Genetic Testing Scam Alert
By Kim Hill, Economic Security Client Services Manager at Elder Law of Michigan The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has issued a Medicare fraud alert involving…
Parents’ Day: Sunday, July 28, 2019
By Sheila Robison, MiCAFE Network Economic Security Team Member at Elder Law of Michigan This year, on Sunday, July 28th, let’s be ready to celebrate parents all around us! This national…
Social Security’s Definition of Disability
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist This month marks the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush…
(Mid-America Pension Rights Project): U.S. House passes legislation to prop up Teamsters, multi-employer pension plans
Via Tribune News Services By Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday approved legislation intended to prop up multi-employer pension plans including the Central States Pension…
(Mid-America Pension Rights Project): Coal Miners Back in Washington Fighting for Benefits
Via Western Kentucky University By Becca Schimmel United Mine Workers and supporters were on Capitol Hill Wednesday in an effort to shore up their pension and health benefits. More than 43,000 coal…
(Mid-America Pension Rights Project): A Working-Class Program that Works to Solve Your Pension Problems
Sandra Wisnewski, Director of the Mid-America Pension Rights Project at Elder Law of Michigan The Mid-America Pension Rights Project (MAPRP) assists clients with pension and 401(k) issues. There are no…
Social Security Q&A Part 21
By Vonda VanTil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Question: What is substantial gainful activity (SGA)? Answer: We use the term “substantial gainful activity,” or “SGA,” to describe a level of…
2019 Call to Justice Honoree: Presbyterian Villages of Michigan
By Mary Beth Sartorius, Staff Accountant at Elder Law of Michigan On August 21, 2019, Elder Law of Michigan will honor Presbyterian Villages of Michigan with the 2019 Joe D.…
(Mid-America Pension Rights Project ): A Working-Class Program that Works to Solve Your Pension Problems
By Sandra Wisnewski, Director of the Mid-America Pension Rights Project at Elder Law of Michigan The Mid-America Pension Rights Project (MAPRP) assists clients with pension and 401(k) issues. There are…
Waves or Woods?
By Nicholas Goodman, MiCAFE Network Specialist at Elder Law of Michigan As Michigan summers are never as long as we’d like, many people take advantage of the beautiful weather to…