The confidentiality of any and all documents pertaining to your case are protected under Worker’s Compensation Law. Only certain parties(including employers, insurance companies and either sides’ lawyers) may access information pertinent to your claim without written consent or a court-order. Your claim may also be viewed by government agencies who are processing claims for benefits… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Social Security Disability
Subscribe to Social Security Disability RSS FeedWorkers Compensation Settlements: Stipulations, Schedule Loss of Use (SLU) Awards and Section 32 Agreements
Posted in Construction Accidents, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilitySchedule Loss of Use Awards (SLU’s) are awards given to injured workers who have permanent injures to certain body pats, most often extremity injuries. New York Workers Compensation Schedule Loss of Use (SLU) Awards . It should be noted that an injure claimant can receive a Schedule Loss of Use Award without having to lose any time from work.
The most important aspect of a Section 32 Agreement is that the claimant is allowed to waive any or all past, present or future compensation and medical benefits
Multiple Sclerosis and Social Security Disability: OCT is Emerging Method of Tracking Nervous System Deterioration
Posted in Health Info, Long Term Disability / ERISA, Social Security DisabilityPrimary-progressive MS and Relapsing-remitting MS are the types we most often see in our office for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits
Troy Rosasco Appointed Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University School of Law
Posted in Firm News & Events, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability“Protective Legislation for Workers” is an upper level law school course and will be team taught in a “practical” manner. It will cover topics such as New York Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, OSHA, federal wage and hour law and unemployment insurance
Long Island Social Security Disability Lawyer Steps Down from NOSSCR Board of Directors
Posted in Firm News & Events, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsAfter six years of representing my Second Circuit colleagues on the National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives (NOSSCR) Board of Directors, I am stepping down to take on new challenges – including teaching a Social Security Disability Law course at a local law school. I will remain on the NOSSCR Advocacy Committee. Thankfully, my good friend… Continue Reading
Charles Lane Needs a Tutorial on Social Security Disability!
Posted in Social Security DisabilityPoor Charles Lane! The conservative Washington Post columnist’s recent Op-Ed Column on Social Security Disability policy has been getting shredded in both print and on the Internet.
Troy G. Rosasco, Esq.
New Fibromyalgia Disability Ruling from Social Security – SSR 12-2p
Posted in Health Info, Long Term Disability / ERISA, Social Security DisabilitySocial Security is scheduled to release it’s long awaited Fibromyalgia Ruling, SSR 12-2p tomorrow, July 25, 2012. Click here for a PDF version the full Social Security Disability Fibromyalgia Ruling. Until now, Social Security Disability lawyers frequently took general guidance from Social Security Ruling 99-2p Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) which was issued in 1999. Do not hesitate to call Senior Partner Troy Rosasco if you have questions concerning a Fibromyalgia Social Security Disability claim.
Judge Sol Wieselthier – Protector of the Disabled
Posted in Social Security DisabilityThe Hon. Sol A. Wieselthier, a long time Social Security Disability Administrative Law Judge in the Queens, NY Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, passed away over the weekend. He was 84 and worked until shortly before his death. I had the pleasure of appearing before Judge Wieselthier for over 20 years. He was a true mench. Rest in Peace, Sol.
New York Disability Lawyers Launch New Educational Social Security Web Site
Posted in Social Security DisabilityWe hope that this web site will become the “go to” web site for New York residents who are interested in leaning about Social Security disability benefits. Health care organizations should feel free to link to our site as a helpful Social Security resource.
Zadroga 9-11 Act to Cover Cancers
Posted in Labor News, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsI have long advocated for this cancer coverage and testified before Dr. Howard at public hearings urging this exact outcome. Many others did the same and more. Today is a great victory for all the 9-11 responders and survivors fighting cancer today. Please remember those who have already passed in your prayers.
Troy G. Rosasco Off to NOSSCR National Disability Lawyer Conference in Philly
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Long Term Disability / ERISA, Social Security DisabilityAs I have done in the past, I’ll be presenting a lecture to “New Practitioners” in the Social Security Disability Law field. I have always believed that in order to be able to teach a subject, you must know it cold. It is no different with Social Security Disability Law, and teaching new Social Security Lawyers is both challenging and invigorating.
Social Security Disability Lawyer Bootcamp Seminar April 18, 2012
Posted in Firm News & Events, Social Security Disabilityhopefully I’ll need more brain and less brawn at the upcoming full day Social Security Disability Boot Camp Seminar where I will be presenting on April 18, 2012. I will be covering topics such as the difference between SSDI vs. SSI, Social Security Disability appeals, ALJ hearings and mental impairments, such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Happy Holidays 2011 from your New York Disability Lawyers
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsDisability Claim Law Firm of Turley, Redmond Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP
Wall Street Journal on Social Security Disability System Review of ALJ Awards and New Surprise ALJ Policy
Posted in Social Security DisabilityAre Social Security Disability Judges awarding too many or too few disability claims? According to an article on the Social Security disability system by Damian Paletta in the Wall Street Journal today, that will be the subject of an independent review of the federal disability system by the Administrative Conference of the United States focusing on the work of Social Security Administrative Law Judges (ALJ’s). class action lawsuit was filed against five Social Security ALJ’s claiming anti-claimant bias in the Queens New York Office of Adjudication and Review. Read my affidavit that was submitted to the federal court regarding the abuses of Social Security Queens Chief Judge David Z. Nisnewitz and ALJ Seymour Fier here.
On the other equally bad end of the spectrum is the case of West Virginia Social Security ALJ David B. Daugherty, who apparently never met a claimant who was not disabled. Unlike his brethren in Queens, New York, he was suspended for his outstandingly high allowance rate, and eventually retired. The “Queens 5″ continue to hear cases. I guess granting cases is a more serious offense at Social Security than bullying and intimidating claimants, which was the M.O. for the Chief ALJ Nisnewitz in Queens. Either way, both examples of these “outliers” should be purged from the system.
Wall Street Journal on Social Security Disability Doctor Problems
Posted in Social Security DisabilityAs an Social Security Disability lawyer who sees these doctors’ decisions reversed on a regular basis by Administrative Law Judges (ALJ’s), I can tell you these doctors rarely make well reasoned, medically justified decisions. The real deal is that most of these doctors are unhappy because Social Security is now paying them for “performance” on a per claim basis, as opposed to their prior leisurely $90 per hour pace. These doctors, many of whom have been “retired” from the regular practice of medicine for decades, had a good thing going while it lasted. When asked to produce, the “semi-retired” Social Security doctors are leaving the system – plain and simple.
Big Day in New York Workers’ Compensation Law! Court of Appeals Decides Aggregate Trust Fund Deposit Case of Raynor v. Landmark Chrysler in Ruling Against Insurance Carriers
Posted in NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityRaynor v. Landmark Chrysler, the New York State Court of Appeals affirmed a lower appellate court ruling upholding provisions requiring private workers’ compensation insurance carriers to make mandatory Aggregate Trust Fund (ATF) deposits for claimants classified as permanently partially disabled (PPD) and injured both before and after March 13, 2007. Upon the worker being classified PPD, the private insurance carrier is obligated to deposit the present value sum of future indemnity payments into the Aggregate Trust Fund (ATF). In many cases, such deposits will be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. This is a private workers’ compensation insurance company’s worst nightmare. Practically, just the threat of a potential PPD classification should cause insurance companies to pull out their settlement checkbooks and pens. And this was the intention of the 2007 New York Workers’ Compensation Reform legislation The fairness of settlement offers will be based upon the ATF’s present value discount tables and Board Bulletin 222-B. if you have questions about the fairness of your Section 32 workers compensation settlement offer, please contact Troy Rosasco at x123 for a Free Evaluation of your claim
Basics of Social Security Disability Claims on Video
Posted in Firm News & Events, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability ClaimsContact me for a copy of my PowerPoint materials for this Social Security Disability claim seminar.
Social Security Disability Running Out of Money? Dont Believe It!
Posted in Social Security DisabilityThere are some easy, less draconian, solutions to the Social Security disability insolvency problem. Why doesn’t Congress simply make Social Security’s own “Ticket to Work” program mandatory for anyone who is less than 100% disabled (the majority of SSDI recipients)? Currently, it is a voluntary program and is greatly under utilized
Osama Bin Laden Dead! God Bless the USA
Posted in Construction Accidents, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsJust finished watching the President inform the nation that our military and intelligence services have killed Osama Bin Laden. Today the USA stands triumphant in sending a clarion call to all terrorists who would come to our shores to cause us harm. Americans never give up, and you too will be hunted down, flushed out and brought to the justice you deserve.
Disability Lawyer Troy Rosasco Gets Top Reviews for Lawline Seminar on LTD Claims
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsI recently did a Disability Claim video CLE for Lawline, the nation’s top online CLE producer, The CLE was entitled “Disability Insurance Claims Primer: The Plaintiff’s Perspective”, focused on both the law and practical pointers involving private disability income insurance policies for professionals and employer based long term disability claims governed by ERISA. Thankfully, it is getting top reviews from lawyers around the country.
Social Security Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Systemic Anti-Claimant Bias by Queens NY Disability Judges
Posted in Social Security Disability83 page class action lawsuit filed in federal district court alleging systemic anti-claimant bias, consistent flawed decision-making, and routinely intemperate conduct by Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) during hearings for claimants seeking disability benefits at the Queens, NY Office of Disability Determination & Review (ODAR) .
ALJ’s named in the lawsuit are Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge David Z. Nisnewitz, and ALJs Seymour Fier, Marilyn P. Hoppenfeld, Hazel C. Strauss The lawsuit seeks to disqualify the named ALJ’s from hearing any new cases in the future.
Workers Compensation Lawyer Christopher Redmond Opens New Hamptons Office
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsChristopher M. Redmond, a Senior Partner at the New York Workers’ Compensation Law Firm of Turley Redmond Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP, has opened a new office on Main Street in Sag Harbor, NY to serve injured workers from Montauk, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Southampton, Sag Harbor and Hampton Bays. increase in construction accidents, including falls off ladders, scaffolds and roofs, and into holes and ditches.
Often times general contractors use off-the-books immigrant workers on both construction sites and on landscaping projects. These workers, often Latino, are rarely provided with the safety equipment they need, such as harnesses, safety goggles, ear protection and helmets.
Turley, Redmond, Rosasco y Rosasco, LLP a estado representando a los trabajadores inhabilitados latinos por casi vente años. Incluso si usted es un trabajador indocumentado usted tiene derecho a los beneficios de compensación de Nueva York si usted se lastima en el trabajo.
New York Disability and Compensation Lawyers Launch New Informational Video Channel
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsThe Law Firm of Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP is proud to announce the launch of their own Internet Informational Disability and Compensation Claim Video Channel, in addition to their new You Tube Disability Law Channel. Our lawyers have produced 50 helpful videos covering topics such as Zadroga 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund Claims, New York Workers’ Compensation Fund Claims, Construction Site Accidents, Social Security Disability Claims, Long Term Disability Claims and New York Civil Service Disability Pensions.
Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Lawyer Featured in Long Island Business News
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsLast week Gregory Zeller of the Long Island Business News (LIBN) interviewed me about the new Zadroga 9/11 Act and the reopened Victim Compensation Fund. Read the LIBN Zadroga Act article here. including the excellent 9/11 WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at Stony Brook Univerity Medical Center based in Islandia, If you have any questions, call me directly toll free at 1-855-WTC-INFO or visit our Zadroga 9/11 Claims informational website at www.zadrogaclaimsinfo.com.