Category: Consumer Alerts News
Portland Tests Wireless Emergency Alert System during Ice Storm
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Consumer AlertsOn February 9, the City of Portland tested for the first time a federal system called Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), warning residents to remain indoors and avoid traveling due to icy conditions. Cell phone customers with WEA-capable mobile devices received …
Read moreHow the Affordable Care Act is Being Implemented
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Consumer AlertsMany people have questions about the new health care law and how it will affect their lives. What many people don’t know is that the Affordable Care Act doesn’t take effect all at once. It’s an 11-year plan that has …
Read moreFast-Track Speeds up Oregon Health Plan Enrollment
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Consumer AlertsDue to a special waiver from the federal government, Oregonians who have already been screened through other services for their children are eligible for fast-track enrollment in the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid), and only need to send back a completed …
Read moreHow to Get a Quick Decision on Your Social Security Disability Claim
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Consumer AlertsIf you have completed all required paperwork with your initial application for Social Security Disability, responded promptly to Social Security requests for information, submitted your medical records early in the process and then received a denial of benefits, you may …
Read moreNHTSA Proposes New Child Car Seat Regs
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Consumer AlertsOn January 22, 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed new regulations that would require child car seats, for the first time, to protect children from death and injury in side-impact crashes. Today’s passenger vehicles have eight air …
Read moreADA’s New Focus: Reasonable Accommodations
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Consumer AlertsThe Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), while broadening the scope of physical or mental impairments which would be considered to be disabilities under the ADA, is focused less on whether a condition is a disability and more …
Read moreWhen a Product Harms—Who’s at Fault?
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Consumer AlertsYou are injured by a product. Who is responsible for your harm? If your injury was caused by a design defect, improper instruction as to use, or a defect that occurred during manufacture, you have the right to take legal …
Read moreLong Term Disability “Catch-22”
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Consumer AlertsIf you have a Long Term Disability claim (LTD), you know that the disability insurer’s investigation never ends. And you may not understand why your LTD claims examiner is so interested in your other sources of income such as Social …
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