Originally Posted on : U.S. News by MSNBC.com By Miranda Leitsinger, msnbc.com When Sawyer Rosenstein was 12, a punch from a bully changed his life forever, leaving him paralyzed, and at times, near death from the complications of his condition. Now, six years after the assault, the New Jersey school board in the district where he was a student has agreed to a $4.2 million settlement. “It feels really great to finally have just a sense of closure … that this really difficult part of my life is behind me,” Rosenstein, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in communication at Syracuse University,  [ Read More ]

December 15, 2011 Edition Howell woman honored as mother of the year BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Joy Walk HOWELL— When ElizabethWalk was born, her parents Joy and Todd were ready for the typical challenges of parenthood. Then, a few years later, came a doctor’s diagnosis that Elizabeth, now 8, was autistic. “It wasn’t the plan we laid out. We’ve been together 21 years,” said Joy Walk, of Howell. “Back when we were teenagers talking about our future, this definitely was not it, but in some ways it’s better.” Walk, an administrative assistant with the Woodbridge office of the Financial  [ Read More ]

Under the Social Security Act, disability is defined as the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can result in death or which has lasted or can last for a continuous period not less than 1 year. Williams v. Bowen, 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7370 (E.D. Va. July 30, 1987) If you believe that you are being discriminated against at work because of a disability or perceived disability, you should be aware that laws exist to protect you from unlawful disability discrimination and perceived disability discrimination. The attorneys at  [ Read More ]