Even though most Social Security Disability recipients have not yet been impacted by the government shutdown, the looming debt crisis does pose a threat. Recent reports nhave called attention to the reality that the debt crisis could wind up delaying Social Security checks. This could be a disaster for the…
When it comes to long-term disability coverage, fewer people have it and those who do end up fighting extra hard to receive it. That’s according to a new study published in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law. Our Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers in Boston know that those…
Often when the topic of major injury-causing traffic accidents arises, it’s in relation to the risks posed by inexperienced teens or people who are distracted. To be sure, those are legitimate concerns. However, many of the Boston Social Security Disability Insurance claims that are filed involve over-55-year-old workers who have…
Recognizing the too-lax standards to which the U.S. is holding industry with regard to crystalline silica, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration recently announced a proposed rule that it hopes will curb workplace exposure. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers applaud this yet-to-be-finalized rule, as…
September begins with Labor Day, which we mark with commemoration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys recognize that a big part of that is the push for implementation of workplace protections to prevent serious work-related illnesses and injuries. It’s a…
Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys fight tirelessly to secure benefits for those suffering from renal failure. It was nice to recently read some news that others are on board to help these folks as well, albeit in a different way. Less than a year ago, Congress ordered the…
Few are more staunchly against Social Security Disability Insurance fraud than those who need it the most. Our Boston SSDI lawyers know the kind of fight it takes to secure benefits for those who are legitimately sick and disabled – and it’s by no means an easy one. Unfortunately, scandals…
While our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys recognize that securing federal benefits for someone who suffers from alcohol or drug addiction is possible, it tends to be somewhat of an uphill battle. However, there are a number of conditions brought about by chronic substance abuse and addiction that might…
The widower of a Wyoming woman who lived just 11 weeks after being given a cancer diagnosis is fighting to fulfill a promise he made to his wife before she died. He is throwing his full support behind the recently-introduced S. 1311: Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals…
Want to avoid being killed as a result of a serious injury? Live in a large city. That’s the advice offered up by researchers whose work was published late last month by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys want to make it clear…