Fort Wayne, IN
Social Security & Disability Lawyer at Fort Wayne, IN
Practice Areas: Social Security, Workers Compensation ... +6 more
During a Social Security disability hearing, vocational experts routinely assist the Social Security Judges in determining whether there is work available in the national economy which a particular di...
See Full GuideUnder the Indiana Worker's Compensation Act, injured workers are normally entitled to three (3) different types of benefits, including: (1) medical treatment at no cost to the injured worker; (2) wage ...
See Full GuideCivil litigation in the State of Indiana is governed by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. If a plaintiff wishes to proceed with commencing a lawsuit, the plaintiff is required to complete several t...
See Full GuideIf a person has severe medical impairments that prevent them from engaging in competitive employment, that person should apply for Social Security Disability benefits. The two most common types of disa...
See Full GuideIn Donahue, a social security disability case pending in the 7th Circuit, Judge Easterbrook asked the opposing parties at oral argument what makes a VE an "expert" and "where [does] the information in ...
See Full GuideWith the seemingly high degree of deference given to the ALJ with regard to evidentiary matters in Social Security Disability Proceedings and the relatively broad credibility granted to the VE's testim...
See Full GuideAll experts should have some foundational source upon which to base their empirical conclusions. For Vocational Experts ("VEs") in SSA disability proceedings, this foundational source is, among other o...
See Full GuideIn response to mounting concerns about the reliability of VE testimony, the SSA enacted S.S.R. 00-4p as an administrative check on the broad credibility granted to VEs.S.S.R. 00-4p is essentially an ad...
See Full GuideIn Richardson v. Perales, the Supreme Court considered whether the requirements of expert testimony as outlined in Rule 702 applied to experts testifying at Social Security disability hearings. In Rich...
See Full GuideBecause the Vocational Expert ("VE") testifies at the disability hearing and that testimony is used by the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") to determine whether a claimant is disabled, a standard is ne...
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