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Residual Functional Capacity to Perform Sedentary Work Leads to Denial of Social Security Benefits

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Ferraro v. O’Malley, 2024 WL 920056 - The plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident that caused her to be out of work for six months. While the plaintiff did continue working after her alleged disability onset date,...more

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Elder Law and Special Needs Newsletter: February 2024 Issue

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Our February Elder Law and Special Needs newsletter is now available! In this issue, our attorneys delve into timely topics such as recent legislative developments in New Jersey. Specifically, we explore new laws designed to...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Qualifying for Disability Benefits Through Parent Work Record

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program primarily designed to aid people who have become disabled after having worked for a certain amount of time. Although the typical SSDI recipient has worked for a...more

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Protecting Government Benefits Using Supplemental Needs Trusts

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For disabled persons receiving financially-based government benefits, supplemental needs trusts (“SNTs”) can safeguard benefits and serve as an effective estate planning tool. SNTs allow individuals with disabilities to...more

White and Williams LLP

Keep an Eye on Potential Offsets Against PA Workers’ Compensation Benefits

The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) was amended in 1996 to allow an employer to take an offset against workers’ compensation wage loss benefits for 50% of Social Security retirement benefits received, if that...more

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Employee Relations Law Journal – From the Courts

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North Carolina District Court Permits Plan’s Lawsuit Against Third Party Administrator to Continue A federal district court in North Carolina has ruled that a plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of...more

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Increase in the SSI Federal Benefit Rate for 2020

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The federal government recently released its 2020 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Spousal Impoverishment guidelines. The guidelines, which took effect on January 1, 2020, set the SSI Federal benefit rate at $783.00 for...more

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First Circuit Rules Inconsistent SSDI Statements Doom ADA Claim

In Pena v. Honeywell International, Inc., issued on July 22, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied a former employee’s petition for rehearing en banc of the court’s April 26, 2019, decision addressing...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Biestek v. Berryhill

On April 1, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Biestek v. Berryhill, No. 17-1184, holding that a Social Security Administration (SSA) vocational expert’s opinion may constitute “substantial evidence” supporting an administrative...more

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When Are My Federal Benefits Protected?

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Senior citizens and disabled persons are particularly susceptible to debt and money issues. For those living on a fixed income, losing part or all of the federal government benefit on which the recipient depends on food and...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

How Does Workers' Comp Affect SSDI Benefits?

Some people become disabled as the result of a work-related illness or injury. In these cases, the individual may be eligible for both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and workers’ compensation benefits....more

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A Question of Timing – Social Security Disability Determinations and the Administrative Record

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Court excludes evidence of Social Security disability award issued after the final decision issued on plaintiff’s claim for plan disability benefits. The decision accentuates the importance of fighting to...more

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