Not many people in New York go to their jobs everyday thinking about the possibility that they might suffer a workplace injury. They go thinking that the day will be the same as any other.Unfortunately, despite the many precautions that most workers take, workplace...
Month: December 2016
Children and social security
While social security benefits are often associated with the elderly population, children are also sometimes eligible to receive assistance. There are certain parameters that need to be met and rules that should be followed , but if you have a child who is in need of...
Filing an appeal of an initial denial of SSD benefits
Some of our readers in New York may know that not every application for Social Security Disability benefits is approved. In fact, it is usually estimated that approximately 60 percent of applications for SSD benefits are denied. That is a pretty high rate of denial,...
Seeing a doctor regarding evidence of your work-related injury
It should be simple, right, seeing your family doctor as legally required in the aftermath of a work-related injury to weigh in with evidence supporting your workers' compensation claim?For many persons following through with a medical exam in the wake of a workplace...