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CalPERS Makes Health Plan Change for 2019

CalPERS Makes Health Plan Change for 2019 –  What is CalPERS? CalPERS (The California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration) is the retirement and health security program for state, school, and public agency members and public servants. The CalPERS pension fund serves more than 1.8 million members in the CalPERS retirement system, in additon […]

CalPERS Disability Retirement FAQs

CalPERs Disability Retirement FAQs – CalPERS (The California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration) is the retirement and health security program for state, school, and public agency members and public servants. The CalPERS pension fund serves more than 1.8 million members in its retirement system. The experienced disability lawyers at Cantrell Green are among […]

How to Calculate Social Security Disability – 2018

Social Security Lawyers Explain How to Calculate SSDI –  Eligible Social Security Disability Insurance claimants receive benefits each month that are calculated based on their “average lifetime earnings” before they became disabled. Your Social Security Disability amount is NOT based on your household income or how severe your disability is. In other words, the amount of […]

Social Security Disability (SSD) vs. Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI)

California Lawyers Explain Difference Between Social Security Disability & Supplemental Security Insurance – When an individual becomes disabled they often refer to the benefits they receive simply as “Social Security” – but there are actually several different programs that fall under the umbrella of the Social Security Administration, including:  Social Security Retirement Insurance, Social Security Disability, Supplemental Security Income. […]

What’s the Difference Between Social Security Lawyers & Advocates?

Social Security Lawyers vs. Advocates in Long Beach – Our Long Beach attorneys explain the difference between Social Security Disability lawyers & Social Security Disability advocates. Many of the Social Security Disability “firms” that you see on television in Los Angeles, California are “advocates,” and are not actual law firms. So be careful and informed when […]

Defense Base Act Compensation for Unusual Injuries

Long Beach Lawyers Explain Defense Based Act and “Unusual” Injuries Abroad – U.S. Government contractors operating abroad are required to provide workers compensation for their employees by a law called the Defense Base Act (DBA). This obligation extends to providing workers comp benefits for anyone employed overseas by the company –  regardless of the nationality of the […]

Is Social Security Disability Taxable? (2018)

Is Social Security Disability Taxable? (2018) Many people mistakenly believe that since they paid payroll taxes out of their paychecks to fund their Social Security Disability benefits, theior SSDI checks will not be taxable.  Unfortunately this is not always the case. In some situations, benefits that Social Security pays are indeed taxable under federal income tax. […]