The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) disability program exists to provide basic financial support to state and local government employees who become too injured or too sick to continue working at their public sector job before they reach the standard early retirement age of 62. Qualifying for OPERS disability requires having primary coverage through […]
Approach your first hearing on qualifying to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits with a healthy mix of relief and trepidation. On the one hand, you know you meet basic eligibility standards because you cleared the initial bureaucratic paperwork hurdle and not had your SSDI application rejected automatically on technical grounds. On the other […]
You will always benefit from hiring a knowledgeable and dedicated professional license defense lawyer when you face the possibility of losing your credentials to pursue your career. Services that your legal representative and advisor can provide in such a situation include Explaining what you are being accused of and the potential consequences Interpreting licensing […]
Social Security Benefits Increase in 2018
When the Social Security Administration announces the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), there’s usually an increase in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount people receive each month. Federal benefit rates increase when the cost of living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). The CPI-W rises when […]
READ MORE →CAR REPAIR NIGHTMARE LEADS TO CLASS ACTION
Our client had a minor fender bender and took her car in to have a dent repaired. She had insurance, and her insurance was willing to pay the reasonable expenses associated with repairing the vehicle. It is alleged that the repair shop, Three-C Body Shop, encouraged her to leave everything in their hands. Weeks passed […]
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