Client applied in 2014. Her claim was denied 3 times. Client has problems of stability with her left knee, 2 herniated discs in her neck, depression and insomnia. She could not walk for more than 10 minutes without taking a break. Retroactive pay of benefits since 2014.
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Client is in Workers’ Compensation because he fell at work and injured his low back. The insurance company sent him to a doctor paid by them. As expected, the doctor said that he could work and was only mildly disabled. However, his doctors said that he was 100% disabled. After 10 months of litigation and […]
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Social Security won! Client did not have enough quarters for the disability because she only worked 4 years. We applied for SSI instead. The judge initially denied the claim. We appealed. Client has back problems, carpal tunnel and migraines. Appealed granted and paid the client 3 and 1/2 years of benefits retroactively.
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Compensation won! Client was a mechanic for 10 months in a repair shop. He started suffering of back and neck pain. The employer denied the case saying it was too short the time he worked for his shop for developing those conditions. He got fired. The employer’s doctor affirmed the denial. After 9 months of […]
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Syracuse business owner and father, here for 15 years, has been deported to Guatemala Updated Jun 22; Posted Jun 22 By Marnie Eisenstadtmeisenstadt@syracuse.com , syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. — Lorenzo Ramos, a Syracuse husband, father and business owner who has been in the country for 15 years, has been deported to Guatemala. He was put on […]
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By Marnie Eisenstadt meisenstadt@syracuse.com , syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. — Miguel Robles was on his way to New York City from Cleveland in August last year when the bus he was riding stopped to pick up passengers in Rochester. Border Patrol agents boarded the bus and asked the five Latino men on it for papers, Robles […]
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The Trump administration says the U.S. will no longer grant asylum to people fleeing domestic and gang-related violence in their home countries. Jose Perez, an immigration attorney based in Syracuse, explains how this decision will affect asylum cases playing out in our own region. Original air date: 6/15/2018 Produced by Darien Lamen for Rochester Community […]
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Lorenzo Ramos’ wife and children do not know Spanish and do not know what they would do in Guatemala if he is deported.
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Read the full story at NationofChange.org
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Appeal won. Client was fired after a work accident to his neck. Client went on to work for a different employer for 12 days, however, one week later he had neck surgery. The judge ruled in favor of the first employer concluding that the client did not work enough for the other employer and therefore […]
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