If you work for DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, Bite Squad or another delivery service in Minnesota, you may qualify for workers' compensation benefits. Workers' compensation is an insurance that comes from your employer's insurance policy. Most of these companies, such...
If you have a disability that severely limits your ability to perform your routine daily functions, you may depend upon social security disability benefits to help you to make ends meet. It can be devastating, then, to receive a notice that the government denied your...
Most people already know that physical disabilities can make it hard to find and maintain employment. However, the role that mental health plays in holding down a job is often overlooked. Some individuals may not even realize that it is possible to secure Social...
The Social Security Administration has announced that retirees and disabled individuals will see a whopping 5.9 percent increase in their benefits next year. The cost of living adjustment applies to those receiving both Social Security Disability and Supplemental...
It’s been nearly two years since the Social Security Administration closed its hearing offices due to the Covid-19 pandemic and moved all hearings to telephone or video. But the SSA has announced that it will finally bring back in-person hearings in a limited capacity...
If you are injured while working, you should be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. But, what happens when you are off the clock at the time? While some injuries are clearly “work-related injuries,” if you are hurt in a slip-and-fall in the parking lot, during...
Being a veteran is an honorable title, but far too often, individuals who have served in the military suffer wounds that are both difficult to see and to recover from. In fact, many veterans face life-changing injuries and other harm that result in an inability to...
For Social Security disability claims, the burden of proof in establishing a severe medically determinable impairment (MDI) is on the claimant. The existence of an MDI must be supported by objective medical evidence. Some claimants suffer from symptoms of genetic...
On March 17, 2020, Social Security Administration (SSA) closed its doors to the public and began conducting most of its operations remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the advent of a vaccine has reduced the number of fatalities, some patients still suffer...
While almost everyone has had a sense of mistrust or suspicion at some point in their lives, some individuals continually have these feelings. In fact, the paranoia they feel can take over their lives and make it difficult to function on a daily basis. When the...