Florida Social Security Disability

The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to hire a number of new employees to fill a variety of positions nationwide before the end of fiscal year 2009. Through this hiring opportunity, SSA will maintain its commitment to diversity, which includes recruiting qualified individuals with disabilities.
To find out more about jobs available […]

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The May 2009 Newsletter is now available online; to find out the latest or register for notification of the current newsletter visit social security at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/newsletter/. 
If you have questions about your Social Security Disability Claim, Cross Examination of Medical Experts or In-House Lawyer and Paralegal seminars, please call us at 352-629-0480 […]

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If you did not know, the Social Security Administration has been publishing a monthly newsletter providing information regarding their agencies and current hot topics.  The April 2009 News Letter has been uploaded and is now available for review; to read the latest, visit the Social Security Administration at:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/newsletter/.
At the bottom of the […]

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The Social Security Administration has published the Top Names of 2008.  Where do your children’s name rank?

Top 10 Names for 2008

Rank

Male name

Female name

1

Jacob

Emma

2

Michael

Isabella

3

Ethan

Emily

4

Joshua

Madison

5

Daniel

Ava

6

Alexander

Olivia

7

Anthony

Sophia

8

William

Abigail

9

Christopher

Elizabeth

10

Matthew

Chloe

Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.

Do you want to know what name was when you […]

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You may be surprised to learn that a report from your doctor stating that you are unable to work  does not carry much probative value as far as the Social Security Administration is concerned.  The Administration is the final decision maker as to disability.  It is much more helpful if your doctor will give you […]

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The Social Security Administration has announced that some of their electronic services will be unavailable:
Online Claims & Services applications will not be available from 12:01 AM on Saturday, May 23rd, until 10 AM on Sunday, May 24th so we can upgrade our systems.
Electronic Records Express (ERE) will not be available from 12:01 AM (Eastern Time) […]

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it will be revising HALLEX I-2-5-57 (http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/hallex/I-02/I-2-5-57.html) to reflect that ALJs will NO longer have to proffer proposed pre or post interrogatories to medical experts or vocational experts to claimants or representatives prior to submission.  However, the responses to the interrogatories must […]

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a series of eight Social Security Rulings (SSRs) that provide policy interpretations and consolidate policy information regarding the determination of SSI childhood disability under the “functional equivalence” rule.  These SSRs address the six domains plus the “whole child” approach and documenting the child’s […]

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My office recently received a notice from the Administration advising that due to scheduled maintenance, people will NOT be able to apply for Social Security Disability benefits or appeal recent decisions about your disability claim(s) from 9:00 P.M. (US Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, March 27, 2009 until 5:00 A.M. (US Eastern Standard Time) on […]

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With the economy the way that it is, many working older people and disabled workers are either losing their jobs or have lost income because of decreased work.  The Social Security Administration (SSA) now estimates that more than 500,00 additional disability claims and several hundred additional retirement, auxiliary and Medicare claims […]

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