In my opinion, why eat hamburger when you can have steak for the same price? So called "Social Security Disability Advocates" are now swarming throughout the country, with new ones poppin... Continue Reading
OK – its time to try out this Twitter thing! My good friend Kevin O’Keefe of LexBlog says it is an important tool to provide helpful info to my clients and readers, and I have gre... Continue Reading
How many times has one of your clients told you the IME or FCE physically hurt them during the course of a so called "independent medical exam" or "functional capacity exam"... Continue Reading
I should have picked up the clues! A few weeks ago I was speaking at the New York Social Security Disability Bar Association Annual Dinner in Manhattan. This is always a great night for... Continue Reading
First and foremost, congratulations to our new President – Barack Obama. His historic election will forever change the way opportunity and entitlement are viewed in the United Stat... Continue Reading
Michael Yoeli, one of the most experienced long term disability lawyers in the legal community, has joined Turley Redmond & Rosasco, L.L.P. as ‘Of Counsel”. After a distinguished ... Continue Reading
Actually, the scathing Second Circuit decision in McCauley v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 26094 (2nd Cir., Dec. 24, 2008) came down this past Christmas Eve. But wh... Continue Reading
The Lexis Nexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center Powered by Larson’s recently announced the 2008 honorees for the LexisNexis Top 25 Blogs for Workers’ Compensation. The New York Disability Law Bl... Continue Reading
At this festive time of year, when so many of us are struggling in economic despair, let us not forget all that we still have. In the spirit of the Christmas season, let us try to put aside our wo... Continue Reading
The Social Security Administration has recently developed a new procedure for handling disability claims from claimants with the most severe and disabling conditions. The new procedure allows... Continue Reading