Have you ever seen a sign like the one to the left? Oh, if being well-rested could be only as simple as stepping behind a door labeled “Slumber Room!” Doug Landau of The Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. notes that many of his clients cannot get to sleep because of the side effects of…
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Can Parents Qualify for Social Security Survivor Benefits if Their Adult Child Dies? The answer is Yes, if certain conditions are met. Parents of a deceased adult child are eligible for monthly survivor benefits if: They are age 62 or older, They relied on their adult child for at least half of their financial support,…
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In order to collect Social Security disability income (SSDI), the disabled wage earner must be disabled for 12 months or more. Once it is clear he or she will be out of work for at least 12 months, then a winnable Social Security disability case can be maintained. Closed Period Claim Because these cases can…
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Hey Lawyer Landau, Why am I getting notice from the court that I can get some soda? This question came through our office many times this week! “COLA” Does Not Mean Soda Many Workers’ Compensation clients of the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., received notification this past weekend that they are entitled to COLA.…
Continue readingWhat would you think if you paid a company to do a job and later discovered that company subcontracted some of the work out to another company which was owned by the same owner? And furthermore that the subcontracted services (for which you were directly billed) could have been performed by another company for a…
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