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I am in manufacturing. Can I get Social Security disability benefits?
October 7, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
There are an estimated 12.84 million jobs in the manufacturing marketplace in the United States as of March 2020. Workers in this industry play an...
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VA Housing Benefits
September 25, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
There are two major programs for disabled Veterans to receive assistance with modifying or obtaining a home to accommodate their service-connected...
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HEARINGS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE TIME OF A PANDEMIC
September 22, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all departments of the Social Security Administration, including the ability to hold in person hearings before an...
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VA Using Technology to Speed Mail Processing Times
September 14, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
The Veterans Benefits Administration ("VBA") has long been known for inefficiency and delay in their processing of claims, appeals, and...
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Contamination at K2 - Part 2
August 28, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
In 2015, the Army published an in-depth look at illnesses reported at Karshi-Khanabad, known by soldiers as K2, an old Soviet base leased to the...
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Contamination at K2 - Part 1
August 24, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
Karshi-Khanabad, known by soldiers as K2, was an old Soviet base leased to the United States from the Uzbek government after September 11, 2001...
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The View from a Military Spouse
August 21, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
This blog was written by Jan Lipske, VA legal assistant at Gardberg and Kemmerly: My name is Jan and I am a proud spouse of a military veteran of...
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Securing disability benefits after a career in shipping
August 6, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
The harbors dotting Alabama’s coastline play an important role in the state’s economy. While the shipping industry can be physically demanding,...
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, even in a pandemic
July 24, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
This year, I am the Chair for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event. The Making Strides for Breast Cancer Board is comprised of people from...
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IN AND OUT OF THE OFFICE: THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE
July 21, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
This year I took some time off from the board of Making Strides and the American Cancer Society, but boy, do I miss it! I was the Chair for the past...
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Economic Impact Payment Update
July 17, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
The IRS has announced that the deadline to use the non-filers tool to obtain the Economic Impact Payments is October 15, 2020. Economic Impact...
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AVOIDING PITFALLS BEFORE A HEARING
July 14, 2020 Gardberg & Kemmerly Blog
These are a few simple things people need to know before they get a Social Security hearing. I have worked in Social Security law for almost 20 years...
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National Law Headlines

Dedicate Building to Ginsburg, Lawmakers Tell Rutgers University
October 20, 2020 Law.com
Rutgers University officials say they are already looking at ways to honor to the late Supreme Court justice, who taught at its law school from 1963...
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Ahead of the Curve: Commencement on Repeat
October 20, 2020 Law.com
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the creative approach the South Texas College of Law--Houston took to an in-person commencement. Plus, is the...
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Can Grand Juries Go Virtual and Should They?: 'Holding Court' with Judge Glenn Grant in New Jersey
October 20, 2020 Law.com
"What do you do if you can't do it in person? Do you stop? I don't think so."
A COVID Lit Funding Boom?, Predicting Client Needs, CA Bar Exam Misses Diversity Mark: The Morning Minute
October 20, 2020 Law.com
Here's the news you need to start your day.
State Bar Asks Exam-Takers: Did You Cheat?
October 20, 2020 Law.com
The questions about cheating were part of a multi-page questionnaire about law school graduates' experiences taking the two-day test, the first full...
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Judge Rya Zobel to Receive 2020 Devitt Award
October 20, 2020 USCourts.gov
Senior U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel, who grew up in Nazi Germany and later became the first woman to serve as director of the Federal Judicial...
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'Plausibly Invalid': Trump's Attorneys Question Manhattan DA Probe in Seeking Stay of Subpoena From Justices
October 19, 2020 Law.com
In the case's second trip up the federal ladder, judges in the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...
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Ed Henry Argues Consensual Relationship in Lawsuit Accusing Him of Raping Former Fox News Employee
October 19, 2020 Law.com
Henry's filing accused the former producer of trying to paint a "false and libelous narrative of what was clearly a consensual relationship" in her...
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Amazon Company Accused of Violating Illinois Biometrics Law, Breaching Security for Thousands
October 19, 2020 Law.com
The District of Delaware case alleges thousands of Illinoisans now face a heightened risk of becoming victims of identity theft or fraud due to...
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Debevoise Faces Lawsuit Alleging Cover-Up, Negligence in Ex-Client's SEC Investigation
October 19, 2020 Law.com
The lawsuit is being brought by former client Mykalai Kontilai, who is facing several SEC and DOJ lawsuits and now resides in Russia after seeking...
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