Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. Despite the millions of departures from jobs over the past few ...

Raising short-term disability benefits will hurt small businesses. An employer has no control over what employees do outside ...

Insurance is supposed to help you get back on your feet when something goes wrong. But millions of disabled Americans enrolled in Social Security depend on a system that can punish them for trying to ...

The Social Security Administration on Monday said it is making a major change that could help more people qualify for disability benefits. The change involves a practice used by the program to ...

Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He ...

A half-billion-dollar fraud conspiracy… thousands dying as they await their benefit hearings… Social Security’s Disability Insurance program does a good job making the news. Unfortunately, it’s for ...

There has been no lack of partisan disagreement this year about the costs and benefits of the U.S. “entitlement state.” Congressional Republicans succeeded in limiting unemployment benefits and ...

One in four 20-year-old Americans will be disabled before they reach age 67, according to the Social Security Administration. This reality underscores the need for long-term disability insurance (LTDI ...