Bethany K. Laurence
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Mental Evaluation for Social Security Disability and SSI
An overview of psychiatric and mental consultative exams.
Can I Get Disability Benefits After a Heart Attack?
I just had a coronary bypass, a few months after losing my job. Can I get disability benefits?
Social Security Disability Benefits for Schizophrenia
Disability applicants with schizophrenia must have medical records that show how they're having difficulty with focusing, handling stress, and dealing with others.
Social Security Family Maximum Benefits
Family members who were financially dependent on a disabled worker who is eligible to receive Social Security disability benefits are often eligible to receive family benefits.
Appealing a Denied Claim and a Decision by the California Workers' Comp Appeals Board
Understand what steps should be taken when appealing a workers' compensation denial in the state of California.
Maternity Leave Rights in Florida
Although Florida doesn't have its own parental leave laws, new parents in Florida may be entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Can I Get Social Security Disability or SSI for Long COVID?
What you'll need to show Social Security to get disability benefits for long COVID.
Workers' Compensation: Am I Eligible for Permanent Disability Benefits?
To be eligible to receive workers’ comp disability benefits over the long-term, you don’t need to be completely unable to work; in fact, most injured workers are able to return to work at some point.
Social Security Ticket to Work Program
Ticket to Work expands the vocational services available to people on SSDI and SSI and provides additional protections to people's disability benefits as incentives for them to attempt to return to work.
Are Social Security Dependents Benefits Available for Stepchildren?
Social Security benefits are available for most unmarried dependent stepchildren who are under the age of 18 or have a disability.