Supplemental Security Income (SSI) helps people with low incomes who are disabled, blind or older than 65. The program helps those with limited resources to make ends meet. Unfortunately, one element of the program that has not kept pace with the times or inflation is...
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Month: April 2013
Thousands of NFL players blame league for brain damage
The National Football League is in the midst of a major controversy that may end up playing out in courts. Thousands of former players are hoping to sue the NFL because they believe that the league knew about the dangers and complications that come with a traumatic...
Social Security administrative law judges suing over quota
The complexity of a Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) case means that the benefit determination process is typically time consuming. In addition to the increase in applications for SSDI benefits, one of the reasons the backlog of SSDI cases exists is the...
Math and SSDI fraud, and what’s really shocking
The large numbers of the Social Security programs are sometimes incomprehensible. Most people simply do not have experience working with such large numbers. The average household in Ohio earns $48,071 per year, a number most people can understand. By contrast, Tiger...
Some employers do not make safety a priority
It seems that there is no workplace that is perfectly safe. This means that every worker has the potential to sustain an injury while on the job. If you are injured at work, you may be entitled to workers' compensation and should seek the assistance of a legal...
Mixing Social Security disability and survivor benefits
The Social Security system can be extremely confusing. Regardless, many people in Franklin, Ohio need to understand it because they have been injured on the job and deemed disabled. This system is a way for them to continue surviving in a world based on money. Without...
Is SSDI a victim of its own success?
Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) is a program that provides benefits for workers who have developed a disease or suffered an injury that has left them unable to work. The program has a fairly rigorous application process, with over 70 percent of applicants...
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day
Today is the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day. You may think autism is a relatively rare disorder, but one child in 88 is has with autism and for boys, it is one in 54. For a parent of a child diagnosed with autism, it brings many challenges. The disorder is...
Workers are often exposed to potentially damaging situations
A brain or spine injury can happen to anyone, anywhere. This is a scary but important realization that many people in Franklin, Ohio, have not come to terms with. Severe brain and spinal cord injuries are often life-changing and may require permanent caretaking for...