5:33 AM In NORTH MERRICK accident cleared on THE SOUTHERN ST PKWY EB between MERRICK AVE/X24 and RT-106/X25 in NASSAU CNTY. Slow traffic from MEADOWBROOK RD/X23
In NORTH MERRICK accident cleared on THE SOUTHERN ST PKWY EB between MERRICK AVE/X24 and RT-106/X25 in NASSAU CNTY. Slow traffic from MEADOWBROOK RD/X23
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Some figures coming out of the U.S. Government Accountability Office's report on rates of federal disability applications in the LIRR:
In 2007, LIRR employees applied for "occupational disability" at a rate 12 times higher than employees of other commuter railroads.
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board approved nearly 100 percent of commuter railroad workers' disability claims in 2007.
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