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Steps to successfully apply for Social Security disability

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Roughly one-third of applications for Social Security disability benefits are ultimately approved. How to make sure yours is among them.

Source: Steps to successfully apply for Social Security disability

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Contact me and I will help you file your application online. It takes less than one hour to file the application and start the process. The review of your application may take up to 6 months so it makes sense to file now.

Call Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

I-44 scene of double fatal crash has been a trouble spot, chief says : News

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Trucks have trouble picking up speed before merging into fast lane, he says.

Source: I-44 scene of double fatal crash has been a trouble spot, chief says : News

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Accident reconstruction is something that helps determine the cause of motor vehicle collisions. This is helpful for personal injury cases.

Illinois: Workers’ Comp’s “Traveling Employee” Rule May Not Be Expanded to Tort Arena | the workcomp writer

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Under workers’ compensation law’s so-called “going and coming” rule, for an employee having fixed hours and place of work, injuries sustained en route to or from the workplace are generally not com…

Source: Illinois: Workers’ Comp’s “Traveling Employee” Rule May Not Be Expanded to Tort Arena | the workcomp writer

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Good description of Traveling employee rule for Workers’ Compensation. The rule expands the accidents for which you can be compensated. It does not extend to negligence cases. Questions about this complicated area of the law. Feel to contact me to discuss.

Social Security News: The Depressing State Of Hearing Backlogs At Social Security

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Source: Social Security News: The Depressing State Of Hearing Backlogs At Social Security

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Shows the terrible backlog for getting a social security disability hearing. This is the time from request to hearing to the hearing date. From application date to hearing is over 2 years. People die while they are waiting for a hearing.

Eleven construction workers sickened by carbon monoxide gas – The Washington Post

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All 11 men are expected to survive, but some are seriously ill.

Source: Eleven construction workers sickened by carbon monoxide gas – The Washington Post

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This is a workers’ compensation claim. Any time you are injured on the job make sure that you contact an Illinois Work Comp Lawyer for help.