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Free seminar on understanding employment issues for people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities
The People with Disabilities Foundation will be sponsoring a free seminar on understanding employment issues for people with psychiatric/and or developmental disabilities. The panel lecture
Can I get Social Security Disability if I have carpal tunnel syndrome?
As I was driving back from Novato after seeing my doctor I was wondering if I would qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance. Today my
What holds up the processing of your disability case?
I was recently reading some other blogs and came across a website and blog by Tim Moore, a former disability adjudicator who used to work
Six tips to prepare for your Social Security disability hearing
I would like to give you some of the tips I use in preparing my clients for their Social Security hearings in front of Administrative
Update on immigration issues for Social Security practitioners
Last weekend I gave a presentation along with my colleague, David Wright, at a conference of Social Security practitioners. The conference was geared towards experienced
California’s 2009 budget reduces SSI cost of living adjustment
On February 20, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a much-debated budget plan. You may find the budget documents on the website of the California Department
Do you have the “Vibe?”
When I first heard about “VIBE,” I thought my colleague was joking. It turns out it is real and the word as used by Immigration
Only white Christians allowed – if 26 governors have it their way
According to an article in the New York Times today, governors in almost half of the states in the United States have told President Obama that
How do I bring my brother or sister permanently to the United States?
I am writing the second of a multi-part series of posts on how to bring family relatives to the United States permanently. The first post
What is the definition of a frivolous application for Political Asylum?
I recently had a prospective client in San Francisco ask me for the definition of a frivolous asylum application. As background, an individual may not
Immigration Blog Round-Up, week ending November 13, 2015
Every Friday I am going to include a round-up of blog posts from the past week related to immigration law. I hope to feature
Where the 2016 Presidential candidates stand on Immigration?
With so much rhetoric and posturing going on, it is difficult to know where the presidential candidates stand on anything. Fortunately, National Public Radio has
