LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: What happens to my scheduled Social Security Disability hearing if there is a federal government shutdown in ...

The cornerstone of our American social insurance system is the Social Security Act, which provides for a myriad of benefits or entitlements, including the Social Security retirement benefit and Social ...

“Enable: The Disability Podcast,” about amazing people with disabilities and different abilities, will release new episodes ...

New maps produced by the Social Security Administration (SSA) show the areas where disability appeals are taking several hundred days to process. As part of the recently launched SecurityStat program, ...

You have to have been employed for a certain number of years and paid Social Security taxes (FICA) to be eligible for SSDI, although there are exceptions. For example, if a person who has worked and ...

As of January, nearly 300,000 Americans are awaiting decisions on their Social Security disability appeals, highlighting significant delays in the system. The average wait time for these hearings is ...

Nearly 300,000 Americans waiting for Social Security disability appeal — average delay hits 9.5 months, leaving families in limbo Amid fears of cuts to Social Security programs and government ...

The Social Security Administration plans to close a hearings office in suburban New York when its lease ends in May, as Elon Musk reportedly prepares to cancel thousands of federal leases across ...

Attorney Danielle Beaver joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss who qualifies for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), how do you apply, ...