“It’s the greatest professional disappointment of my career,” Bruce Growick told me recently without a trace of doubt in his voice. The former president of the International Association of ...

If you have what it takes to be a nut sorter, dowel inspector, egg processor or cutter-and-paster of press clippings, congratulations — the Social Security Administration says you can work those jobs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. After a lengthy medical leave, many are searching for meaningful ...

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 ...

One in 8 workers will be disabled for five years or more during their lifetime. The average group long-term disability claim lasts 34.6 months. 90% of disabilities are caused by illness, not accidents ...