Social Security Disability Blog

All drivers should have auto insurance for the vehicles they drive. Sadly, far too many neglect this very important purchase. When they do, it's their hapless victims who suffer the consequences — which can be quite expensive.

Do you have recourse if you are hit by an uninsured driver? Learn what steps you can take to protect yourself in such instances.

It only takes a few seconds for an attacking dog to maul or kill someone. For those who survive a vicious dog attack, the physical injuries are often less disabling than the emotional trauma suffered. Certainly the emotional trauma can last much longer, especially when the victim is a young child.

On the evening of Saturday, April 23, a mother and her 9-year-old daughter from Newport, Tennessee, were visiting a home in Del Rio. While at the residence, the young girl was bitten on the face and neck by the occupant's dog.

The trucking industry is different in the way it pays than most other industries. While most people are used to a yearly salary or an hourly wage, many truckers are paid based on how many miles they drive. This rate tends to fall between $0.28 per mile and $0.40 per mile, though some companies exceed that.

In some ways, this is a good way to pay people. Truck drivers earn based on productivity. They have an incentive to get work done. A truck driver with an hourly wage may be tempted to take longer for meals or breaks, whereas a driver on a per mile wage wants to get back on the road.

On March 23, 2018, the Senate passed its version of the previously passed House bill for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. After years of almost equal spending, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will see a $480,000,000 increase in administrative funding over the fiscal year of 2017 appropriation. The bill directs the SSA to spend $100,000,000 of increased funding on reducing the disability hearing backlog for people waiting for claims on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims. Additionally, $280,000,000 of the increase will go to information technology and modernization improvement that would also help increase efficiency of the SSA. Part of the agreement also supports efforts to modernize case processing systems used by State Disability Determination Sections, which are the arms of the Social Security Administration that evaluate and determine eligibility for claimants at the initial or reconsideration levels.