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21st September 2009
A lot of disability claimants get discouraged because of the denial of their applications. But what they do not know is that being denied on their first try is a pretty common occurrence.
In fact, about 64 percent of all initial applications are denie... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group16th September 2009
The US federal government has made it a priority, over the last decades, to protect the rights of disabled workers through disability and civil rights laws.
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) has been in place since 1950s with many amendme... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group16th September 2009
If you have a bad credit record, you know how hard it can be to secure new credit or seek new employment. While you may be willing to do whatever it takes to repair your credit rating, some companies not only offer illegal advice or methods, but also mis... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd August 2009
Medicare is a social insurance program that is being administered by the US government under the Social Security Act.
It aims to provide medical insurance coverage for people who are aged 65 or older, or those who qualify and meets the special criteria... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group23rd August 2009
Supplemental Security Income is a disability benefit provided under federal law.
Unlike its work-based counterpart, the Social Security Disability Insurance or SSDI, it is need-based and can be availed by anyone who qualifies regardless if they have no... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group17th August 2009
Contrary to most beliefs, employers are not required by any employee rights law to provide benefits that are traditionally provided by companies.
Except for a few laws that require the provision of certain employee benefits, most employee benefits are ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group11th August 2009
Did you know that the first national income tax was introduced in Washington DC on August 5, 1861? It was originally initiated to fund the Civil War. This is just one of the many events and occurrences that have happened in the month of August in the ... Read >
Author: tours4fun10th August 2009
The original Social Security Act did not even include disability benefits when it was first passed. It provided social security for old age, poverty, unemployment and the burdens of widows and fatherless children.
The Social Security Act was pushed by ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group24th July 2009
In the past, the only type of disability benefits one could get was through the church or other community-based charitable organization. Food pantries fed the hungry, ran donations for the homeless and contributed funds to individual families in need.
... Read >
Author: MIKE SELVON16th July 2009
Saint Louis is an important city in American state of Missouri. Planning to purchase a home here will be wise decision and looking for online Saint Louis Foreclosure Listings would be a wiser decision as you may buy a foreclosure home at a 10% to 50% disc... Read >
Author: fionalivnat06th July 2009
Physicians, providers and suppliers providing services under Part A of Medicare, who have been subject to Medicare audits or claim denials resulting in overpayment demands, are aware that, currently if a Medicare fiscal intermediary identifies an alleged ... Read >
Author: Wachler & Associates05th June 2009
Social security in the United States began in 1935 with the social security act signed by President Roosevelt. The idea was a noble one, and the elderly applauded the idea of economic security after their working years were finished. Over the years many... Read >
Author: S Porter18th May 2009
Social Security benefits for disabled people
Social Security is a government program that protects people from poverty, old age, and unemployment. Disabled person can also benefit from this federal assistance as long as they will file their claims.
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Author: Mesriani Law Group14th May 2009
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government. It is set up as a single payer health care system which means that all service providers such as doctors, labs, hospitals, therapists etc, get paid from one central fun... Read >
Author: Empowering Information28th February 2009
What is Social Security?
Social Security was designed to give security and protection from unexpected disasters to individuals by means of spreading certain risks amongst all the members of the society with the intention to ensure that no family will p... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group23rd January 2009
Social Security Disability Benefits
The federal government provides disability benefits under various programs. Collectively, some of these programs are known as the "social security disability benefits."
The two programs that provide such benefits ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group03rd January 2009
The Great Depression of the 30s brought about the concept of welfare benefits in the US. During this time, a large percentage of the country’s population suffers unemployment. Low or no income among the citizenry became not just an American families’ ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group03rd January 2009
One of the major benefits the Social Security Administration (SSA) administers is the retirement benefits. It was only later on that a health insurance benefit in the scope of the Social Security under the Medicare program is added.
The Social Securit... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group30th November 2008
The Servicemen's Indemnity and Insurance Acts of 1951 provide for the payment of an indemnity of $10,000 in the event of the death of a person in active service with the Armed Forces and also amended the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. Member... Read >
Author: Sarah Martin18th November 2008
Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI)
The Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance or RSDI is one of the major benefit programs of the Social Security Administration and is can also be referred to as the Social Security Program. I... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group02nd October 2008
Every qualified American worker has in some way or the other have dealt with the office of Social Security Administration whether in claiming some benefits like, old-age, survivors and disability. However, despite the constant dealings and transactions he... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group22nd September 2008
Brief History
In the earlier era, the American society was shaken by deep depression affecting the country’s economic security. The most affected sector then was the seniors (old age) who have been struggling about their retirement after a long life... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group16th August 2008
It is the Great Depression of the ‘30s that necessitates the creation of a Social Security program in the US. Poverty reaches its highest peak among older citizens that time and something has to be done.
The Social Security Act, which is considered t... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group23rd July 2008
Social Security Fraud refers to the act of dishonestly claiming of benefits. Due to the increasing number of fraudulent claims, the US government enacted a law that will protect individuals from these illicit conducts.
What constitutes Fraud under the ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group03rd July 2008
Social Security Number or SSN which in recent years has become a de-facto national identification number,is issued by Social Security Administration of U.S.Federal Government.
It is a 9-digit number issued to citizens, permanent resident, temporary r... Read >
Author: Rakesh Jha25th April 2008
Many countries offer state-sponsored retirement benefits, besides those provided by the employers, which are funded by payroll or taxes. In the United States, this is one role of the Social Security Administration or SSA.
One of the most important ret... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group29th June 2007
Unlike the previous proposals of scholars intending to improve the quality of services delivered in the child care sector, I would not recommend investing massive amounts of public money to develop subsidiary programs. At the present moment federal polici... Read >
Author: andrewshw204th December 2006
I read an interesting statistic recently that was published in a well-known online newspaper. According to the article, one out of three otherwise-healthy adults will experience a long term state of disability (due to an accident or illness and lasting a ... Read >
Author: Tim Moore04th December 2006
Medicare benefits are, inevitably, something we must all become familiar with as we get closer to retirement age. However, what exactly is medicare? When did it begin? And what is its purpose? Here is a brief outline of the federal government's medicare p... Read >
Author: Tim Moore17th November 2006
Social Security Cards
US government issues Social Security Card to citizens, permanent residents and temporary (working) residents. The card has a unique number and the primary purpose of that number is tracking working individuals for taxation purpos... Read >
Author: Karl Smith16th April 2006
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A.
There are three things you can count on as a divorced parent: death, taxes, and child support. If you are the custodial parent of your children, support is in the form of buying clothes, food, medicine, and the ... Read >
Author: Howard Iken02nd April 2006
Most of us when we hear the term, social security, tend to think of the elderly, or get a brief pre-cognitive flash of the days ahead when we, too, will be "older" and consigned to alloting portions of our days filling prescriptions and playing bingo. And... Read >
Author: Tim Moore20th February 2006
Child Support
Child support can be traced back to the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the young ages of the nineteenth century, the United States courts that handled cases of marital breakdowns and divorce, discovered that the present ... Read >
Author: Holcy Thompson III09th December 2005
A vast majority of people take out student loans to pay for higher education. The Supreme Court has decided to make social security benefits a means of repaying them.
No Benefits For You!
While millions borrow money to attend college and graduate s... Read >
Author: Richard Chapo
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