Social Security Adds 3 Impairments to Compassionate Allowance List– In 2008 The Social Security Administration put in place a “Compassionate Allowance Program” to help the most severely disabled individuals get their Social Security disability benefits faster, without long delays. The Compassionate Allowance List (CAL) program applies to both Social Security Disability (SSDI) cases as well as […]
Collecting Workers Comp for Car & Travel Injuries – Workers Comp Lawyers Explain “Going & Coming Rule” (Part 2): This is PART 2 of an article by our Long Beach Workers Comp lawyers, addressing injuries sustained by employees while driving to and from work, while driving a company car, or while traveling for work. For […]
Collecting Workers Comp for Car & Travel Injuries – Workers Comp Lawyers Explain “Going & Coming Rule” (Part 1): Our experienced Long Beach Workers Comp lawyers are often contacted by employees who have been injured while driving a company car, while traveling for work and/or while driving to and from work. They wonder whether Workers […]
Deputy Arrested for Workers Compensation Fraud – The recent case of a San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy is a sobering example of the dangers of exaggerating – or “faking” – an injury in order to collect Workers Compensation. Matthew Tobolsky claimed to have suffered a back injury from lifting a two 5-gallon water bottles at […]
Long Beach Attorneys Explain Medicare & Workers Compensation – The average American worker does not begin to collect Medicare until the time they retire. So they typically rely on employer-provided health insurance benefits while employed – and Medicare after they retire. But, in the case of disabled employees who are receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits, the […]
Can I Collect Workers Compensation for a Heart Attack? Workers Compensation is awarded for “work related” injuries or illness. An injury or illness is considered work-related if exposure or an event in the work environment caused a condition or contributed to it, or aggravated a pre-existing condition significantly. Disabilities resulting from a workplace accident are almost always […]
Attorneys Carefully Watching New Law on Workers’ Compensation & Gender Discrimination For many years women’s advocates, progressive legislators, and The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA) have tried to pass new legislation to address gender inequality in workers’ compensation cases. These laws attempt to fix certain unfair treatment of women during the workers compensation process. Our […]
How Much Can I Earn Without Losing My Social Security Disability? Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits are only given to people who can no longer work due to disability IF they have paid enough taxes into the Social Security system through FICA. The amount of benefits they will receive will depend on their “earnings records”. In […]
Social Security Attorneys vs. Social Security Advocates – As experienced Long Beach Social Security attorneys we are sometimes asked by our clients what a “Social Security Advocates” does. In this article we explain the difference between Social Security Disability Attorneys & Social Security Disability Advocates. What Is a Social Security Advocate? Someone who is a […]
How Does Social Security Decide if I am Unable to Work? Our experienced Long Beach Social Security Disability lawyers have helped thousands of clients in Orange County, Anaheim, Los Angeles and Southern California obtain the Social Security Disability benefits that they deserve. One of the most common questions our Social Security Disability lawyers are asked is: […]
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