Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
A restful night’s sleep is paramount to performing well in a competitive work environment. Experts recommend seven to nine hours of sleep per night for adults to be fully rested and mentally alert upon waking. Fatigue or daytime drowsiness from poor sleep can lead to...
For Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) benefits, the amount is based on your reported lifetime earnings as they were reported to the government. Basically, when you paid taxes on your earnings, you paid into the SSDI system, so your monthly benefit amount...
Most employees in Minnesota have protection if they get hurt on the job. Workers' compensation benefits can replace lost income and pay for health care expenses. Workers injured in an incident on the job can apply for benefits. Those who develop medical conditions may...
If you have been awarded Social Security Disability benefits, one of your main concerns will likely be how much your monthly payment will be. While it is important to note that the calculation of your monthly payment is quite complicated, this blog post will attempt...
First and foremost, it is important to note that it is mandatory that you appear (whether in person, by phone, or by video) for your scheduled Social Security Disability hearing. While this may seem obvious, sometimes situations can come up that are out of your...
Working after filing for Social Security disability is one of the most complicated, and yet common, issues in the field. I’ve had some clients who want to withdraw their application because they’re working part-time and they think they no longer qualify, and yet what...
As anyone who has dealt with Social Security can tell you, it’s not quick or easy process to get disability, and it’s only getting worse. Last year, it took on average of 228 days to get a determination on initial application, according to the Social Security...
This will depend on the type of benefits for which you are eligible. If you are eligible for Social Security Disability Income (“SSDI”) benefits, the maximum individual payment in 2024 is $3,822. If you are eligible for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits,...
Congress and Social Security disability rules prohibit people from being given disability benefits if their ONLY conditions are alcoholism or drug addiction. Other underlying conditions, either mental or physical, must exist and be disabling for benefits to be...
Social Security retirement is simply the social benefits you apply for once you have reached your retirement age (this is based on your birthdate and can range from 65-67). You can draw these benefits under your own social security number, or possibly your spouse’s....
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