Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
Do you think you could support two children and yourself by making only $9 per hour at a part-time job in Minneapolis? Even with inexpensive housing and cutting other costs like owning a car and going out to eat, making only $9 an hour at a part-time job may make it...
Many families in Minnesota are looking forward to spending the upcoming holidays with their loved ones and close friends. The holidays are supposed to be a time for celebration and joy, but for some folks, the holidays can be unbearable.People who suffer from severe...
This summer, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision to deny Ford Motor Company the right to discontinue workers' compensation benefits to George E. Frandsen once he turned 67 last year. Frandsen filed suit against Ford Motor Company for...
After being injured on the job, the last thing you want to hear is that you are not covered for workers' compensation benefits. Many workers in Minnesota find themselves in such situations, though, when their employers consider them to be independent contractors...
Getting injured on the job is not a pleasant experience for anyone involved. It puts an employee temporarily or permanently out of work and creates paperwork and costs for employers. These inconveniences, however, never justify an employer taking retaliatory action...
Workers' compensation is an insurance program designed to aid workers in receiving payment after they are injured in the workplace. It is intended to cover medical expenses, lost wages and rehabilitation. Although these benefits are available, they are not automatic....
Some people go their whole lives without becoming disabled. Some are disabled to the point that they must stop working. Still others face multiple disabilities during their lifetimes, causing frequent trips not only to the doctor, but also to the SSA office for...
What many people who have been injured on the job don't know is that, if their injury is severe enough and meets certain criteria, they may be able to seek both workers' compensation and Social Security Disability benefits. In fact, it is possible that work comp...
Late last month, the Social Security Administration put into effect rules to help the SSA and administrative law judges evaluate Fibromyalgia for Social Security Disability purposes. It explains how the SSA "develop[s] evidence to establish that a person has a...
In past entries on our Social Security Disability blog, we have written about the strong criticism of the SSDI program and shown how it is not an "incentive not to work," as certain Washington Post writers would call it, but a necessary program from many disabled...
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