Teflon presidential candidate Donald Trump remains on top of most polls in his quest to receive the republican nomination. To date, Trump has contradicted himself and changed his stance over the years on issues, which is not a crime for political candidates, but he has also made what many consider to be derogatory comments on… Read more »
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Lawsuit Blames Suicides On Discontinuation Of Disability Benefits
The widow and widower of two people who committed suicide in June of 2015 have filed a federal lawsuit against the Social Security Administration claiming that Social Security’s decision to take away disability benefits from the two people who took their own lives is partly responsible for the suicides. The decision to take away benefits… Read more »
Social Security Has Even Helped The Commissioner
Social Security disability or retirement benefits are not going to make anyone rich. Consider the fact that receiving these benefits only replaces a portion of a salary when the recipient was working, it results in those who receive benefits having to do more with less. We have talked many times that the people who receive… Read more »
New Rules For Attorney Advisor Decisions
We have talked at nauseam about wait times for Social Security disability hearings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), which nationwide is averaging 15 months or longer, but a little-used procedure Social Security uses for some cases that are awaiting a hearing is slated to go through some changes. For several years Social Security has… Read more »
Will Lawsuit Change Hearing Wait Times?
Frustration over hearing wait times for Social Security disability hearings is nothing new, but now there is a group that is actually taking action against the Social Security Administration in the form of a federal lawsuit. Attorneys with Miami’s Health Rights Clinic, last year, filed a federal lawsuit against Social Security on behalf of 12… Read more »
New Rules For Attorney Advisor Decisions
We have talked at nauseam about wait times for Social Security disability hearings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), which nationwide is averaging 15 months or longer, but a little-used procedure Social Security uses for some cases that are awaiting a hearing is slated to go through some changes. For several years Social Security has… Read more »
Year End Data Shows Social Security Disability Claims On The Decline
Social Security recently posted its year-end data, which can be found here. It’s not news that Social Security posted its year-end data, this happens every year, but it is news what that data showed. As the debate continues and only promises to heat-up as we get closer to a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust… Read more »
Social Security Disability Solvent Through 2022
Many people may have missed this considering the busy holiday schedule during the last two months of 2015, but the headline is correct. Yes, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Trust Fund is solvent through 2022. If this means nothing to you, you should know that less than a few months ago the SSDI Trust… Read more »
Year End Data Shows Social Security Disability Claims On The Decline
Social Security recently posted its year-end data, which can be found here. It’s not news that Social Security posted its year-end data, this happens every year, but it is news what that data showed. As the debate continues and only promises to heat-up as we get closer to a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust… Read more »
Why So Angry?
This may be hard to believe, but the Greeman Toomey PLLC blog is not the only blog around on Social Security matters. There are plenty of other blogs you can find related to Social Security matters, mostly moderated by a different Social Security disability law firm or Social Security advocates. After perusing another blog about… Read more »
