I'm not sure what "balance guidelines" you're referring to. If you are receiving normal Social Security Retirement, based on your work history, and...

Will I have any recourse if being fired from my job after a leave of absence because of an injury that happened at home?

This might be legal or it might not. Typically, if people can't work for a few months, their jobs will be protected by FMLA. But some employers are...

If I signed 1099 from the person that I'm working for, does he have to pay for overtime?

It depends on whether you're an independent contractor or an employee, and THAT depends on a lot of other things. What kind of work you're doing,...

Are payments towards medical insurance, HSA accounts, and/or retirement plans a business expense under SSDI?

To be frank, I can't answer the question of whether SSA is going to see those as valid deductions from your self-employment income. It's just not...

What is my chances of geting ssdi ?

It's really impossible to say. The conditions you've been diagnosed with are WAY less important than the way those conditions affect you, and how...

Will my daughter lose her SS Benefits?

Social Security has a policy manual, called the "POMS." Anyone can view it online. In the section linked below, the SSA POMS says that "The...

I applied for Social Security benefits in the last 2 weeks.

There isn't a waiting period for early retirement benefits, and if you contacted them in September, that should be enough time to start your...

Adult child benifits?

It's technically possible to have a protective filing date that far back, but I don't have enough details to know if it would apply in your case....

In general, yes. Your felon status doesn't really matter to SSA, unless you are currently incarcerated (or you're trying to claim disability, and...

SSDI and children?

That money will still be payable, and Social Security should still pay it, it just may not get paid TO YOU. Social Security might decide that the...