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How can I find an attorney who's speciality is obtaining Social Security Disability?

In addition to the answer above, you can also contact the National Organization of Disability Representatives (NADR). Their organization is comprised of attorneys and non-attorneys that handle Social Security Disability claims. They have a "Find a Representative" page on their website at: http://www.nadr.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=56811&orgId=ndr2.

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Is It Harder To Win Disability Cases If Patients Have Gov't Instead of Private Doctors?

The answers above are accurate. I feel it comes down to whether the government doctors are willing to state what your restrictions and limitations are. If they will not write down how much they believe you can lift, how long you can sit, how long you can stand, whether you have concentration problems, how your pain impacts you, etc., then it will be harder. Often, government doctors do not want to fill out forms and write this information down. To some extent that makes private doctors more...

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Am I entitled to received employee benefits as a full time employee in state of CA

The federal ERISA law covers your situation. ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a law passed in 1974 to federalize the regulation of all employee benefits for private employers (church and government employees are covered by their state's laws). The answer to your question is that you are entitled to any benefits that anyone else in your class of employees is entitled to receive. You would determine this from the plan booklets that describe any benefit plans,...

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Insurance policy

As a general rule, what your son specified on the beneficiary designation form must be followed by the insurance company (or benefit plan administrator if he had the life insurance through an insurance policy he bought at work). Unless she is claiming that he was not competent when he made the beneficiary designation, there probably is no basis for her claim.

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Do I qualify for disability, I am 50 years old

As the previous answer stated, Social Security Disability is a complicated process. An attorney cannot answer give you a complete answer your question without more information. That having been said, with the background you are presenting, you have some of the things that Social Security looks for when deciding if someone is disabled. They decide their cases primarily based upon medical records and what restrictions and limitations a person has from their medical conditions. You talk...

Where do I go for hep

If you cannot get any information at the site stated in the previous answer, the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration may be able to help you. Their website is: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/main.html

Do i need an personal injury attorney?

Yes. A simple Google search for "toxic mold attorney florida" should turn up several that handle this kind of case.

Can an employer take health/dental/life insurance away from a single employee?

The general answer is no...if they are an employee. Your question is actually rather complex, because the issue seems to be whether your husband was an employee or an independent contractor. That can only be determined on a case by case basis, and it usually requires some extensive investigation to get all the facts to answer that legal question. I would also want to know if your husband was offered COBRA when his health insurance was taken away. It sounds like he should have gotten a...

What can i do if someone is telling lies at my job about me saying racial things..

It sounds like you are in a higher position than this other person. If you are superior to the person you work for, then you may want to go up the chain of command if you cannot get this person to stop their conduct or go to their supervisor. If they supervise you, I recommend that you go to their supervisor or the person who your company has designated to received complaints of this type. You can always file an an injunction, but that is very expensive if you hire an attorney to do that...

Car accident

As one of the previous posts said, your son's insurance company should hire a lawyer if he is sued. Before a lawsuit, though, his insurance company's adjusters will handle the claim. As an attorney that represents injured people in car accidents, I would be surprised if the insurance company pays any kind of a claim to the driver in the back of your son based upon what you said in your question. In Florida, there is a presumption that the driver who hits someone from behind is at fault....