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What Taxes Are Due When the Beneficiary of a Special Needs Trust Dies?
Trusts are important vehicles in special needs planning. They not only set aside funds to pay for the care of the person with special needs while maintaining eligibility for programs like Medicaid,...
Disability Advocates Push to Make Voting Safe and Accessible in 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, voting by mail is rapidly becoming the preferred method of states and municipalities looking to protect the right to vote in the current primaries and the November...
Bill to Shield Caregivers From Employment Discrimination Is Introduced in Senate
In the best of times, those who care for a family member while also working can face difficulties balancing work and caregiving duties, and the service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
Illinois State Identification Cards for Person with a Disability
A special Illinois Identification Card known as the Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card for Illinois, issued by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, is available for Illinois...
Caregivers May be Eligible for Paid Sick Leave Under Coronavirus Response Act
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued regulations clarifying that people who have to take time off work to care for family members with disabilities may be eligible for the new paid sick...
COVID-19 Raises Fears of Health Care Rationing, Disability Discrimination
As hospitals around the country brace for an expected surge of patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, fears have been raised that health care...