Posts Tagged ‘disability benefits’
Work Injuries and the ADA
Work injuries and The ADA – What worker’s compensation rights do you have when you’ve been injured on the job? Is there an obligation for the employer to accommodate you? What is the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how does it interplay with workers’ compensation laws? These are a few common questions our clients…
Read MoreFive Things To Reduce Your Chance Of Injury While Driving On The Job
For even the most experienced Colorado driver, winter weather brings a whole new set of risks to everyone behind the wheel. Each year, over 1,300 deaths occur, and more than 116,000 people are injured on snowy, slushy, or icy pavement. Kaplan Morrell Law knows just how dangerous the combination of winter weather and driving can…
Read MoreSSA ordered to provide staff assistance to two mentally disabled beneficiaries.
In a first of its kind court settlement, the Social Security Administration will now provide assistance to two mentally disabled men in San Francisco so they understand SSA’s forms and procedures. Both these men had either lost their Social Security disability benefits and had their benefits reduced, as they were not able to understand the…
Read MoreSSA Employee No Longer In Trouble for “Excessive Workplace Flatulence”
Last month a Social Security employee was reprimanded formally for releasing an “awful and unpleasant odor” at work. Included in the formal reprimand was a log of at least 60 “incidents.” The reprimand letter stated that the employee’s flatulence created an “intolerable” and “hostile” work environment. This month we’ve learned that the reprimand letter was…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability Benefits and Work — Some Things To Consider
A very common question people have is: Can I draw Social Security disability benefits and still work? The answer is yes, within certain limits. If you work full time and/or make $1040 gross per month in 2013 then regardless of the severity of your disability, Social Security will not find you disabled. Under SSA’s rules…
Read MoreApplications For Social Security Disability Benefits Are On The Decline
In 2012 2.82 million Americans applied for Social Security Disability benefits a 4% decrease from 2011 according to Social Security’s Office of the Chief Actuary. SSA approved about 980,000 claims, the lowest number since at least 1998. This decrease in the number of applications last year may be a good omen for the US job market. Any…
Read MoreNew Study Shows Americans Like Social Security and are Willing To Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is
A recent study for the National Academy of Social Insurance found a majority of “Americans don’t mind paying for Social Security because they value it for themselves (80%), for their families (78%), and for the security and stability it provides to million of retired Americans, disabled individuals, and children and widowed spouses of deceased workers (84%).” The…
Read MorePilot Program Helps Social Security’s Representative Payees & Beneficiaries
A pilot program began last summer in the Philadelphia region to check the backgrounds of individuals who want to be the representative payee for another’s Social Security benefits has lead to the rejection of 100 people from becoming a representative payee. The program is designed to prevent people who have been convicted of fraud and…
Read MoreSocial Security Will Reveal The Name of the Judge in Disability Hearings with a FOIA Request
Since December 2011 Social Security began withholding the name of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who would hear a claimant’s Social Security disability case from the claimant and their representative. The policy was immediately challenged by claimant representatives. The National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives (NOSSCR) recently advised its members that US Attorneys are…
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