If you are eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits, it might be possible to also receive Social Security disability benefits if your impairment is expected to last 12 months or longer. However, once you start to receive disability benefits, your workers' compensation benefits could be reduced. If you are filing for disability in addition to workers' comp, here is what you need to know.
Why Are Benefits Offset?
Social Security disability benefits can be offset if the total amount you would receive would exceed 80 percent of what you would have earned if you were able to work.
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The risk for burns increases during the holidays due to the increase presence of open flames, cooking and chemicals in the household. Whether you are at home, at someone else's house or at a business, you could be at risk for burn injuries. Here are three common ways that you could get burned during the holiday season and how to avoid them.
Open flames:
During the holiday season, people are more likely to burn candles for religious or personal reasons.
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After a motorcycle accident, you may be left with many expenses to deal with. Although you can file a claim on your own through your health or auto insurance carriers, a motorcycle accident lawyer can help you to be more successful. Here are some of the things a motorcycle accident lawyer can do to push your claim along.
Determine Which Claims to Pursue
There can be various parties to turn to for coverage after a motorcycle accident, including health insurance and auto insurance providers, the other driver, and even negligent medical care providers.
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Personal injury cases often occur when one person causes a vehicle accident, a business neglects to prevent a slip and fall accident or a person becomes ill from using or consuming a certain company's products. If you are injured or become severely ill due to the negligence of another person, you have the right to bring a personal injury lawsuit against them. These are the different types of compensation that you can ask for in a personal injury case.
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Even though healthcare facilities are meant to provide care to the ailing, they are also a common place for slip and fall injuries to take place. Falls are one of the leading causes of injury, resulting in 8.9 million trips to emergency rooms across the country every year, according to the National Safety Council. As the manager of a public healthcare facility, it is a good idea to take the initiative to do what you can to ensure that the flooring in your building is as safe as possible to prevent slip and fall injuries.
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