Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. Despite the millions of departures from jobs over the past few ...

The Social Security Administration on Monday said it is making a major change that could help more people qualify for disability benefits. The change involves a practice used by the program to ...

A half-billion-dollar fraud conspiracy… thousands dying as they await their benefit hearings… Social Security’s Disability Insurance program does a good job making the news. Unfortunately, it’s for ...

There has been no lack of partisan disagreement this year about the costs and benefits of the U.S. “entitlement state.” Congressional Republicans succeeded in limiting unemployment benefits and ...

One in four 20-year-old Americans will be disabled before they reach age 67, according to the Social Security Administration. This reality underscores the need for long-term disability insurance (LTDI ...

According to its Trustees, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Trust Fund is on course to run dry in 2023. That is seven years later than the Trustees reported last year, when the SSDI ...

Today’s work climate is geared toward freelance jobs, which makes it especially important for self-employed people to know how to arrange for their financial needs. One major fear among sole ...