In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court recently ruled that Cheryl Perich, a tenured teacher at a Lutheran elementary school in Michigan, had no right to sue the school for employment discrimination after she was laid off for taking time...
If you own or are thinking of owning a recreational vehicle, you need to consider the vehicle's impact on your government benefits, especially Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid.
I receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. If I suddenly receive $10,000, can I immediately gift the money to my adult child who does not have special needs and still maintain SSI eligibility?...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has temporarily stopped sending repayment notices to some Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries after two same-sex married couples filed a lawsuit to prevent the agency from recouping SSI benefits that they were overpaid because the...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has finally decided that it can’t have it both ways when it comes to gay couples it once claimed weren’t married.
An attorney is probably unnecessary if you're just completing the initial application. But if your application is denied and you need to have a hearing, you’d be well advised to be represented by an attorney or another professional.
ABLE accounts, the new tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities, can be used in many creative ways to make a big difference to families with special needs children.
To determine a child's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the government doesn’t look at just the child’s income and assets, but also may consider a portion of the parents’. ...
The Kentucky attorney who called himself “Mr. Social Security” pleaded guilty to working with doctors and a judge to procure $550 million in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for clients who may not have been disabled.
