Debt Conolidation Lawyer Helps When Unemployment and Disability Deal a Double Whammy

As a longtime bankruptcy attorney and debt consolidation lawyer in Indiana, I’m keenly aware of the tie-in between bankruptcy and jobs.  Every one of the Anderson, Indianapolis, Bloomington, and Columbus bankruptcy lawyers who work in the Mark Zuckerberg bankruptcy law offices is seeing people who need help because they lost jobs.  Income from jobs – or lack of it –  is high on the list of discussion topics when we’re talking to clients about filing bankruptcy in Indiana, that’s for sure.

Last week, though, a statistic was released by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission that showed me that, for some people, losing a job can be even more tragic than for others.  According to USA Today, “More people with disabilities filed charges of discrimination against their employers last year than at any time in the 20-year history of the Americans With Disabilities Act.”

Nicholas LaRocca of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society thinks people with disabilities may be seen as less productive, and, in a recession, are more likely to be let go. That

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