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SSA Announces New Electronic Filing Signature Process

Friday, March 2, 2012 by John F. Sharpless



     Good news for adults filing online for Social Security
Disability benefits.  The Social Security
Administration has announced a processing improvement which they believe will
reduce application processing time by as much as nine days.  Applicants will be able to electronically
sign and submit their... Read More

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Topic: Social Security Disability

New Visual Impairment Listings Proposed By SSA

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 by John F. Sharpless

     In the February 13, 2012 edition of The Federal Register, the Social Security Administration published new visual impairment listings for public consideration and comment.  Before final changes can be made to existing regulations, the SSA must publish proposed revisions and take into account public comments.  Comments must be received no... Read More

Posted at 15:32 PM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Social Security Disability

SSA to Require Electronic Filing of Disability Appeals

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by John F. Sharpless

The Social Security Administration has announced that as of March 16, 2012 it will begin requiring claimants’ representatives to electronically file requests for Read More

Posted at 10:28 AM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Social Security Disability

House to Hold Hearing on "Combating Disability Waste, Fraud, and Abuse" in the SSDI Program

Friday, January 20, 2012 by John F. Sharpless

On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security will hold a hearing on combating disability waste, fraud and abuse in the SSDI program.  This will be the second of a series of hearings on "Securing the Future of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program."

Additional hearings in the... Read More

Posted at 16:21 PM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Social Security Disability

Compassionate Allowance List Expanded

Friday, February 12, 2010 by John F. Sharpless

The Social Security Administration announced that effective March 1, 2010 38 additional medical conditions will be added to the original Compassionate Allowance list.  If you have one of the original 50 conditions or 38 recently-add listed conditions you should be able to get your ... Read More
Posted at 17:15 PM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Social Security Disability

Will Increased Budget for SSA Get You to Hearing Faster?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 by John F. Sharpless

As most people are aware, one of the problems with the Social Security disability process is that it can take two years to get to a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge.  The Social Security Administration recently issued a press release indicating that the Commissioner (Michael J. Astrue) commends President Obama for increasing the administrative expense budget... Read More
Posted at 11:07 AM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Social Security Disability

Court Affirms Judge's Award of Full Imairment Benefits

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 by John F. Sharpless

The First District Court of Appeals released a decision last week affirming a Judge's refusal to reduce impairment benefits due to earnings.  (See Seminole County Government v. Johns Eastern Company, Inc.)  The case interprets a statute that became effective in the October of 2003 reforms which says that impairme... Read More
Posted at 17:20 PM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Workers Compensation

Compassionate Allowance Program Launched

Sunday, November 2, 2008 by John F. Sharpless

On October 27, 2008 the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Michael J. Astrue, announced the launch of an initiative designed to deliver Social Security disability benefits to those with severe medical conditions faster.  According to the Commissioner the "initiative will allow [the Administration] to make decisions on these cases in a matter of days, rather than... Read More
Posted at 16:43 PM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Social Security Disability

Supreme Court Rules Claimants are entitled to Reasonable Attorney's Fees

Thursday, October 30, 2008 by John F. Sharpless

On October 23, 2008 the Florida Supreme Court released a landmark decision in Emma Murray v. Mariner Sands holding that Claimants are entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees payable by the Employer/Carrier when that Employer/Carrier has wrongfully denied benefits.  This had previously been the law prior to 2003 when the state legislature enacted changes to the law limiting ... Read More
Posted at 10:59 AM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Workers Compensation

Court Creates Incentive for Employers to Hire Undocumented Workers

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 by John F. Sharpless

The First District Court of Appeals recently was confronted with an ambiguity in the definition of wages.  (See Fast Tract Framing v. Caraballo, 1D07-1773) Florida Statute 2008->Ch0440->Section%2002#0440.02">440.02(28) does not specify whet... Read More
Posted at 11:32 AM  |  PERMALINK
Topic: Workers Compensation
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