Hiring a Disability Lawyer
Hiring a Disability Lawyer
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How to Choose a Disability Attorney
It can be difficult to know which attorney to hire. Statistically speaking, disabled people are far more likely to be approved by Social Security...
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Hire an Attorney Early When You're Applying for Social Security Disability
Typically social security claimants who are not immediately approved see three steps of the Disability or SSDI process...
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Why Do Disability Claimants With Lawyers Have a Better Chance of Winning Benefits?
Disability applicants who hire an attorney to handle their Social Security disability (SSD) or SSI disability claim are more likely to be approved than those who don’t.
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Access Requirements for the Disabled
What is the Law? The ADA has provisions relating to ‘private entities’. This is the law relating to public accommodations as it pertains to any entity that is not state or government owned. In essence it provides requirements relating to access to any building or space which allows entry to members of the public. This law doesn’t cover private houses or apartments unless there is part of it that is accessed by the public, for example, a chiropodist practising from home. Similarly ‘private clubs’ are, in many cases, not covered.
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Employers are not allowed by law to discriminate against people with disabilities. When employers want to recruit people to join them, they are forbidden from excluding any disabled person. Title I of the ADA provides rules for employers who have fifteen or more full or part time employees. However, this doesn’t mean that the disabled person is always the best person for the job, or that if the disabled person doesn’t get the job it’s because of their disability.
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Social Security and Disability Benefits: An Overview
The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two important financial assistance programs that provide benefits for people that become disabled and are unable to work. The SSA offers benefits under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program to U.S. workers that have contributed to Social Security through payroll taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). The SSA also manages the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
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Getting Social Security Disability Expedited: Critical Case Handling Practices at SSA
Observers of case-handling practices at SSA hearing offices often note inconsistency in how decisions are made as to which individuals receive priority, or earlier hearing dates in their appeals...
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Social Security & VA Benefits for Disabled Veterans
An overview of two distinct benefit programs available to veterans who've become disabled.