Showing posts with label Social Security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Security. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

NJ Senate Passes Increase to Supplemental Benefits for Injured Workers

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The NJ Senate adopted legislation ( S.1967 ) to increase supplemental benefits to certain injured workers receiving workers' compensati...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Chaos in Workers' Compensation - Raising Medicare's Eligibility Age to 67

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A new issue for workers' compensation programs is  emerging as  the Republicans push forward on their legislative agenda to reform Medi...
Friday, February 3, 2017

Declining Earnings Capacity - A Retrogressive Penalty for Ill Workers

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The decline of the earning capacity of ill workers prior to stopping work has an impact on both workers' compensation benefits as well a...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

The Social Security Financial Report: An Insight Into the Future

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Change is coming to the Social Security Disability program based upon the The 2016 Trustees Report that was published this week. It projects...
Friday, April 24, 2015

CMS Posts Sample Notice To Beneficiaries Regarding Appeal Rights

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CMS has posted the following notice regarding MSP Appeal Rights under the SMART Act. Under the process the the Social Security Beneficiary ...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Social Security Agency Cuts Services as Demand Grows, Senate Report Says

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Today's post is shared from nytimes.com The Social Security Administration is closing field offices and reducing services to the public...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

U.S. Halts Effort to Collect Old Social Security Debts

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Today's post was shared by The New York Times and comes from www.nytimes.com WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration sa...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Missouri Further Defines Permanent Total Disability

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"The PTD test is whether the worker can compete in the open labor market . Schussler, 393 S.W.3d at 96. A worker who cannot return to...
Thursday, February 6, 2014

No Judges, No Justice

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The LHWCA covers claims for longshoremen and shipbuilding and repair workers. ...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

NJ Senate to Vote on S613 - Workers Compensation Cost of Living Benefit Increase

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On Thursday, January 9, 2014, the NJ Senate is scheduled to vote on S613 , which is proposed legislation to increase workers' compensa...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

Social Security - Administrative Law Judge Rulings

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ALJ Disposition Data FY 2014 (For Reporting Purposes: 09/28/2013 Through 11/29/2013) A listing of hearings completion data by name of in...
Friday, December 13, 2013

No Legislation is Stiring: Jobless Fear Looming Cutoff of Benefits

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The US House of representative has passed a budget excluding the extension of unemployment benefits. Today's post was shared by The Ne...
Monday, November 25, 2013

The Affordable Care Act, brought to you by ……… the Republicans!

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Many might now welcome a Nixon ticket. Today's post comes from guest a...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Social Security’s Job

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The Social Security system is an "unfair" benefit distribution plan according to some authorities. Compounding this issue is th...
Friday, November 1, 2013

Aging Activities: Managing someone else’s money

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As America 's workforce ages new concerns are emerging for the growing aging population . From time to time we will be focussing on ...
Saturday, October 26, 2013

Most Americans accumulating debt faster than they’re saving for retirement - The Washington Post

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Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from m.washingtonpost.com A majority of Americans with 401(k) -type saving...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

“Lamestream Media” Enables Right-Wing Talking Points About Social Security Disability

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Today's post comes from guest author Jay Causey, from Causey Law Firm. By Jay Causey from Causey Law Firm - - Screen Shot from ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Let’s get rid of (the term) entitlements

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Is Workers' Compensation thought to be an "entltlement?" Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from ww...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Labor puts Dems on notice: Don’t touch Medicare and Social Security benefits

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Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from www.washingtonpost.com With the crisis chatter in Washington now tu...