Floridians wait for more than 2 years for disability hearing

There is also a mandatory five-month waiting period to even start receiving benefits, even after a person gets their established onset date.

Source: Floridians wait for more than 2 years for disability hearing

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Illinois is a little better, but not by much. The Peoria, Illinois Hearing office reports they have over 5200 cases waiting for a hearing. It is also taking longer to get a written decision from the Judge because SSA does not have enough lawyers to write the decisions.

Make an Informed Decision About Your Work Comp Settlement

There are many people who offer an opinion, yet they do not understand the truth, the law, or the facts in a Illinois work injury case.

Beware of friends or relatives who tell you that they know someone who got a big settlement from their workers’ compensation injury.

The law is structured so that most settlements range from $1,000 t0 $50,000.

A much smaller percentage range from $51,000 to $100,000.

Very few will settle for more than $100,000.

The reason is that the law is written so that the value of the case is tied to your average weekly wage.

The higher the wage, the higher the settlement value.

The law is also based on whether you have had a surgery and the restrictions you have.

The more restrictions, the greater the value.

Why is this important?

Because some people speak without knowing the law and the facts that apply to your case.

Do not be mislead and jeopardize your settlement.

Make sure that you get an opinion from an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer.

It may save you money and insure that you recover a fair settlement.

Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371 to discuss your case.

Social Security Judges Taking Longer

Social Security reports that in 2016 it took an average of 58 days for an Administrative Law Judge to issue a decision in a disability case.

In 2017 the average time has increased to 78 days.

Most likely due to not enough staff attorneys to write up the decisions.

Most everything will suffer due to inadequate budget for SSA.

It currently takes approximately 2.5 years to get a Social Security Disability hearing and an additional 78 days to find out whether or not you are disabled.

 

Capitol Fax.com – Your Illinois News Radar » Cullerton will call budget votes tomorrow

Source: Capitol Fax.com – Your Illinois News Radar » Cullerton will call budget votes tomorrow

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Democrats claim they are reforming Workers’ Compensation laws. However, Republicans no show for meeting. Supposed to be some votes take place on Fourth of July.