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| Employment law, disability and disciplinary action | 1/29/2005 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: Jacquie, If a person is on the verge of disciplinary action at work for performance, learns ...
A: Employment laws can vary from state to state, so it would be smart to check with an employment ...
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| Workmens comp attorney | 1/21/2005 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: What is the proper way to say "Your Fired" to an attorney. I had a attorney who quit her practice ...
A: You should send that attorney a certified mail letter telling him that you no longer want his ...
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| ssi | 1/8/2005 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: i have fibromyalgia and major depression. i am seeing a doctor for each. i try to work as much as i ...
A: I understand the problem because it happens very often. All you can do is answer as completely as ...
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| ssi | 1/8/2005 | Edward L. Zelmanow, Esq. |
Q: i have fibromyalgia and major depression. i am seeing a doctor for each. i try to work as much as i ...
A: Jeni- I am unsure who you are referring to when you say "they ask questions" or the people who are ...
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| Possible Approval? | 1/6/2005 | Edward L. Zelmanow, Esq. |
Q: Mr.Zelmanow.I had recently contacted you with questions about my 3 year old son's SSI case.He has ...
A: Elizabeth- Good to hear from you again. It would appear that they are ready to approve the claim ...
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| Waiting for my SSD appeal notice | 12/31/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: ..I filed a wk's comp. claim in 01/02.for rt wrist pain, stress and ear pain...all that was accepted ...
A: You seem to be asking if you have a viable medical malpractice claim. Your WC case is closed so you ...
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| supermarkets and electric carts | 12/30/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: In Washington what are the disabled laws on having electric carts for the shoppers?I live on an ...
A: I cannot answer questions specifically about Washington because I am not licensed to practice there. ...
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| Disability | 12/27/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I realize you time is valuable, so I'll try to make this as brief as possible. My fiance was ...
A: It sounds like you already have figured out a lot about how health insurance works. Or doesn't. She ...
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| reasonable accommodation | 12/27/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: when a person with a disability requests a "reasonable accommodation" and it is granted,can the ...
A: In general, an employer cannot lawfully reduce your pay as part of giving you a reasonable ...
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| SS I /SSDI and Judgements | 12/19/2004 | Edward L. Zelmanow, Esq. |
Q: I hope you can answer my question concerning civil court judgements and people on SSI/SSDI. I know ...
A: Diane- There is no quick answer to your question. It depends on the laws of the state in which Tom ...
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| What Does It Mean? | 12/13/2004 | Edward L. Zelmanow, Esq. |
Q: Mr.Zelmanow. I recently contacted you for questions I had on disability issues.Thank you for ...
A: Elizabeth- It sounds like the SSA is working pretty slowly. No surprise here. The letter you ...
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| Social Security | 11/19/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I filed for Social Security in July 2004 and have not heard a word. Do you know how long I should ...
A: It is not uncommon for the first denial to take this long. It won't hurt anything for you to call to ...
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| Settlement | 11/15/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: Brennan, I'm in the midst of a Worker's Comp. Settlement. I have shoulder and back injuries-the ...
A: Dana, Workers Comp laws differ state-to-state so I can't advise you about that part. Most often, a ...
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| Settlement | 11/15/2004 | Edward L. Zelmanow, Esq. |
Q: Zelmanow, I'm in the midst of a Worker's Comp. Settlement. I have shoulder and back injuries-the ...
A: Dana- If you are currently receiving Social Security Disability Income ("SSDI") benefits, they are ...
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| Is autism considered a disabilty? | 11/9/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: My 3 year old son was born with water on his brain.He has had no surgeries for it but he has ...
A: Social Security doesn't have any automatic disabilities. It really depends on how an individual is ...
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| Unreasonable arrest | 10/29/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I live in Houston, Texas. I have a friend who is legally blind and uses the Metro-lift (public ...
A: Wait -- they arrested him for using an expired ID? There has got to be something missing from this ...
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| disability and Medicare Waiting Period | 10/11/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: Brennan, I have a two part question. Three years ago I filled out all necessary papers and ...
A: It will nearly impossible for me to clarify much of this for you because a lot of it depends on ...
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| working while on disability | 10/5/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I recently had back surgery and i'm currently on disability leave. My Doctor wants me to stay on ...
A: Although I can certainly understand why this seems like a disability law question, it is really a ...
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| Disability in the Workplace | 10/3/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: My sister has been dx'ed with breast cancer and had a masectomy, and has undergone chemo,radiation ...
A: She should make a formal request in writing for the reasonable accommodation of not working in the ...
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| disability question | 9/29/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: i have a question maybe u can help me with. i currently receive ssdi since 1997 due to an accident ...
A: I suggest you contact the protection and advocacy agency in your state (you can go to www.napas.org ...
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| ssd offsets | 9/25/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: after 4-1/2 years of legality i finally won my ssd,i have to suits,the first goes back to 6/00,and ...
A: Like your attorney, I'm not sure why they did this, but there are a couple of things you can check. ...
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| was I unlawfully treated unfairly according the ADA? | 9/18/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I have had a hearing disbility for almost 35 years now. I am 41 years old and have had multiple ...
A: There are federal laws, like the ADA, that govern employment discrimination, but there are also ...
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| Depression meds. | 9/14/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I recently decided to enroll at a flight school in Illinois. The school was very helpful with me ...
A: You should not have to pay back 10k in loans unless you actually got the money. If the school got ...
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| Dept. non-recognition | 9/5/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: ------------------------- Hello, Thank you for the prompt response, yet I should have elaborated as ...
A: "Direction to salvage" is exactly what legal advice is. I cannot provide that because I am not ...
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| Dept. non-recognition | 9/5/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I believe I have been subject to disability discrimination by my employer,yet I am having difficulty ...
A: Darrel, your question deals with state law and I cannot offer advise on state law matters since I am ...
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| Providing Documents To Social Security | 8/20/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: Jacquie, I see your point but they are only pressuring her to provide the paperwork to cover up ...
A: I understand your line of reasoning, but if SSA is saying that they cannot resolve this because of a ...
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| Providing Documents To Social Security | 8/20/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: A friend of mine has been battling Social Security for a couple of years over disability payment ...
A: I would recommend that she provide the documents. Ultimately, it will not do any good to withhold ...
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| Meidcaid & statistics | 8/8/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: An associate & myself are applying for a federal grant to develop a Medicaid website for people with ...
A: Jayne and Carol, I'm sorry that I'm not able to help with stats or a letter of support. Because I ...
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| fibromyalgia-cfs, depression, and ssi | 8/4/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: i keep getting denied ssi. i've been diagnosed with fms-cfs back in oct. 2000. i'm 24 years old ...
A: The first thing I would suggest is that you get a lawyer to represent you in the proceedings. A ...
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| disability | 7/29/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: i'm a student from israel and i wanted to know if people with disability have any defense from the ...
A: I do not do homework questions, but I will tell you briefly that there are several federal laws that ...
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| SSD, COBRA and HIPPA | 7/23/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I'm currently on COBRA as well as social security disability and long term disability. I'm getting ...
A: Claudia, let me direct you to a good Department of Labor website about COBRA. It's at ...
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| Whole Person Impairment | 7/22/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: Brennan, I just came from my neurosurgeon who performed disk back surgery on me about a year ago. ...
A: This kind of impairment rating is a workers comp rating. Since workers comp laws are different from ...
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| I'm appealing a decision | 7/20/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: ..I live in calif. and have been off work for 2 yrs. due to carpal tunnel, upper rt side extremity ...
A: Unfortunately, your question deals with a state law matter and I am not licensed to practice in ...
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| Functional Capacity Results | 7/17/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I tried to email you about my situation before but I mistyped my email address I believe. I'd like ...
A: Yes, I answered this at some length yesterday, but the bottom line is that Workers Comp laws vary ...
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| Functional Capacity Results | 7/17/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I'd like an objective opinion about an FCE I had 3 weeks ago. I've had many issues in the last few ...
A: I'm so sorry not to be able to really answer your question, but its really a workers comp question. ...
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| social secuirty disability | 7/16/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I have a question about Social Security Disability. A friend of mine is going to try to be ...
A: 1. It is not "permanent." A person may be disabled under the SSA rules, but then improve to the ...
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| medical consent of a disabled pregnant woman regarding the fetus | 7/14/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I am an Israeli law student. I am writing a paper regarding the following scenario- a mentally ...
A: Natalie, this is research that you need to do yourself. Generally, in this country, the fetus does ...
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| equal rights for children with disability | 7/13/2004 | Berta Valdes |
Q: I need to do a work on equal rights for children with disability in education. In Israel the high ...
A: Here in the United States children do have many disability benefits including attending in regular ...
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| Disability/medicaid/medicare eligibility | 7/7/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: I have been disabled since November 2002. I am not quite sure about applying for government health ...
A: You are eligible to apply the moment that you become disabled. No, the government will not contact ...
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| Disability Benefits | 7/6/2004 | Jacquie Brennan, Esq. |
Q: My sister and I were both involved in a car accident when she was 9 and I was 12. A drunk driver hit ...
A: It is true that no one is entitled to get social security disability benefits unless they have ...
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