The attorneys at Greeman Toomey represent Social Security disability claimants across the United States of America. In June 2012 alone, we represented clients at hearings in 15 states: Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin, and across our home state of Minnesota. Nationwide representation means… Read more »
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Affordable Care Act Ruling Good News for Our Clients
Today the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act colloquially known as “Obamacare.” For the vast majority of our clients, the most important result of today’s ruling is the broad expansion of Medicaid, the joint federal-state insurance program for people with low incomes. The Affordable Care Act expands insurance… Read more »
SSD Trust Fund Depleted by 2016
Here’s a recent Washington Post article about the projected depletion of the Social Security disability trust fund by 2016. According to the article, the aging baby boomer population and the country’s economic troubles have placed increased strain on the program over last several years – applications have risen more than 30 percent since 2007. … Read more »
Intellectually Disabled Men Successfully Sue the Social Security Administration
According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco office of the Social Security Administration has been ordered by a federal judge to accommodate the needs of two men with learning disabilities, schizophrenia, and autism. The men were wrongfully denied their benefits because they were unable to understand the complex Social… Read more »
Judge with Favorable Approval Rating Placed on Administrative Leave
Check out this recent Wall Street Journal article about Administrative Law Judge Gerald Krafsur. Judge Krafsur has been a Social Security judge in Kingsport, Tennesse since 1991. According to the article, he was one of the most productive judges among the roughly 1500 Social Security judges nationwide, and had one of the highest approval ratings. … Read more »
Disability Benefits for Former Active-Duty Military Service Members
As noted in a recent Associated Press article, returning veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are among the medically and mentally troubled veterans ever seen. The statistics are staggering: nearly 45 percent of Iraq and Afghan veterans have applied for service-related disability benefits through the Veterans Administration. Many wounded warriors are unaware that they… Read more »
"Disability Insurance Causes Pain"
A recent New York Times article, “Disability Insurance Causes Pain,” categorizes Social Security disability as an unnecessary drain on our national economy. According to the article, “[d]isability insurance takes too many workers out of the job market prematurely. It reduces their lifetime income and…slows economic growth.” The article’s author, Eduardo Porter, attributes some of the… Read more »
