Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA)
COLA for Social Security recipients The Social Security Administration announced a 5.9% cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits for [...]
Attorney Douglas Mohney Achieves Recertification in Social Security Disability Law with The National Board of Trial Advocacy
Cape Coral, FL -The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Douglas Mohney of Avard [...]
Social Security Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors: The Military Casualty/Wounded Warrior Program
Military service members may be entitled to disability benefits from both the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Social [...]
The Basics of Automobile Insurance Coverage in Florida
Florida’s No-Fault Law requires every person who registers a vehicle in Florida to provide proof of coverage in the form [...]
Am I Required to Set Up My Own SS Account?
Clients at Avard Law Offices have been calling us and asking if they are now REQUIRED to set up their [...]
21st Century Cures Act & Free Medical Records
As of November 2nd, the 21st Century Cures Act mandates that providers must be able to make eight types of patient [...]
The $600 Federal Unemployment Boost Ends July 31st
The CARES Act provided an additional $600 per week of unemployment benefits to Americans who were eligible after losing their [...]
Unemployment and Social Security Disability
Can you collect unemployment and Social Security Disability at the same time? Yes, you can apply for and be awarded [...]
Does Having an Attorney Improve Your Odds of Winning Your Social Security Disability Case?
The GAO (US Government Accountability Office) conducted a study to determine the rate at which administrative law judges allowed disability [...]
Other provisions from the COVID-19 relief bill that affect federal benefits and programs
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act increased federal nutrition and Medicaid funding. The CARES Act includes a six-month penalty-free deferral [...]