Long Beach Lawyers: Do I Get Social Security or Workers Comp for Deafness & Hearing Loss?– May is National Hearing Protection Month. For more than four decades the attorneys at Cantrell Green have been fighting for the rights of injured workers. We have collected millions of dollars in benefits in Workers Compensation and Social Security […]
Can I Collect BOTH Workers Compensation AND Social Security Disability for Hearing Loss? Yes. Under some circumstances you can collect Social Security Disability for hearing loss – even if you are already collecting Workers Comp for your hearing loss. However, your Social Security Benefits will typically be “Offset” or reduced by your Workers’ Compensation Settlement. […]
Social Security “Blue Book” Listing: Low Vision or Partial Blindness – As previously explained by our attorneys in this article on Social Security for Vision Loss, eyesight impairment must be quite significant to qualify for Social Security Disability. And, as long as a person has good vision in one eye, they will not qualify for […]
Social Security Disability for Vision Loss or Blindness– Individuals with poor or impaired vision – or who are partially, legally, or totally blind – may be able to qualify for Social Security Disability benefits for their vision problems. In this article, our experienced Long Beach Workers Compensation attorneys explain who may qualify and how to […]
Lawyers Explain Workers Compensation for Back Injury – One of the most common body parts injured at work is the back. Our experienced Long Beach lawyers have assisted hundreds of employees obtain the workers compensation they deserve for their back injuries. Who Can Get Workers Compensation for a Back Injury? A back injury can be […]
Workers Comp “Reforms” Can Hurt Injured Employees – Any time workers’ comp laws are improved to benefit employees, our Long Beach workers comp attorneys are excited. However, sometimes a change in laws, regulations, policies or procedures can hurt injured employee’s workers compensation cases – even if these changes are labeled “reforms”. When laws or procedural […]
2017 California Workers Compensation Attorneys’ Statistics – Our experienced Long Beach Workers Compensation attorneys continuously keep apprised of the latest laws, trends and statistics in California and across the country – in order to provide our clients with the best possible representation. Every year our skilled Workers Compensation attorneys collect information from the US Bureau […]
Attorneys Discuss Workmans* Comp for Slip and Fall Injury- One of the most common types of workplace accidents is a “slip and fall” or “trip and fall.” Our experienced Long Beach lawyers have assisted hundreds of employees obtain the workers compensation they deserve for injuries sustained when they slipped, tripped or fell at the workplace, […]
Ask the Lawyer: Can I Choose or Switch My Workman’s Comp* Doctor? If you have been injured at work, your treating doctor is extremely important in your California workers’ compensation claim. Your treating physician directs the course your medical treatment, issues your work restrictions, and refers you to specialists. But, unfortunately, in some cases having […]
Long Beach Attorneys Explain: Paying Taxes on Workers Comp (“Workmans Comp”)– Tax time is here again, and our clients are often left wondering whether they will be taxed on their Workers Compensation payments. Workers’ Compensation benefits are typically not taxable income for either your state or federal taxes. Similarly, Workers’ Comp benefits paid to surviving […]
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