Four Benefits Workers’ Compensation Provides In every workers’ compensation case, once it has been determined that you have sustained a work related injury, you as the injured worker are entitled to pursue four main benefits: These are the primary benefits that a workers’ compensation court can award or enforce. However, while not obligated to do
31 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. This landmark piece of legislation made discrimination against people with disabilities unlawful in the workplace, schools, transportation, and other parts of the public sphere. As a result of this law and many others, the 61 million American adults with disabilities have far more
What Can We Do? If Can Your Employer Force You to Get Covid Vaccine With nearly half of adult Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, many workplaces are opening their doors again to in-person operations. This has raised the question nationwide: Can your employer force you to get a COVID-19 vaccine? At the outset, no employer
Individual Social Security Disability benefits may be available to those who have a medical condition that makes them incapable of earning at least $1,310 per month. These benefits are broken down into two types: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for workers recently displaced by their disabilities and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the disabled that
Healing mentally and physically from a work injury is challenging, but very possible, if you are aware of the resources that are available to help you do so. Depression, anxiety, and trauma are common after a work injury. Many injured workers feel that their lives have been turned upside down and are scared about no
What Can I Do My Employer Job Offer During I Am Recovering Affect My Case? If your condition has not yet stabilized or reached “permanent and stationary” status, your employer may offer you different work that you can perform safely while you are recovering, or they may offer you a reduced work schedule. However, the