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Plan would expand leave for some families
Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Angel Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two congressional committees.The Military Family Leave Act would provide up to two weeks of leave — unpaid if an employer chooses — to people not covered by the military le... Read More » -
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Plan would expand leave for some families
Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Angel Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two congressional committees.The Military Family Leave Act would provide up to two weeks of leave — unpaid if an employer chooses — to people not covered by the military le... Read More » -
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Enrollment surge forced tuition program to ha...
Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Angel An abrupt sixfold increase in the number of military spouses enrolling in the My Career Advancement Account program caused the sudden halt of the program Feb. 16, according to a defense official.About 95,000 spouses enrolled in the first six weeks of the year for a program that, until then, rarely received more than 10,000 applications a month. The spike overwhelmed t... Read More » -
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Enrollment surge forced tuition program to ha...
Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Angel An abrupt sixfold increase in the number of military spouses enrolling in the My Career Advancement Account program caused the sudden halt of the program Feb. 16, according to a defense official.About 95,000 spouses enrolled in the first six weeks of the year for a program that, until then, rarely received more than 10,000 applications a month. The spike overwhelmed t... Read More » -
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Va. Beach lawmaker to hold MyCAA discussion
Published on Saturday, February 27, 2010 by Angel Rep. Glenn Nye, D-Va., will hold a roundtable meeting at 4 p.m. Sunday at his Virginia Beach office to hear from local military spouses affected by the Defense Department’s sudden halt of a tuition assistance program that paid up to $6,000 for education, training, licenses, certificates and degrees leading to portable careers.The military spouse My Career Advanc... Read More » -
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Benefits reconsidered for ill Gulf War vets
Published on Saturday, February 27, 2010 by Angel WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said the decision is part of a “fresh, bold look” his department is ta... Read More » -
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New hires won’t speed VA claims soon
Published on Saturday, February 27, 2010 by Angel Key senators said Friday they are pleased that the Veterans Affairs Department is hiring more than 4,000 more claims processors, but they are worried this won’t result in most veterans getting their disability benefits any faster.VA Secretary Eric Shinseki acknowledged that immediate progress might be elusive. It will take up to two years to fully train the new ... Read More » -
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Bill would expand leave for family members
Published on Saturday, February 27, 2010 by Angel A House subcommittee is considering legislation that would give two weeks of unpaid leave to the spouses, children and parents of any service member who is deployed or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation.Sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the bill calls for a major expansion of Family and Medical Leave Act benefits that grant up to 26 week... Read More » -
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VA to reopen Gulf War vets’ files
Published on Saturday, February 27, 2010 by Angel WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will take a second look at the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from illnesses they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said the decision is part of a “... Read More » -
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Benefits reconsidered for ill Gulf War vets
Published on Saturday, February 27, 2010 by Angel WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said the decision is part of a “fresh, bold look” his department is ta... Read More »