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Do You Always Get Work Comp When You Are Hurt At Work?
The question seems simple enough.
If you get hurt on the job you should get a settlement, medical bills paid and time off pay, shouldn’t you?
Not always.
If you get injured in a parking lot there are some instances when Work Comp does not have to pay.
Certain types of falls are excluded from Workmans Compensation.
Cases have denied Workers’ Compensation when cars have run into buildings and injured workers inside the office.
There are many strange and unusual exceptions to on the job injuries and Work Comp payments.
Questions about Illinois Workers’ Compensation cases? Feel free to call Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
What is Social Security Disability?
Let’s start with the basics of what you are applying for when you seek Social Security Disability.
Social Security Disability benefits are not welfare.
When you are paid the Federal Government deducts taxes for Social Security and Medicare.
This money is used to eventually pay you Social Security Retirement and Medicare benefits.
Another part of Social Security is that if you become disabled or unable to work you may be eligible for Social Security Disability.
Most people receive an annual report from Social Security. It is a a green and white newsletter that shows your wages over the years, and amounts you will receive if you retire at certain ages. It also includes death benefits and benefits for disability.
Social Security Disability is part of what you have paid into the system over the years you have worked.
It can be accessed if you meet certain medical requirements.
Questions about Social Security Disability? Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Social Security Disability – Does Age Matter?
Age certainly is important in whether you get Social Security Disability.
Once you turn 50 years of age the requirements are not as strict for being found disabled.
Why?
Social Security has set its rules to arbitrarily make it easier for those 50 years and above.
The theory is that as we age it becomes more difficult for us to adjust to changes in work environment, and certain limitations make it harder to perform different types of jobs.
This does not mean that you cannot win your disability case if you are under 50 years of age.
In fact, many people under 50 years of age are found disabled. You just need to know what the rules require and what Social Security is looking for.
Questions about your Social Security Disability case? Feel free to call Illinois Social Security Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Workers Compensation Settlements And What You Say
What you tell your doctors and nurses at the time you are hurt does matter.
What you tell the Work Comp Insurance Adjuster at the time of your injury does matter.
The medical records and recorded statements have a big impact on your Work Comp Settlement.
People have told me that the doctor got it wrong in his notes, but what the Arbitrator looks at is what the medical records contain.
I tell injured workers not to give a recorded statement to the Work Comp insurance adjuster. However, sometimes people do not get a lawyer until later.
If you gave a recorded statement it can be used against you.
Your accident can be denied based on what is in the medical records or the recorded statement.
Questions about your Illinois Workers’ Compensation case? Feel free to call Illinois Work Comp Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.