by Annette Hines | Mar 6, 2018 | General Interest
March 6, 2018 New Budget Deal Reinstates Ahlborn Protections for Personal Injury Awards In 2006 the Supreme Court issued its Ahlborn decision, finding that under the anti-lien restrictions of the Social Security Act states had a right to recover only from the portion...
by Annette Hines | Mar 5, 2018 | General Interest
March 5, 2018 This weekend seems a bit quiet for a change, so we can finally write about something we’ve been wanting to post for over a month. On January 22, 2018, President Trump signed the RAISE Family Caregivers Act (“Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and...
by Annette Hines | Mar 1, 2018 | General Interest
Everyone is welcome to attend Attorney Annette Hines, founding partner of Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, P.C. live presentations on: Special Needs Trusts & Special Needs Planning March 15th: Special Needs (SN) Trusts – The Basics...
by Annette Hines | Feb 27, 2018 | General Interest
February 27, 2018 DisabilityScoop.org reports on a University of Illinois study that finds few parents planning sufficiently for their disabled children. A survey of nearly 400 parents of children ages 3 to 68 revealed only 3.6 percent of parents had fully...
by Annette Hines | Feb 23, 2018 | General Interest
The federal government in December put states on notice that it would begin investigating nursing home discharges that appear to violate federal law. Complaints about nursing home discharges are on the rise and are the largest single category of complaint about...
by Annette Hines | Feb 22, 2018 | General Interest
HR 620 – Proposed Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act February 22, 2018 Gutting the ADA, or Reasonable Accommodation for those required to accommodate? The U.S. House of Representatives on February 15th passed HR 620,...
