For disabled older Americans who are denied disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and must try to find employment, the labor market can be a cruel place. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) requires that successful applicants have a severe and well-documented medical impairment that not only prevents him/her from…
The VA Inspector General released a report recently that proves the benefits backlog at Veterans Affairs is worse than leaders at the VA have acknowledged. The IG found tens of thousands of benefits cases omitted or ignored by VA officials that “significantly understated the number of claims awaiting decisions for…
The New York State Legislature just passed a bill that preserves benefits of 9/11 first responders and extends their deadline to apply for benefits. This legislation extends the ability of those who were injured during the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or clean-up operations to claim workers’ compensation benefits. Senator…
The golden years are no longer so golden for many American retirees. Over the past three decades employers and the government have shifted the financial responsibility for retirement onto the shoulders of workers and the results are not encouraging. “The rate of bankruptcy filing for those 65 and older is…
One of the biggest factors in proving you are no longer able to work at any job in the economy and deserve to receive Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits is: How much pain do you suffer? And one of the most difficult factors to prove is: How much pain do…
There’s no warning — just the loud bang of metal hitting metal and the jarring movement of your car going sideways. You’ve been t-boned at a stop light. The other driver ran the red light — and your car happened to be in the intersection. You never caught even a…
Danielle McGaughy, a 47-year-old black woman in St. Louis, reported a hostile environment at Spire Inc. where she worked. She began working for the company once known as Missouri Gas Energy in 2004. While working, she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The company consistently gave her positive performance reviews….
If the symptoms you experience as a result of your disability or medical condition interfere with your ability to perform the duties of an entry-level job, Social Security will consider you disabled. However, the chance of succeeding on your claim improve if your condition or disability is common enough to…
Last October, Juli Briskman was bicycling when President Trump’s motorcade passed by her. In a display of opposition towards him and the job he is doing as leader of the free world, she flipped him off. News photographers took pictures of her and posted them online. She posted a picture…
Total bankruptcy filings in the United States Bankruptcy Court: Western District of New York declined by 4.4 percent August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017. Filings in Buffalo declined 8.2 percent, however, Rochester saw a 3.3 percent increase during August. Nationally, there was…
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