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Contingent Fee Representation Helps Those Who Can’t Afford a Lawyer
Few people have the means to pay an attorney’s hourly rate for representation in a social security matter. This is especially the case with injured...
I Can No Longer Work, Should I Apply for SSDI Benefits?
If you are injured and can no longer perform the duties of your current occupation, you face a number of difficult choices. One of the...
I Don’t Have Health Insurance And Have A Pending Social Security Claim, What Do I Do?
One great benefit of obtaining SSDI benefits is gaining medical insurance coverage through the Medicare program. However, one of the ironies of the SSDI application...
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SSDI AND SOCIAL SECURITY EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Individuals who are 62 or are approaching 62 and who have a Social Security Disability Insurance claim pending must decide whether to take the reduced...
CAN I RECEIVE SSDI AND STILL RECEIVE MONEY FROM MY INVESTMENTS?
Navigating how different forms of income will impact your eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be somewhat vexing. A Hawks Quindel, S.C. disability...
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION KEEPS ADVOCATES GUESSING
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently began withholding the identity of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) assigned to hear an applicant’s appeal, apparently to discourage...
COURT HOLDS THAT THE RIGHT TO ACT COLLECTIVELY CANNOT BE WAIVED
Since the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Conception, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), there has been a significant amount of...
WILL MY PAST HAUNT ME FOREVER?
Many employees or potential employees are rightly concerned that their arrest or conviction records could be used against them by current or potential employers. Fortunately,...
WORKERS WHO FILE WAGE COMPLAINTS ARE PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION
Both Wisconsin law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protect employees from acts of retaliation because they filed a complaint to recover unpaid...