I also represent people in Workers Compensation cases. When you are filing for Social Security disability you must tell your lawyer if you have a Workers Compensation claim. The reason is that a Workers Compensation settlement may reduce your social security disability benefits. The Social Security Act requires your benefits to be offset unless the settlement contract contains specific language the Social Security Administration will acknowledge. Your Workers Compensation lawyer should know the language that needs to be included. You will lose money if the correct language is not used.
Please call me if you have any questions about the language that is needed. Since I represent people in both Workers Compensation cases and Social Security disability, I know the language that Social Security will accept without penalizing you.