Personal Injury Law

How Long Do Social Security Disability Benefits Last?
Social Security Disability payments are different from other long term disability insurance programs...

SSA Provides Online Calculator for Disability and Retirement Benefits
The AP reports today at the San Francisco Chronicle, www.sfgate.com: People planning for retirement got a new tool this week: a fast and easy online estimator for their Social Security benefits...

Public Benefits Basics - Social Security and SSI Benefits
Because much of the elder law practice population is elderly or disabled and at or below the poverty level, a basic understanding of Social Security programs (and related Medicare and Medicaid benefits) is important...

Social Security Disability Qualifications
In order to be eligible to receive social security disability (SSD) benefits, you must meet the qualifications for one of the disability programs offered by the federal social security administration: 1) SSD, also referred to as social security disability insurance (SSDI), or 2) supplemental security income (SSI)...

Social Security Recipients Can Get Their Monthly Payments On Debit Cards
As reported in the Dallas Morning News today, the Social Security Administration is going to make life a little easier, and cheaper, for Social Security recipients...

How Does Work Affect Your Social Security Payments?
Many people continue to work beyond retirement age, either by choice or out of necessity...

Rightwing Extremism
Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment

ERISA Pension Benefits after Termination
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 3
Other Benefits

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
Most leases are written as a one year agreement, if neither party elects to form...

If my stepmother goes on Medicaid, can they take my father's house and assets if they have been separated for many years but are still legally married (NJ)?
if medicaid up there is the same as in sc, they willnot take the houses. medicai...

Our landlord just put our rental on sale. We have been excellent tenants and have never had issues with rent payments. We do not want realtors bringing clients into our home when we are not present. Recieved a letter fro
Landlords have a right under law to enter dwellings during normal daylight hours...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Social Security Class Action Launched
to Reinstate Wrongfully Terminated Payments

Sprint Nextel
alleging violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

WA Dept. of Social and Health Services
Class action settlement reached will give $45,000 each to thousands of minority day-care providers.