Have You Suffered from a Drug or Medical Device Injury?
Advancements in technology and medicine continue to get better and better. The treatments for illnesses and disease advance as well. Unfortunately, while the ability to treat many different types of ailments may be a marvel of the modern world, it’s not without its pitfalls. Sometimes, treatments and medications that are meant to improve a person’s […]
Coronavirus Notice from Feingold Law & Associates
For the continued safety and well-being of our staff and clients, our physical office will remain temporarily closed during the COVID-19 epidemic. We are still working remotely, however, and are here to serve all of your legal needs! You may reach out to us through email, by phone, or by filling out our online contact form. […]
FAQs: What the Social Security Administration Is Doing During COVID-19
If you’re like a lot of people, you might be feeling overwhelmed by all of the confusing and often contradictory information about coronavirus. Do you have to wear a mask? Disinfect food from the grocery store? Can you still talk to neighbors and family members? Being on Social Security or SSDI/SSI just adds another layer […]
Do I Have a Viable Chicago Personal Injury Case?
People get hurt all the time. Maybe they twist an ankle while running. Or fall on the ice. Or get into a car crash. Most of the time, we just pick ourselves up and move on. Even if the injury is serious, we blame ourselves — or assume that it was bad luck or an […]
The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2020 is 1.6%
If you receive Social Security benefits of any kind, you are probably familiar with the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Its purpose is to ensure your benefits keep pace with inflation. Whether it fully fulfills that purpose is the subject of some debate. The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2020 […]
The Importance of Medical Treatment in a Social Security Disability Claim
It bears repeating that in order to establish that you are disabled under the Social Security Act, you must have a “medically determinable physical or mental impairment(s)” that has lasted, or can be expected to last, at least a year. This means that your description of your impairments alone is not sufficient to establish that […]
Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2019
If you receive Social Security benefits of any kind, you are probably familiar with the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Its purpose is to ensure your benefits keep pace with inflation. The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2019 is 2.8% Social Security rolls out new COLA information every year, and the changes […]
A Great Result in Federal Court for One of Our Clients
We’re continuing to represent clients in their Social Security disability claims and had a very good result in a case which we took to federal court recently. As you may be aware, when a Social Security disability claimant exhausts his or her remedies before the Social Security Administration, the claimant has the right to file an […]
Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2018
If you receive Social Security benefits of any kind, you are probably familiar with the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Its purpose is to ensure your benefits keep pace with inflation. The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2018 is 2% Social Security rolls out new COLA information every year, and the changes […]