Navigation This Summer I received the honor of accepting an appointment to the Cumberland School of Law Alumni Advisory Board which began in October of this year. As a proud alumnus of Cumberland Class of 2015, I am extremely excited to be asked to help shape the future of the school and the experiences that future […]
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The PACT Act Made 2023 a Busy Year for the VA
In the last fiscal year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) achieved historic milestones, with plans to sustain and build upon this progress into 2024. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) managed over 116 million medical appointments, marking a 2.7% increase from the previous year. Simultaneously, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) disbursed $150 billion in compensation […]
Resources for Those in Need
Living in Mobile or even the Baldwin County area offers many options to someone needing affordable or low-cost medical care along with many other resources that are available for housing, prescriptions, food, and clothing. My goal in 2024 is to highlight and focus on some of these resources that truly provide help to those filing […]
How workers’ compensation protects injured Alabama employees
There are many professionals working in high-risk careers across Alabama. From semi-truck drivers and forestry professionals to hospital workers, employees in a variety of different careers have a risk of suffering an injury at work. For example, even those in seemingly-safe professions can get hurt due to a slip-and-fall. Some people experience incidents that result […]
Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2024
On October 12, 2023, the Social Security Administration announced a 3.2% benefit increase for 2024. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is substantially smaller than last year’s COLA which saw a benefit increase of 8.7%, the biggest COLA in more than 40 years. Beginning in January of 2024, approximately 66 million Social Security beneficiaries will see an […]