Posts Categorized: Social Security Disability

How Your SSD Benefits can be Affected by What You Post on Social Media. Social Security, in its budget request to Congress last year, said it would look into expanding the use of social media networks in disability determinations, partly to help identify fraud. Social media has become one of the most popular means of … Read More »

Pennsylvania Reinstates Reconsideration Step for Disability Applicants. Pennsylvaniaresidents who have been denied SSD or SSI benefits will now have a new step called, reconsideration. This step will follow after a person has been denied from the application, and before a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge. The reconsideration step has been reinstated … Read More »

There is a complex process to determine if an applicant qualifies for Social Security Disability in Ohio. The process is the same for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) although the application is different. The process will begin with the local Social Security Administration (SSA) field office and then move on … Read More »

According to the Council for Disability Awareness, more than one in four of today’s 20-year-olds can expect to be out of work for at least a year because of a disabling condition before they reach normal retirement age.  If your employer provides disability insurance coverage, you may be entitled to short-term and long-term disability benefits. … Read More »

If you are disabled and no longer able to work, you may be entitled to payments from a long-term disability plan through your employer. If you are covered by a long-term disability plan, you may be protected by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act also known as ERISA. What is ERISA? The Employment Retirement Income … Read More »