What should you do if you become disabled and unable work? For most people, the first step is to file for Social Security Disability. However, you may have additional options such as short-term and/or long-term disability insurance (STD and LTD, respectively) through your employer. This blog is designed to provide you with an overview of…
At the Soloway Law Firm, we’ve represented individuals who suffer injury or illness leading to partial or total disability for over 30 years. Sometimes these persons are injured in automobile accidents, slip and falls, or other incidents caused by the fault of someone else. Other times, the person gets sick or suffers from illness without…
In keeping with the Soloway Law Firm tradition of trying to provide legal representation to those who cannot find an attorney to help them, we proudly represent victims who suffer illness or injury from the flu vaccine. You aren’t familiar with this area of law? Well neither were we, until a local nurse was referred…
The first thing we usually learn from our Federal Workers’ Compensation clients is that it has taken them a long time to find the Soloway Law Firm. This is because they have spent days, weeks and often many months looking for a law firm willing to handle their Federal Workers’ Compensation case, only to find…
As personal injury attorneys we come across insurance coverage issues that can impact a client’s motor-vehicle accident or personal injury claim. One auto insurance coverage that is of critical importance to consider is the insurance coverage known as Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage or “UM” for short. This often misunderstood, overlooked, and rejected coverage is fundamentally the most…
On October 18, 2016, the Social Security Administration issued a Press Release advising that there will be a .3 percent cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) increase for people currently receiving Social Security Benefits and Supplemental Security Income for 2017. The COLA was enacted by Congress in 1972 in order to set in place legislation to protect social security…
Yes, if you are between the ages of 62 and 65, disabled, and currently on early retirement benefits, you can apply for Title II Benefits or Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”). I have come across many cases where a claimant has mistakenly filed for early retirement when he or she should have filed for SSDI…
On August 1, 2016 the major federal program known as Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) turned 60 years old. The program was enacted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956. Since its enactment, this federal program has provided monetary assistance to millions of disabled workers and dependents. According to a recent statistic published by the…
Here at the Soloway Law Firm we are not tax attorneys, as such we do not give legal advice on what you should do with your taxes and the IRS. However, throughout my years representing social security claimants a common question that I get asked is “Do I have to pay taxes on Social Security…
In the United States, we have a system to protect people who due to illness or injury become unable to work. We call this system “Social Security”, and benefits can be paid out so long as the condition will last at least one year or result in death. Benefits come from our tax system, whereby…
