(AP) AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA: FULL CIRCLE ON APARTHEID The upper house of Parliament approved a law that would outlaw all forms of prejudice based on race, gender, sexual preference, disability and other grounds.
The House Republicans, as one of their first orders of business, approved a rule preventing the reallocation of Social Security funds to men, women, and children who receive disability insurance, unless they are offset by benefit cuts or tax increases.
By voice vote, the Finance Committee approved a separate bill to improve health insurance coverage for families of children with severe disabilities.
This month, at the request of Gov. George Pataki, the Senate finally dropped its objections and approved a bill increasing penalties for crimes that single out victims because of their race, gender, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation.
Last year, the Legislature approved a bill that paved the way for government workers who worked near ground zero after the attack and later developed certain illnesses to obtain disability pensions equivalent to three-quarters of their pay.
Last week the House approved a rule saying the lower chamber can't consider legislation that would reallocate funds from Social Security's retirement insurance program to shore up its smaller disability insurance program.
The complaint said Mr. Kreuder took a $100 check on Feb. 16, 2008, for the Long Island Blue Demons baseball club and was promised $900 more when the Railroad Retirement Board approved an unidentified employee's application for disability at age 50.
"I just wanted to give you the good news," she said he told her. "Somehow the judge has already approved the disability, it's a done deal, Mark's got it".
After the Georgia DAS has reviewed your information and approved your disability claim, they will mail you a letter stating the details and future dates of your disability payments.
