A number of workers in Franklin, Ohio, may be exposed to potential hazards on a regular basis. These hazards can cause serious harm to the employees and without proper precautions, that harm can result in long-lasting damage. When a workplace accident is too serious...
Social Security Disability
Will it soon become more difficult to obtain SSD benefits?
Individuals unable to work due to a disability depend upon the benefits provided by the Social Security Administration to help them pay their expenses. Many of these people have had to go through a complicated application process before their requests to receive the...
Why do so many misunderstand how to fund Social Security?
There are many complex elements about Social Security, such as completing a successful application for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits, that we are always a little bit disappointed when we read article about Social Security and its funding issues...
Get your SSDI benefits sooner rather than later
Countless people have experienced a workplace injury in Franklin, Ohio. While not all injuries are serious, some can be much worse than others, potentially leaving a person disabled and unable to work. When this happens, an employee has the option of requesting...
Ticket to Work enables SSDI beneficiaries to return to work
Some people in Ohio who qualify for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) may find that they could return to work if they had the right guidance and some help. On the other hand, they may recall how difficult it was to obtain their SSDI benefits and may not want...
More people receiving SSD now more than ever
There are a number of options a person in Franklin, Ohio, can pursue after becoming injured on the job. Some decide to choose workers' compensation, often covering some of the financial costs while the injury mend. Others choose to pursue Social Security Disability...
Will Congress fix SSDI before it becomes insolvent?
Much discussion occurs on the topic of the Social Security programs and whether the system is going "bankrupt." Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur weighed in on the subject last month during a floor speech in the House of Representatives. She asserted that the program would...
How do Social Security disability programs work?
When Social Security is mentioned, many people in Franklin, Ohio, get a little confused. The program is complicated, possessing many facets that often leave the people in need of assistance feeling disheartened. In order to qualify for Social Security disability...
A flood of claims creates a disability backlog for VA
In the military, there are thousands of jobs, from combat infantry, to F-15 and A-10 pilots, to accountants and truck drivers. And servicemembers doing any of these jobs can suffer injuries that result in disabilities. Many of these disabilities may have nothing to do...
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...