IMPORTANT INFORMATION (as of April 30, 2020): If you are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and you have dependents (qualifying children under age 17) and you did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019, you must register now on the IRS website by May 5, 2020 in order to…
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Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Closures Update 5/1/2020: From the VWC: “Per the Commission’s April 6, 2020 Order, all evidentiary hearings will be conducted by video until such time as in-person hearings can resume. On April 21st, the Commission began converting all hearings that were scheduled to be held from May 1 through June 10 to video…
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A recent study found that most leaks of patient information were due to the negligence of employees of healthcare providers, not by attacks from external hackers. Because of this, you should be extra careful about what information you give to your doctors’ offices, hospitals and local drug stores. The study, published in the Journal of…
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Now, if you need a replacement Social Security number (SSN) replacement card, you can easily request one on the Social Security Administration’s new online service through its my Social Security portal. Click here for more information and here to get started. The agency is conducting a gradual roll out of their new service and is not…
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Social Security Disability Hearings are different than court hearings in that the judge will question the disabled claimant as well as witnesses. In that way they are similar to Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, and Judge Alex, which you may have seen on television. But that’s where the similarity ends. They do not render their…
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