Disability & Social Security

Social Security Disability: Rapid-Fire Updates

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1 hours 28 minutes
Melvin Cook
With Melvin A. Cook from Law Office of Melvin A. Cook
Recorded November 14, 2025.
Product ID 101230

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Overview

Keep Up With SSA Changes and Update Your Claim-Handling Approaches

Are you up to date on the latest changes affecting Social Security Disability claims and appeals? This legal briefing offers a bird's-eye view of the issues to watch and changes to make. Register today!

  • Recap changes to benefits calculations.
  • Review the way modern job market conditions affect disability evaluation.
  • Hear what's new in ALJ hearing scheduling and presentations - and help ALJs make the right decisions.
  • Prevent benefits loss: help clients navigate new ID checks and overpayment problems.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Changes in the Way SSDI Benefits Are Calculated
  2. Shifting Medical-Vocational Evidence and Guidelines
  3. New Identity Verification Requirements
  4. ALJ Hearing Trends to Watch
  5. Critical Recent Benefit Interruptions Questions

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Product ID 101230

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1.5 Total
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  1. Social Security Disability: Rapid-Fire Updates

    1. Changes in the Way SSDI Benefits Are Calculated
    2. Shifting Medical-Vocational Evidence and Guidelines
    3. New Identity Verification Requirements
    4. ALJ Hearing Trends to Watch
    5. Critical Recent Benefit Interruptions Questions

Who Should Attend

This legal guide is designed for attorneys. SSDI case representatives and paralegals will also benefit.

Speakers

Melvin A Cook
Melvin A.
Cook
Law Office of Melvin A. Cook
Speaker bio
Melvin A Cook

Melvin A. Cook

Law Office of Melvin A. Cook
Melvin Cook

is a sole practitioner in Sandy, Utah, where his practice areas include civil litigation, family law, personal injury, estate planning, Social Security disability and workers' compensation. He is a member of the Utah State Bar and Salt Lake County Bar. Mr. Cook earned his B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University.

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