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lawyer says i can settle - jerseylock - 06-16-2012 09:26 AM
it's me again with a new question, i live in nys and my lawyer says i can settle. I told him i do not want to play around with the IC and them owning me.My ? is how would setteling affect ssd and can i have a section 32 with open medical....thanks in advance...
RE: lawyer says i can settle - norma - 06-16-2012 10:46 AM
(06-16-2012 09:26 AM)jerseylock Wrote: it's me again with a new question, i live in nys and my lawyer says i can settle. I told him i do not want to play around with the IC and them owning me.My ? is how would setteling affect ssd and can i have a section 32 with open medical....thanks in advance...I just took a section 32 which closed my medical, but you can do a section 32 with open medical, taking a section 32 does affect your ssd, it is all about how your attorney words your settlement.
RE: lawyer says i can settle - jerseylock - 06-16-2012 02:42 PM
Thanks norma, i still need a little more info. like it will affect me with ssd exactly and what do you mean how my lawyer words my settlement? thanks again.
RE: lawyer says i can settle - jerseylock - 06-16-2012 02:42 PM
Thanks norma, i still need a little more info. like it will affect me with ssd exactly and what do you mean how my lawyer words my settlement? thanks again.
RE: lawyer says i can settle - 1171 - 06-16-2012 03:43 PM
ss has an 80% earnings threshold.
your settlement has to have wording that pro-rates the total amount over the weeks so the 80% can be correctly calculated.