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Each year, millions of Americans are injured on the job or exposed to an illness in the course of their job duties. As such, they may accrue expensive medical bills and be unable to go to work to pay their routine bills. For workers who have workers’ compensation benefits, accessing this financial should help alleviate…

Work-related injuries can disrupt your life. You might need costly medical care, and many injured workers have to stay home and rest while they recover, resulting in financial strain. In some drastic situations, an injury might result in long-term disability. Workers’ compensation benefits exist to compensate workers for the costs of injuries on the job,…

Benefit will be available for diagnosed workers working outside their homes Presumption will be workers contracted the virus at work; employers will have chance to rebut Governor also signed executive order waiving penalties on property taxes for residents and small businesses experiencing economic hardship based on COVID-19; order also extends deadline for filing property tax…

The Social Security Administration (SSA) grants disability benefits to individuals who are deemed unable to work and support themselves due to certain disabling conditions. However, what if you are able to work part-time to supplement your disability benefits? Will that put your disability benefits at risk? The truth is that some people are able to…

Workers’ compensation not only provides benefits after job-related injuries, but also job-related illnesses. People who get sick because they are exposed to toxins at work are able to have their medical care covered and obtain partial wage replacement for missed work. During our current pandemic, it is expected that workers might wonder whether they can…

It doesn’t matter what type of work you do or where there is always a risk of getting hurt on the job. If you have been injured on the job or have gotten sick from doing your job, you are probably wondering what steps you should take next. It’s understandable that you might want to…

Waiting too long to apply for benefits is one of the most common mistakes that people make regarding Social Security Disability. If you have a disability that prevents you from working full time or working at all, our Social Security lawyer in Orange advises that you act fast. Medical Information One problem with waiting too…

If you have recently received your first disability payment, you may be wondering when you will receive your back pay. During the application process, your lawyer may have mentioned back pay, but didn’t fully clarify to you what it was. Our Social Security lawyers in Fountain Valley want to help you understand back pay and…

When you are in the process of filing for Social Security, you are told that there are Social Security advocates available for free. At first, this is exciting news, legal help and for free! But, in reality, they are not as good as lawyers and they are focused on too many clients at once. Social…

Medical Workers’ compensation covers all medical costs for injured workers and will pay cash benefits for lost work time. Medical only cases are very common in workers’ compensation, but they only represent a small share of overall payments. According to the National Council on Compensation Insurance, medical-only cases account for 75 percent of worker’s compensation…