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Practice and Procedure in Discrimination Cases http://www.cityofseattle.net/civilrights/documents Source: Seattle Office For Civil Rights Rules promulgated by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. The rules cover illegal discrimination. full description	Where can I find the Seattle discrimination law?
RCW 49.60.230 Complaint may be filed with commission. http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslrcw/RCW%20%2049%20%20T Source: Washington State Legislature Statute section detailing how to file a discrimination complaint including who to file it with and what to include in the complaint. full description	How do I file a complaint for discrimination? What do I do if I think I have been discriminated against? Who do I contact if I feel discriminated against? What do I do if my employer has violated the law against discrimination? How do I accuse my employer of violating the law against discrimination?
Discrimination http://www.workplacefairness.org/discrimination.ph Source: Workplace Fairness Information about discrimination. Includes state and federal information covering age, disability, gender identity, immigration status, language, marital and parental status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. full description	Where can I find information about employment discrimination?
Chapter 49.60 RCW: Discrimination -- Human Rights Commission http://www.mrsc.org/mc/rcw/RCW%20%2049%20%20TITLE/ Source: Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington List of sections of Chapter 49.60 of the RCW with links to each section. 49.60 deals with discrimination. full description	Where can I find Washington state's statute on discrimination? Where can I find Washington laws on employment discrimination? What Washington laws relate to discrimination based on age, gender, race, disability, or other factors? Does Washington state have a statute comparable to the ADA? Does Washington have its own ADA? Does Washington adopt the federal ADA?
Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. Darden http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?n Source: Findlaw The opinion discusses when a person is an employee for the purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The opinion lays out the test that is now the predominant definition of employee for the purposes of Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA. full description	How do I know if I am employee, as defined by Title VII, the ADA, or the ADEA?
Mangram v. General Motors Corporation http://www.law.emory.edu/4circuit/mar97/961348.p.h Source: Emory School of Law 4th Circuit opinion about whether an owner of a GMC dealership franchise is an employee. The court applies the hybrid test. full description	How do I know if I am employee, as defined by Title VII, the ADA, or the ADEA?
Social Security Disability Frequently Asked Questions http://www.nosscr.org/faqind.html Source: National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) Social Security Disability Frequently Asked Questions full description	What is the definition of disability used by Social Security? How many different types of Social Security disability benefits are there? How do I apply for Social Security disability benefits? I am disabled, but I have plenty of money in the bank. Do I have to wait until this money is gone before I apply for Social Security disability benefits? I used to work but lately I have been staying home taking care of the kids. I have now become sick. Can I get Social Security disability benefits? How long do I have to wait after becoming disabled before I can file for Social Security disability benefits? I am still on sick leave from my employer. Can I file for Social Security disability now or do I have to wait until the sick leave is exhausted? I got hurt on the job. I am drawing worker's compensation benefits. Can I file a claim for Social Security disability benefits now or should I wait until the worker's compensation ends? Can I get both worker's compensation and Social Security disability? How can I tell if I will be found disabled by Social Security? Can you receive Social Security disability benefits for _____________ ? Do you have to be permanently disabled to get Social Security disability benefits? I have several health problems, but no one of them disables me. It is the combination that disables me. Can I get Social Security disability benefits? I got hurt in an automobile accident. I am disabled now, but I expect that I will be able to return to work after I recover. Should I file for Social Security disability benefits? How does Social Security determine if I am disabled? Who decides if I am disabled? Why does Social Security consider my age in determining whether I am disabled? Is there a list of illnesses that Social Security considers disabling? What can I do to improve my chances of winning my Social Security disability claim? How do I find an attorney to represent me before on my Social Security disability claim? If I am approved for Social Security disability benefits, how much will I get? How far back will they pay benefits if I am found disabled? What do I do if Social Security denies my claim for Social Security disability benefits? Why does Social Security turn down so many claims for disability benefits? I only want to get back the money I put in Social Security. Why do they make it so hard for me to get my own money back? What is "reconsideration"? Who makes the reconsideration determination? What are my chances of winning at reconsideration? Do I have to go through reconsideration? How long does it take to get a hearing on a Social Security disability claim? What is the Social Security hearing like? What are my chances of winning at a hearing? If the Administrative Law Judge denies my claim, can I appeal any more? What is the Appeals Council? Can I appeal a case beyond Social Security to the Federal Courts? If I get on Social Security disability benefits and get to feeling better and want to return to work, can I return to work? Where can I go to get help with my Social Security disability claim? Do I really have to hire a lawyer to represent me in my Social Security disability claim? How do lawyers who represent Social Security disability claimants get paid? Can alcoholics and drug addicts really get Social Security disability benefits? I know someone who is on Social Security disability and he does not look a bit disabled. Why do they put all of these freeloaders on benefits? I am disabled, but I have never worked at public work. Can I get Social Security disability benefits? I am a widow. I have not worked in public work in many years. I am disabled. Can I get Social Security disability benefits? I have a daughter who has been disabled by cerebral palsy since birth and has never been able to work. Can she get disability benefits from Social Security? I am already on Social Security disability benefits, but I am worried that my benefits will be stopped in the future. What are the chances of this happening? If Social Security tries to cut off my disability benefits, what can I do? My doctor says I am disabled so why is Social Security denying my Social Security disability claim? VA says I am disabled, so why is Social Security denying my Social Security disability claim? I am 60% disabled. Do I get 60% of my Social Security disability benefits? I am disabled by mental illness. Can mental illness serve as the basis for a Social Security disability claim? Will it help if I ask my Congressional Representative to help me get Social Security disability benefits? How long does it take before Social Security makes a decision once I file a claim for Social Security disability benefits? How long does it take for Social Security to make a reconsideration determination on my Social Security disability claim? How long does it take for Social Security to act upon a request for Appeals Council review? I am disabled. I need help with medical bills even more than I need a cash income. How do I get help with medical bills? What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? If I get Social Security disability benefits will I get Medicare? If I get Social Security disability benefits will I get Medicaid?
Protect Our Vulnerable Adults http://www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/topics/abuse/ Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services General information about preventing and identifying abuse of vulnerable adults and resources for reporting abuse. full description	How do I know if an adult is being abused? What are some signs and symptoms of adult abuse? Is financial exploitation abuse? Who do I report adult abuse to? What can caregivers do to take care of themselves?
Social Security Supplemental Security Income http://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-i Source: Social Security Administration SSA site with links to information relating to Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI). Includes answers to frequently asked questions, general SSI information, laws and regulations, eligibility information, advocacy information and SSI payments. full description	What kind of disability benefits does Social Security pay? What is the difference between Social Security disability and SSI disability? How does a child qualify for disability benefits? How much will I receive in SSI benefits? Can I receive Social Security benefits and SSI? What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? If I am on SSI disability, what is the affect on my benefits if I work? Can I own a home and still be eligible for SSI benefits? What is a "living arrangement"? As an SSI recipient, do I qualify for other types of assistance? Do disabled children qualify for Supplemental Security Income benefits? How is "unearned income" defined for SSI purposes? How do I apply for SSI benefits? Do you have SSI applications online? Will an inheritance affect my SSI benefits? What is a Supplemental Security Income "resource"? Can my children receive dependant's benefits because I am on SSI? Are SSI Benefits only paid to disabled people? How is "earned income" defined for SSI purposes? Do SSI beneficiaries have to inform SSA of changes in living arrangements?
US Code Title 7 Social Security http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch7.html Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute Link to title 42, chapter 6 of the United States Code on Social Security. full description	Where can I find the law on Social Security?
Code of Federal Regulations Part 416--Supplemetnal Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-0000.htm Source: Social Security Online Link to part 416 of the Code of Federal Regulations on SSI--Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind and Disabled. full description	What is Supplemental Security Income? Who is eligible for SSI benefits? Where can I find the law related to SSI? How do I file an application? What is the amount of benefits I will receive? How are the benefits paid? How is disability determined?
Wills and Estate Planning http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/index.cfm/catID/FD17 Source: Nolo Contains information on wills and estate planning. Includes information on estate planning basics, wills, probate and executors, avoiding probate, living trusts, estate and gift taxes, life insurance, healthcare directives and powers of attorney, and funeral planning and organ donations. full description	Where can I find information on estate planning basics? Where can I find information on executors? How can I avoid probate? What are living trusts? Where can I find information on healthcare directives and powers of attorney? Where can I find information on funeral planning? Where can I find information on organ donation?
Probate and Trust Law -- RCW title 11 http://www.leg.wa.gov/rcw/index.cfm?fuseaction=tit Source: Washington State Legislature Links to Washington laws regarding probate and trusts. Includes links to laws on descent and distribution, simultaneous death, nonprobate assets on dissolution or invalidation of marriage, escheats, abatement of assets, wills, claims against the state, inheritance rights of slayers, guardianship, power of attorney, powers of appointment, trusts, trust funds, and charitable trusts. full description	Where can I find Washington laws on wills, probate, trusts and estate planning?
Power of Attorney http://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/420050.pdf Source: Washington State Department of Licensing Power of attorney / release of interest basic form. full description	Where can I find a power of attorney form? What do I have to fill out to create a power of attorney in Washington?
Estate Recovery for Medical Services Paid for by the State http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/link.cfm?225 Source: Northwest Justice Project Information regarding estate recovery (the State�s ability to collect money to repay medical services after a patients death). full description	What is estate recovery? What is an estate? Which medical services are subject to estate recovery laws? Are Adult Protective Services subject to estate recovery? Are there times when estate recovery does not take effect even after the recipient�s death? Can estate recovery ever be waived? Can anything be done to avoid estate recovery? What happens to funds held by a nursing home? How should the State be advised that a recipient has died and that there is an estate?
Introduction to Estate Planning http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/estate/index.html Source: Findlaw Article by Robert L. Sommers discussing the basics of estate planning. Includes information on wills, living trusts, joint tenancy, community property, the gift tax and the estate tax. full description	Where can I find a basic guide to estate planning? What is a living trust? What is a joint tenancy?
Alternatives to Guardianship for Adults http://www.lawhelp.org/documents/1487813302.pdf?st Source: Northwest Justice Project Basic information about what guardianship is and when it is the appropriate legal procedure regarding the care of an adult. full description	What things should I consider before pursuing guardianship? What is guardianship? What are alternatives to guardianship?
Social Security Center http://www.aarp.org/socialsecurity/ Source: AARP AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons) is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of persons 50 and older. full description	Is social security broke? Will social security be there for me when I retire? Couldn�t I do better investing the money on my own? Aren't I paying a lot of money now to get a little money later?
Social Security Survivors Benefits http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10084.html Source: Social Security Administration A two-part booklet. If you are working, the first part tells you what kind of survivors benefits your tax dollars are paying for and how those benefits are earned. If someone in your family has died, the second part explains how to sign up for Social Security benefits and what you need to know after benefits start. full description	How much do I pay in taxes for Social Security Survivors benefits? How do I sign up for social security benefits?
Social Security Network http://www.socsec.org Source: Century Foundation This site is produced by the Century Foundation, a non-partisan and non-profit research foundation, founded in 1919. Includes facts about Social Security, editorial opinions, a directory of social security experts and organizations that deal with social security, a newsroom section with online resources and a library section with a searchable index of publications. full description	Where can I find experts who deal with social security? Where can I find out about organizations that work in the area of social security? Where can I find out about social security reform? Where can I find resources related to social security?
Social Security http://www.nwlc.org/display.cfm?section=social%20s Source: National Women's Law Center The Women's Law Center works to promote Social Security reforms that will ensure adequate benefits for future generations and improve the economic security of women, especially those older women who are most likely to be living in poverty. The site includes answers to frequently asked questions, releases and statements, pension fact sheets, social security fact sheets, testimony, and issue papers. full description	Will there be social security when I retire? Will my social security be enough to live on when I retire? As a woman, why should I care about social security?
Social Security Advisory Service http://www.ssas.com/ Source: Social Security Advisory Service The social security advisory service offers information about Social Security and its programs but is not affiliated with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Site includes a PIA calculator (Social Security Benefit Estimate Program for personal computers), a COLA table (list of annual increases), A service area directory (SAD), information on how to get the latest Red Book, a book published by the SSA and detailing the work incentives available to disable recipients of SSDI and SSI, and links to related sites. full description	What is PIA? What is COLA? What is the Red Book? How can I get a copy of the Red Book? What is the Service Area Directory (SAD) and how can I use it?
Social Security Advisory Board http://www.ssab.gov/ Source: Social Security Advisory Board The social security advisory board is an independent, bipartisan Board created by Congress and appointed by the President and the Congress to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs. The site includes information on the board, board members, reports and statements issued by the board, authorizing legislation, forums, by-laws and links. full description	What is the Social Security Advisory board?
National Academy of Social Insurance http://www.nasi.org/ Source: National Academy of Social Insurance The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization made up of the nation�s leading experts on Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance programs. The site contains information on Medicare, Social Security and Workers' Compensation. Includes information about the Academy, publications, information on conferences and events, a member services section, links and a searchable database by subject. full description	What is the National Academy of Social Insurance? Where can I find information on Medicare? Where can I find information on social security? Where can I find information on Social Security Disability benefits? Where can I find information on Workers' Compensation? Where can I find information on workforce issues and employee benefits? Where can I find information on Unemployment Insurance?
Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/ Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services The Administration on Aging provides community-based services such as nutrition (home delivered meals), transportation, legal assistance and health promotion counseling and training to older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act. The site includes information on health issues, the Aging Network, the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and the Freedom of Information Act. There is also information in Spanish. full description	What is the Administration on Aging? What is the Older Americans Act? What is the Aging Network? Where can I find information on the Administration on Aging? Where can I find information on the older Americans Act? Where can I find information on the Aging Network? Where can I find the latest News Archives?
Social Security Numbers http://www.epic.org/privacy/ssn/ Source: Electronic Privacy Information Center Information on how to keep your social security number private. Includes information on identity theft, court cases, ways to maintain confidentiality and text of the Privacy Act of 1974, which governs government use of social security numbers. full description	When do I have to give out my social security number? How do I keep my number private? How do I protect myself against identity theft?
Social Security Online http://www.ssa.gov/ Source: Social Security Administration The official site of the Social Security Administration. Includes information on retirement, disability, survivors, supplemental security income, publications, information in Spanish, information in other languages, employment support for people with disabilities, Medicare information, Medicaid information, hearings and appeals, forms, social security card and number information, international information, direct deposit of benefits, and representative payment. full description	How do I replace a lost social security card? I received a notice that my name and social security card don't match, what should I do? My employer received a letter saying my name and social security card don't match, what should I do? Where can I find a glossary of social security terms? How is SSA protecting my social security number? How do I change the name on my social security card? How do I change my name on my social security card? Is there a cost to apply for a social security card? Can I apply for social security benefits over the internet? Can I file disability benefits online? What are the disability requirements for adults? Is it the responsibility of a funeral home to notify social security of a death? How do I obtain a social security number? How do I request a social security statement? How does a non-citizen obtain a social security number? I just got married and want to change my name, how do I do this? Who is the commissioner of social security? What is a social security statement? How are my retirement benefits calculated?
Age Discrimination http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employmen Source: Findlaw A collection of articles about Age Discrimination. Includes articles about ADEA waivers, foreign firms, employee benefit plans, and more. full description	Where can I find information about age discrimination laws?
Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?n Source: Findlaw US Supreme Court opinion discussing whether an employee may sue a state under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act without the state's permission. The case involves interpretation of the ADEA and the 14th Amendment. full description	Can I sue my state if my state is my employer and discriminated against me on the basis of age?
Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?n Source: Findlaw US Supreme Court opinion discussing the applicability of the bona fide occupational qualification defense to age discrimination. full description	When does my employer have a bona fide occupational qualification defense against age discrimination?
Keeping Your Health Care Records Private http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/link.cfm?257 Source: Northwest Justice Project Explains when health care providers are permitted to disclose health care information to others without permission, what must be contained in a person's consent for release of health care information, and what people should do when health care information has been inappropriately disclosed. full description	How private are my medical records? Is my doctor allowed to give copies of my medical records or disclose information about my health to someone else? When can other people get copies of my medical records or information about my health from my doctor? What can I do if my doctor has disclosed my health care information without my permission?
Facts About Age Discrimination http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/age.html Source: Findlaw Information about age discrimination by EEOC. Includes information about apprenticeship programs, job notices and advertisements, pre-employment inquiries, benefits, and waivers of ADEA rights. full description	Where can I find information about age discrimination laws?
EEOC Issues Final Regulations Governing Waivers of Rights and Claims Under ADEA http://library.lp.findlaw.com/articles/file/00073/ Source: Findlaw Articles by Carl H. Trieshmann and Charles E. Feuss discussing ADEA waivers. Includes discussion of the wording of ADEA waivers, consideration, time periods, information requirements, and burden of proof. full description	May I sue my employer if I signed a waiver for age discrimination claims in exchange for severance or early retirement benefits?
Defective ADEA Waiver Will not Bar Suit http://library.lp.findlaw.com/articles/file/00394/ Source: Findlaw Article by Fisher & Phillips LLP discussing when a waiver of age discriminations claims in exchange for severance or early retirement benefits are not enforceable. full description	May I sue my employer if I signed a waiver for age discrimination claims in exchange for severance or early retirement benefits?

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