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Will Workers’ Comp Cover Car Accidents?
Workers’ compensation is the state-run program that legally requires employers to provide financial benefits to employees that sustain an injury while at the workplace or on the job. In today’s world, there are a number of different jobs that require travel and therefore driving can become part of one’s daily or weekly routine. Under… Read More »
Clinical Depression and Social Security Benefits
The Social Security program in America was designed to help all those unable to garner normal wages to still maintain an acceptable quality of life. While disability benefits extend to many different forms of affliction, mental illness is still an area that is in some doubt and concern when it comes to collecting benefits…. Read More »
Will I Still Receive Health Insurance and Benefits While Out of Work?
Many companies offer health insurance to their employees or pay for the majority of the premiums of it. This is an excellent practice, however this agreement comes into question when an employee is forced to miss time off work due to a worker’s compensation case or other medical leave reason. Ultimately, the question is… Read More »
How to Determine the Onset Date of Your SSI Claim
Most of the time, when an individual applies for disability benefits through the Social Security program (SSI), the Administration determines the date in which the benefits become active. This is called the established onset date (EOD) and is typically effective shortly after the individual’s application to the program is accepted and confirmed. There are… Read More »
Non-Medical You Can Use in a Social Security Disability Claim
The Social Security program in America is designed to provide enough finances to individuals that are unable to work to have an appropriate quality of life. Applying for Social Security disability (SSI) benefits requires a number of different kinds of documentation. Most of these required documents are medical records showing that an individual is… Read More »
How Drug Tests Affect Worker’s Compensation
In every state, it is a legal requirement that employers provide financial compensation to workers that are injured while on the job or at the worksite. That being said, there are a few factors that may influence the ability to collect such compensation or even disallow it. Under Florida law, if a workplace is… Read More »
Have I Worked Enough to Qualify for Disability Benefits?
In America, we have a program in place that awards funding to individuals that are unable to work due to age or circumstances or are retired. This system, the Social Security program, does have other requirements of its beneficiaries however, one of which is that they had to have worked a certain amount in… Read More »
Can I File for Both Worker’s Comp and Short Term Disability?
If a person sustains an injury while in the workplace or on the job, he or she is eligible for financial compensation to help pay for medical expenses, regardless of the circumstances. However, if that injury disallows the person from returning to work, that person may also want to apply for short term disability… Read More »
When to Say “No” to Working in Dangerous Environments
Most companies strive to create safe environments for their employees to work in. Sometimes, however, businesses ignore this and create spaces that are hazardous instead. This is not only immoral, it is illegal because every person has the right to a healthy working environment. If you or someone you know has found yourself working… Read More »
Can I Start a New Job and Still Receive Worker’s Compensation?
Collecting worker’s compensation means that an individual sustained a workplace injury and subsequently received financial payment from the employer or insurance company to cover medical expenses. Most of the time, the injury will prevent the worker from returning to the job immediately; this is the reason that lost wages are included in worker’s comp… Read More »
