Highlights of the 2014 Report Since its inception, Social Security has been the foundation on which America’s retirement security rests.  It has demonstrated its strength by paying benefits without interruption in good times and bad, during periods of recession and disaster and during recovery and healing.  The program’s strength is demonstrated yet again in this […]

The Jones Law Group, LLC has filed a Complaint in Mandamus against the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS) on behalf of a former New Albany Plain Local Schools Superintendent suffering from permanent brain damage resulting from a 2011 automobile accident.  Steve Castle had dedicated his life to education as a teacher, coach, principal and […]

Register Now! National Work Incentives Seminar Event Wednesday, September 17 National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) Webinar: Ticket to Work for People Who Have a Mental Illness: Support on Your Journey to Employment If you are a Social Security disability beneficiary and want to make more money through work, Ticket to Work can provide the […]

The Ohio Board of Nursing’s top priorities are to (1) efficiently license the nursing workforce and (2) remove dangerous practitioners from practice in a timely manner to protect Ohio patients. Currently, there are eleven offenses that are automatic bars to obtaining a nursing license for applicants who entered a prelicensure nursing education program after June […]

The Ohio Board of Nursing’s Alternative Program for Chemical Dependency (Alternative Program) is a non-disciplinary, non-public monitoring program for licensees or certificate holders who are chemically dependent or substance abuse issues. Disciplinary action against licensees and certificate holders The Ohio Board of Nursing established The Alternative Program under Section 4723.35 of the Ohio Revised Code […]

“The American Medical Association (AMA) has long supported reform of the state licensure process to reduce costs and expedite applications while protecting patient safety and promoting quality care. “State-based licensure is an important tenet of accountability, ensuring that physicians are qualified through the review of their education, training, character, and professional and disciplinary histories.

Many of the nation’s nursing homes are failing to report accusations of abuse or neglect, according to the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health Human Services. That was the upshot of a report, released this month, which surveyed a small number of facilities and estimated how well the nation’s nursing homes comply with federal […]

Slip and fall accidents occur fairly often. They can happen anywhere, from a convenience store to a small business office, to a superstore. Many conditions can cause slip and fall accidents—a slippery and wet floor, debris on the ground, an uneven walkway, or maybe a poorly lit sidewalk. In Columbus, Ohio, slip and fall lawyers […]