.” No. Let me say, instead: …

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Unemployment Q & A’s

Leave a Comment / unemployment, unemployment insurance / By max cyril

I’m thankful for the opportunity to be part of a great organization like Workplace Fairness. We’re using online tools to educate workers about their rights and job-seekers about their search. But I’m no stranger to unemployment. In the not-too-distant past my resources became limited and I hit a wall in my job search. So I …

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Senator Kennedy – A Health Care Champion

Leave a Comment / health care / By max cyril

Senator Kennedy’s legacy cannot be defined within one issue, no matter how important. But it would not be an understatement to say that his life’s work revolved around health care for all. He said so himself, calling it “the cause of [his] life” in a passionate Newsweek op-ed published just last month. True to form, …

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COBRA’s High Cost Bites Into Jobless Safety Net

Leave a Comment / healthcare / By max cyril

As unemployment rises more women are turning to COBRA for health insurance coverage, but discovering it’s either too expensive or not available. Women who shop for individual insurance often face higher rates due to “gender rating,” a recent study found. (WOMENSENEWS)–When Jane Schiffler loses her job on July 1, the college administrator will face tough …

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