This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...

Retirement should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor, yet many retirees unknowingly engage in habits that could land them in legal trouble. While most people understand the basics ...

That's because your disability rate (normally equal to your full retirement age benefit) must be reduced for every month you've already received a Social Security retirement check. And you will ...

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Disability benefits for senior citizens: It’s a topic I’ve written about before. But because older folks are always asking me about getting disability benefits from Social Security, I don’t mind ...

I often feel guilty if I write a column that essentially repeats information I've given in past columns. But readers often remind me that I shouldn't worry about that. For example, today, I got an ...

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The law says that to get disability benefits, you must have a physical or mental impairment that keeps you from working. You'll need to describe in detail how your disability prevents you from doing ...