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Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law January 11, 2023
Compassionate Allowance Expansion for Florida Social Security Disability Recipients
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 11, 2023 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced twelve new “Compassionate Allowance” (CAL) conditions. Many Florida social security disability insurance (SSDI) applicants are met with long processing times, extensive waiting periods, and…
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law December 29, 2015
Social Security Disability to Receive Additional Funding, Fraud Fixes Says SSDI Attorney David Magann
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 29, 2015 – President Barack Obama on Nov. 2 signed into law a two-year budget agreement that includes significant fixes to the financially troubled Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI). According to government officials,…
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law November 3, 2015
Bill Seeks to Expedite Social Security Disability Benefits for the Terminally Ill
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 3, 2015 – Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, has introduced a bill to expedite the payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits to people who are terminally ill by eliminating the five-month waiting period. The…
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law July 23, 2015
Senator Introduces Bills to Reform Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 23, 2015 – Measures would update Social Security Administration’s (SSA) “grid rules” for calculating applicant eligibility. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced a trio of bills on May 6 that would change the SSA’s “grid…
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law November 20, 2013
Social Security Disability Attorney Magann Notes Insurance Fraud Is On The Rise
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 20, 2013 – More than $128 billion flows through the country’s Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) system. Incidences of fraud are inevitable, so the SSDI has hired a cadre of private investigators to catch…
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law September 23, 2013
Social Security Disability Attorney With Alston & Baker Praises Fraud Indictments
Zephyrhills, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 23, 2013 – An investigation into Social Security disability fraud led to the arrest of 75 people in Puerto Rico. The case was the first instance of large-scale arrests for fraud since the rapid…