WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSJou) -- The National Council on Disability issued the following letter to Chairman Andres J. Gallegos: Dear Disability Community Stakeholders: The health and well-being of people with disabilities have long been ignored in this country despite the existence of an overwhelming body of studies and reports that unequivocally document the significant and continuing prevalence of health disparities that exist between persons with disabilities and our nondisabled counterparts  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3641) to "extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and pension plans, and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Patty Murray,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3642) to "permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 22 co-s  more