Crucial Information regarding your social security credits. Each week you work, money is taken out of your check to fund the social security disability fund. If you work for approximately 6 continuous years you will earn 40 social security credits. Once you earn 40 social security work credits, you are eligible to be approved for…

Should I get a Social Security disability attorney for my initial application and first appeal? While you can file the initial application and the initial appeal on your own, I would highly recommend that you obtain experienced attorney help, from an attorney that specializes in Social Security cases. I say this because the initial application…

Social Security disability attorney Michigan Basic questions that are asked by the judge at your Social Security Disability Hearing. Your testimony is crucial. What is the maximum amount you can lift? How far can you walk? What do you do from the time that you get up in the morning until the time that you…

When contemplating settlement of a workers compensation case in Michigan, do yourself a financial favor and contact an experienced Michigan workers compensation Attorney for advice. I am seeing injured claimants at the comp bureaus in Michigan with no representation. Be advised that the insurance companies and their attorneys have no ethical duty to look out…

Social Media Social Security Judges In Michigan are now checking your Facebook page, your Twitter page, snapchat and Instagram. They are looking for anything that would be inconsistent with your claimed disabilities. Therefore, you should shut down all of your social media, well before your social security hearing. You never know what a certain Social…

If you have any questions about filing for Social Security disability or Social Security insurance please call The Law Offices of David Zimmerman.  We file initial applications for SSD and SSI and we also represent you versus the government regarding social security appeals.  You do not have to take on the federal government on your own…

If your employer will not file a claim for you, you may file form WC-117 with the Agency. If your claim is disputed by the insurance company or self-insured employer, you may need to file a form WC-104A, Application for Mediation or Hearing. In most situations you would hire a Michigan Worker’s Compensation lawyer to…

What do you when you do when your hurt at work and your employer refuses to make a claim with its workers comp insurance carrier and or the State of Michigan First,  you must give notice to your employer that you have been hurt at work. Michigan law states that you must give notice within…