Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Employment and Disability Benefits
Most people associate disability insurance benefits with the complete inability to work due to physical or mental impairments, but many individuals find they have some capacity, or desire, to work. This assumption is supported by the fact that the success or failure of an individual’s disability claim, regardless of whether the benefits are from… Read More »
Fast Tracking Disability Benefits for the Severely Disabled
Any illness, physical condition, or mental malady that requires someone to stop working is a devastating situation. Both financially and psychologically, holding steady employment is important to a person’s ability to live and function in society. Disability benefits, offered through private insurance policies and the Social Security Administration, are designed to replace some of… Read More »
What Is Considered a Disability?
When someone is young, taking their health and vitality for granted is easy. People are at their physical peak in their 20s and early 30s, and imagining a time when mobility or mental acuity might decrease or become compromised is difficult. At some point, though, everyone feels the effects of age, which diminish a… Read More »
The Basics of Disability Insurance
No matter the type of work someone does, a certain amount of training and learning is required to become proficient. Instruction and education is particularly required in today’s world as technology increasingly grows to be a staple in everyone’s life. Consequently, people invest a lot of time and energy in learning an occupation that… Read More »
The Complicated Process of Qualifying for Social Security Disability Insurance
Working or having a job is often more than just a source of steady income. Being employed brings a sense of purpose and structure to a person’s day and life, and a big hole is left behind for many that find themselves un- or underemployed. While unemployment numbers have decreased from their height about… Read More »