The article appeared in The Buffalo News on December 2, 2023. By Jeffrey Freedman Locally, Social Security Disability (SSD) claimants typically wait 539 days for their claims to go from the application process through the hearing stage. After hearing the case, an administrative law judge makes a decision regarding benefits….
Individuals who have been incarcerated may be entitled to Social Security retirement, disability, or survivor benefits, under the SSDI and SSI programs, upon their release. Social Security benefits for released prisoners include individuals seeking to restore previous benefits or those who wish to apply for the first time. When we…
By Christopher J. Grover, Esq. The original article appeared in The Bar Association of Erie County Bulletin Is counseling a client to potentially forego a sizable monetary benefit ever the “right” thing to do? Sometimes, if you are talking about a Social Security Disability (SSD) claim, it is. Jason contacted…
By Jeffrey Freedman As seen in The Buffalo News on August 15, 2023 When Supplemental Security Income (SSI) was established in 1972, it was to provide a national standard of government support for disabled members of poor, working families. The program mainly served adults until 1990, when the Supreme Court…
By: Dan Herbeck, The Buffalo News First of two parts Kelly Page was a happy, hard-working North Buffalo woman when a brain aneurysm and a stroke rocked her world. It was spring in 2016 when her family began to notice that Page, 41, was forgetting things. She had trouble remembering…
Prior to COVID-19, Social Security Disability (SSD) claimants were required to appear in person to have their hearings in front of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). This often meant traveling long distances by car or public transportation, finding reasonable parking, and getting through a security check before reaching the hearing office…
Currently, Social Security Disability (SSD) claimants must wait 5 months after their disability starts to be entitled to monthly benefit payments. Then, even after they are entitled to receive payments, they must wait 2 years to receive health insurance through Medicare. These mandatory waiting periods may be over soon. U.S….
Typically, a person who has been injured at work will be entitled to some type of Workers’ Compensation (WC) benefits, especially if they can’t go back to the job. If the injury is so severe that the worker cannot do any type of job, they might also be eligible for…
Rising inflation isn’t good for anyone, but at least the citizens who rely on Social Security benefits, such as retirement and disability, may receive a cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 8.6% in 2023. This estimated increase is anticipated by Mary Johnson, who is a policy analyst for the advocacy…
We previously discussed the advantages of going out on a Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to protect your job for up to twelve weeks if you are a qualifying employee. But the main downside to FMLA is that, while it protects your job, you won’t receive any income during those…
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