It's no secret that a large number of Social Security Disability (SSD) applicants have to go through at least one appeal or even a hearing in front of an administrative law judge to get their claims for benefits approved.
The question is, "Why?" If so many more people are gaining approvals on appeal, that means that there are a lot of unjust denials taking place. Somebody, somewhere, is making an awful lot of bad decisions on claims.
Workplace falls lead to numerous injuries every year, all over California. They're consistently one of the major reasons that workers get hurt, and they often lead to very serious physical issues and complications.
What can employers do to reduce the odds of a fall? Here are a few helpful tips:
Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) is a government program providing financial aid to people who have a medical condition expected put them out of work for at least a year or result in their death. The program helps people who have fallen on hard times, but sometimes the system doesn’t work as it should.
For instance, many people have their claim denied, initially. However, if you or a loved one has had your SSDI application denied, you may appeal the initial decision. There are four levels of SSDI appeals:
People get injured doing their jobs every day. And while some injuries come with a gruesome story (such as getting an arm trapped in a machine), the truth is that most workplace injuries are rather mundane. But that doesn’t mean they are any less deserving of attention.
Indeed, some of the most common injuries are the most expensive in terms of lost work time and medical expenses to employers. A statistical analysis published by Liberty Mutual shows that according to the most recent data, the costliest cause of serious but non-fatal workplace injuries continues to be “overexertion involving outside sources.” In today’s post, we’ll discuss what this means in more detail.
California's workers' compensation program helps workers who suffer a work-related injury get the financial assistance they need to deal with medical expenses and lost wages. For an injury to be covered by the program, it must either prevent a person from doing their job or interfere with their ability to do it.
The employee must have suffered the injury while on the job or performing duties required for their job. This might include suffering an injury while lifting large boxes containing supplies for a conference you're leading or even an injury suffered at a mandatory company social event like a softball game or picnic.
Shoulder injuries are hard to ignore. Whether you tore your rotator cuff in one incident, or slowly degraded it over time, you may be entitled to compensation.
Most people on Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites use these forums to depict a rosy picture of their lives, with photos of vacations, parties, adventures and family milestones. However, people who are applying for or already receiving Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits may need to think twice before they post if they don't want to risk losing those benefits.
A proposal by the Trump administration would let the Social Security Administration (SSA) look at applicants' and recipients' social media accounts to help determine eligibility. The language in the budget being submitted to Congress refers to the SSA being allowed to "use all collection tools to recover funds in certain scenarios." However, a recent article in The New York Times says that social media posts are among those tools.
Many people consider Teslas among the most technically advanced vehicles on the road. The head of Tesla, Elon Musk, once said that its assembly plant, located in Fremont, California, would be the most automated one in the world. However, Tesla's assembly lines are manned by human workers, just as other automakers' assembly lines are.
The safety of those workers has been the subject of multiple investigations. Between 2014 and 2018, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the automaker for some 54 violations. Those fines totaled almost $237,000. That's more than double the fines incurred by the 10 leading U.S. auto plants in the country combined.
If you are injured on the job, you may find yourself searching for financial relief in the near future. This is particularly true if your injury keeps you out of work for an extended period of time.
While the workers' compensation system is designed to help people in your situation, obtaining benefits is easier said than done.
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