Solomon Law Firm PLLC

05/01/2025

SOLOMON LAW IS 12 YEARS OLD TODAY! We continue to fight daily to help people regain their dignity. Thank you to our past, present, and future clients!

08/23/2024

Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.

06/19/2024

The plan will allow undocumented immigrants with a U.S. citizen spouse to remain with their families while they apply for permanent residency.

06/03/2024

Data shows that since 2022, more than 350,000 asylum cases filed by migrants have been closed by the US government if the applicants don’t have a criminal record or are otherwise not deemed a threa…

05/01/2024

SOLOMON LAW is 11 years old today! 11 years of fighting for the underdog, and helping you regain your dignity. To our current clients, we will never give up. To our future clients, we look forward to fighting for you!

Solomon Law helps people with disabilities, especially in areas of SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, CHILD CUSTODY, IMMIGRATION LAW, MOTOR VEHICLE LAW and PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY.

02/21/2024

Under the current law, 40% of beneficiaries end up paying taxes on their benefits each year.

01/30/2024

In Green Bay WI today advocating for our clients in Social Security disability hearings. Had to stop by the local shrine to pay my respects!

11/11/2023

Attorney Garrett TenHave-Chapman of Solomon Law Firm argued before the Michigan Supreme Court on 11/8/2023 to protect injured workers’ rights. Michigan law says that employers cannot terminate a worker for asserting their right to worker’s compensation benefits, and that workers have 3 years to sue an employer which does so. With increasing frequency, employers are sneaking in language in initial hiring documents that limits the time to sue to 6 months. Attorney TenHave-Chapman urged the Supreme Court to prevent this language from taking effect, and guarantee that workers have the full 3 years to sue. We expect a decision in early 2024.

10/12/2023

Blue’s Gym argues their nonprofit status should exempt them from a 2021 property tax bill, but county officials say at this point, state law prevents a simple solution.

10/10/2023

Blue’s Gym is a well loved community boxing gym in the Greater Gra… Garrett TenHave-Chapman needs your support for Pay City Tax Bill To Keep Blue’s Gym Open!

09/29/2023

Because of a procedural change in how the U.S. government processes some green cards, faith communities across the country may lose thousands of leaders and workers.

09/28/2023

Disability rule changes proposed by SSA:

Tomorrow SSA will publish three proposed changes in the Federal Register, all of which will have an open comment period.

The first proposed rule change is entitled “Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process: Including How We Consider Past Work.” SSA will propose to “revise the definition of past relevant work (PRW) by reducing the relevant work period from 15 to 5 years.” This will make a significant difference in step 4 determinations, as well as transferability of skills assessments. NOSSCR is pleased to see this proposed change as it reflects the type of commonsense modernization for which we are advocating. This change is scheduled for publication tomorrow, September 29, 2023, and the public comment period will remain open for 60 days.

In the second proposed rule change, SSA intends to “Expand the Definition of a Public Assistance Household.” This change will make SNAP an additional means-tested public income maintenance program. The agency also proposes to alter the definition of a Public Assistance Household “to include households in which any other (as opposed to every other) member receives public assistance.” The agency anticipates that this will decrease the number of SSI recipients who are charged with in-kind support and maintenance, while also decreasing the amount of income deemed to SSI recipients due to the SNAP benefits of other household members. While NOSSCR continues to advocate for more significant changes to in-kind support and maintenance reductions, we are encouraged by this step forward. This change is scheduled for publication tomorrow, September 29, 2023, and the public comment period will remain open for 60 days.

The third proposed change is an “Extension of the Flexibility in Evaluating "Close Proximity of Time" to Evaluate Changes in Healthcare Following the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.” This rule recognizes that the pandemic-related delays in receiving healthcare have not yet resolved, and thus the agency proposes to continue their alteration in definition of “close proximity of time” to mean twelve months instead of four months when determining whether someone meets the musculoskeletal listings at Step 3. This change is scheduled for publication tomorrow, September 29, 2023, and the public comment period will remain open for 30 days.

The unpublished rules are currently available to view at Federal Register: Agencies - Social Security Administration.