Can benefits agreed upon when hired be changed or taken away?

Absent any kind of collective bargaining agreement (union negotiations with an employer), there isn't really anything stopping an employer from...

Disabled at 23 - SSDI Benefit Calculation?

Yes, they use all of your taxed Social Security-eligible earnings to calculate your benefit (called your PIA, or Primary Insurance Amount). If...

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I applied for SSID. Currently I am receiving retirement benefits @ 63. How much should is the SSID pay?

I agree with the answers you've already received, with one caveat - even if you do get approved for Social Security disability back to the day you...

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Going back on disability

This can be unbelievably tricky, and the answer to your question will vary widely from employer to employer, and from disability plan to disability...

Social security benefits

She can get back pay and her auxiliary dependent's benefits can continue until the end of the month before she turns 18 - in other words, she...

My disability insurance has been improperly administered at my employer. Can I sue them for damages?

Yes, it's possible you could have a claim for breach of fiduciary duties under ERISA, as Ms. Cramer wrote. That avenue is certainly more...

Social Security Disability: Rewarding Your Treating Physicians

I don't see a problem with this, ethically or legally. My own law firm sometimes sends small "thank you" notes and small gifts to local doctors...

Do you have to work a certain amt. of hours to get on disabity?

For Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, the rule of thumb is that you need to have worked about 5 out of the last 10 years. So, for...

My husband is on short term disability he just had back surgery and his company terminated him? What if anything can we do?

You may want to speak to an employment attorney, but in my experience representing people on claims for short-term and long-term disability...

If you have only been denied ONCE for short term disability (STD) employee benefits, you probably cannot sue. Not yet, anyway. Unless you worked...

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