The company, which provides jobs for
disabled workers says it hopes to complete the Porth sale by mid-August.
Not exact matches
«Many states would be forced to kick low - income and
disabled people off their health care coverage once federal funding for the Medicaid program is cut, as this Senate bill would do,»
said Chris Shelton, president of the Communications
Workers of America.
Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary
said, «Peter Hain has promised
disabled workers that they will have a choice of different types of employment so that they can choose the best workplace and type to suit their needs and hopes.
The union representing
workers in the benefits system
says reports that the vast majority of
disabled claimants are fit for work should not be trusted.
The state's Medicaid director, Jason Helgerson,
said the state recognizes the critical role direct care
workers play keeping the
disabled and seniors at home, chief goals of their ambitious Medicaid Redesign Team.
The
workers» compensation
disabling data doesn't provide enough detail about the circumstances of the
workers at the time of their injuries, so that is one area that warrants further study before prevention recommendations could be made, she
said.
But the issue is two-fold, she
said, adding that
workers» unwillingness to label themselves as
disabled adds to the problem.
If an employer kept a
disabled worker on their payroll through disability leave, D'Alessio
said that would similarly keep the
worker from becoming a public charge.