How Does Long-Term Disability Work With Social Security Disability?
By: mjellis
Jan 4, 2021
A disability that prevents you from working may make you eligible for long-term disability payments through an employer-sponsored or private insurance company’s long-term disability plans. You may also be eligible...
How the ADA Protects the Right to Time Off for Disabilities
By: mjellis
Jan 10, 2018
Working with a disability can be difficult to manage, and at times changes to schedules need to be made so that the individual can handle what they need to so...
Disability Harassment: When is it a Crime
By: mjellis
Jan 2, 2018
Harassment based on a disability is prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the workplace. Harassment can be anything that a supervisor, coworker, client or vendor directs at...
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act
By: mjellis
Dec 29, 2017
Civil rights movements helped change the way many Americans are viewed and protected in the workplace. One of the groups that earned better protection are those people that are suffering...
Back Pay for Social Security Disability
By: mjellis
Dec 27, 2017
The process of applying for benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) can be a long and drawn out situation. Most applications are denied on their initial submission and must...
Social Security Disability Applications: What is Used as Evidence
By: mjellis
Dec 21, 2017
Having a diagnosis of a disability or medical condition that meets the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) definition of a qualifying condition is not necessarily enough to be granted a Social...
Marriage and SSDI: How a Spouse Can Impact Social Security Benefits
By: mjellis
Dec 20, 2017
If you’re married and become disabled, to the point where you are unable to work, it can make supporting yourself and your spouse extremely challenging. The process for receiving assistance...
Bolstering Social Security Applications with Witness Letters
By: mjellis
Dec 15, 2017
Applications for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) assistance should generally be partnered with witness letters to help the process proceed faster and show the severity of the condition. Often these...
What Happens at a Physical Exam for Disability?
By: mjellis
Dec 7, 2017
When you apply for Social Security Disability (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), it’s necessary to supply the SSA with medical records that detail the extent of your disability as...
Can I receive both SSI and SSDI at the same time?
By: mjellis
Nov 30, 2017
When you’re unable to work due to an injury or medical condition, it can be a very stressful time. If this happens, it’s important to understand what assistance is available...