Can you invest your Social Security Disability benefits in a Roth IRA? Roth IRAs are a type of individual retirement account that can allow you to save earned income while allowing that income to grow. You can withdraw that income at a certain point of time in the...
Yesterday the 11th Circuit lifted immediately an injunction from the lower courts on Georgia’s Heartbeat Bill – HB 481, making it law in Georgia. The statute, known as the “Heartbeat Bill” provides that unborn persons have equal rights with born humans. An unborn...
The Trump administration’s anti-fraud program, known as the Civil Monetary Penalty Program, unfairly levied fines against the poor and elderly. Without providing due process for the beneficiaries, staff attorneys for the program were directed to assess fines more...
As many as one- third of all Social Security disability beneficiaries are unaware that the Social Security Administration also provides them with the opportunity to access help when it comes to returning to work after being on disability benefits. The Ticket to Work...
For several years, media sources reported that the Social Security Administration could run out of funds and become insolvent in the next couple of decades. Now, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have introduced a new bill that is aimed at preventing...
There has been a steady drop in the number of people on Social Security disability benefits since 2014. That drop has become even more significant since the pandemic. A move away from manual labour towards more sedentary jobs means fewer workers suffer from the kind...
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that can cause a number of complications. A person who suffers from sickle cell anemia has red blood cells that are sickle- shaped rather than the standard round -shaped cells. The cells are also much more likely to die...
The week between June 12 and June 18 this year was marked as Scleroderma Awareness Week occurred between June 12 and 18. Scleraderma is an autoimmune condition that is characterized by thickness and tightening of the skin. The skin may look leathery and become...
June 5th commermorated National Cancer Survivors’ Day. The occasion celebrated cancer survivors’ strength and determination. The first Sunday of June is typically National Cancer Survivors’ Day, and is meant to be a celebration of those who have beaten cancer. The...
Scoliosis is a spinal condition characterized by a curvature of the spine. The condition may become apparent in childhood, but symptoms may be exacerbated during adolescence or adulthood. An overwhelming majority of all scoliosis cases are diagnosed before the person...