Social Security disability benefits are reserved for Americans who are “disabled,” as defined by the SSDP. However, you must meet the SSDP’s earnings requirements to qualify for disability benefits. Your employment history is also taken into consideration.
Mike Silver and Joseph Silver authored a recent article published on The Legal Intelligencer titled “Recent Changes in Social Security Rules Create Additional Hurdles for Disabled.”
You’re probably used to the idea of social media platforms tracking your online habits, but if you think it’s just a ploy to compel you to spend money in online shopping portals, think again. The day could be coming when the federal government uses Facebook to monitor your eligibility for disability benefits.
As well-respected Social Security disability attorneys, we naturally took great interest in recent news stories about Social Security disability benefits and social media. According to a New York Times article published in mid-March, Social Security has proposed using social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, essentially, to spy on people who claim federal disability benefits and make sure they’re not collecting those benefits under false pretenses. In other words, the goal is to prevent fraud.
Even if it’s happened to you before, being involved in a car accident can be a jarring experience that triggers the fight-or-flight response and makes it difficult to think clearly. What to do in the aftermath of a crash isn’t exactly ingrained in the brain, and if you or your passengers have suffered an injury, the stress level increases dramatically.
Here’s a car accident checklist to keep in mind, courtesy of your friends at Silver & Silver, personal injury and workers’ compensation attorneys in the Philadelphia, PA, area.
It’s that time of year when we all really start to long for spring. Some days, you step outside, and you can almost smell it in the air.
However, we know winter still has a few curveballs to throw at the Philadelphia area, and whenever Mother Nature pelts roads throughout the region with snow and ice, it’s especially important to use caution to avoid car accidents.
Suppose you’re an individual over the age of 65, or you’re blind or disabled, and you’re receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to meet your basic needs. You file a personal injury lawsuit, using Silver & Silver, the leading SSI lawyers in Philadelphia, to fight for you.
The word “disabled” encompasses a broad spectrum of medical conditions—both physical and mental. As disability and SSI lawyers in Philadelphia, we have clients with a spectrum of disabling medical conditions. These can range from hearing loss and vision impairments to paralysis, Parkinson’s, chronic pain, and so many more.
The Social Security program is one of the most widely used federal support programs in the United States, paying benefits to more than 60 million Americans each year. These benefits provide critical funds to pay for living expenses for retired and disabled Americans.
In a recent case victory in Federal Court, attorney Joe Silver of Silver & Silver helped to overturn a Social Security Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decision to deny Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to his client, winning her an award…
The aim of the disability insurance process is to identify applicants with qualifying debilitating medical conditions and supply them with the disability insurance benefits they need to survive. While this sounds simple and straightforward, in practicality, it is not. For many disabled individuals, the determination process comes with lengthy delays and results in a substantial rate of denial notices for individuals with legitimate claims, which is called the reconsideration stage.
