MCV Law Blog
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Social Security Disability Benefits for Older Workers
If you’re 55 or over and struggling to continue to work due to an injury or chronic illness, you should consider applying for Social Security Disability benefits.…
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Thank You for Staying Home and Working from Home
At MCV Law, we have unparalleled experience in handling both at home injuries arising from employment or disease cases suspected of being contracted at work.…
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How Is My Personal Injury Case affected by COVID-19?
Although the Courts are only accepting limited filings, MCV Law remains open remotely.…
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Covid-19 and Hospital Inequality; Why It’s Getting Worse, and How to Fix It
The following content has been republished from The New School Center for New York City Affairs. The Covid-19 pandemic is hitting the underfinanced hospitals serving thousands of poor and working-class New Yorkers the hardest.…
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New Rules Regarding Social Security Recipients and Coronavirus Stimulus Checks
Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul issued a recent message for Social Security Beneficiaries with Dependents Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payments.…
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Providing Medical Evidence for Workers' Comp During the COVID-19 Pandemic
At MCV Law we are aware of the need to balance providing regular income with your personal health and safety. If you need to provide a doctor’s report due to a Workers' Compensation disability and an in person visit with your doctor is not possible due to the recent pandemic, Telemedicine may be a viable option for you.…
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Effect of Stimulus payments on SSI and Medicaid Recipients
The Commissioner of Social Security advised that SSA will not consider economic impact payments (stimulus payments) as income for SSI recipients, and the payments will be excluded from resources for 12 months.…
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Are You Over 55 and Laid Off? You May Want to Consider Applying for Social Security Disability
Were you working with restrictions or accommodations from your employer due to a chronic illness or injury, and are now laid off due to the pandemic? You may wish to consider applying for Social Security Disability.…
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Special Benefits If You Are Unemployed Due to the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Please see and use this framework for guidance on the benefits you may be eligible for if you have been put out of work due to the recent mandatory shut down of non-essential work activities or because of an order of mandatory quarantine or Isolation.…
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How Can Social Security Recipients Get Checks Under the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?
Yesterday (Wed., April 1), the Treasury Department and the IRS announced that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated tax return to receive an Economic Impact Payment. Instead, payments will be automatically deposited into their bank accounts. The IRS will use the information on the Form SSA-1099 and Form RRB-1099 to generate $1,200 Economic Impact Payments to Social Security recipients who did not file tax returns in…