Unfortunately, your Social Security Disability benefits may be cut off before you’re ready. These situations are never ideal and can often create additional stress in an already stressful time. It’s understandable to feel like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, but this isn’t the end of the road if you have the proper guidance.

It’s important to understand what prompts a discontinuation of disability benefits. Many are unaware that there are certain actions and situations that can trigger a premature stoppage of benefits—so be prepared by taking a look at our guide below.

Do you know how to schedule an appointment for a denied W.C. condition?

Imagine the situation – you’ve injured your foot and the defendants have agreed it’s a compensable claim, but your foot gives out and you fall and injure your knee. The W.C. carrier is refusing medical treatment for your knee and the burden of proof lays with you to prove that the knee is related to your foot injury.  Your knee claim is considered denied.  How do you go about getting a doctors’ appointment in this situation?

Most people don’t know the difference between a lien, subrogation rights, and rights of reimbursement. Those who do know the difference often don’t care. For instance, even our industry refers to a Medicare lien; however, Medicare does not (technically) put liens on your cases. Medicare liens are actually Medicare-rights-to-reimbursement and subrogation rights.

Business is booming in the State of New York across all industries. As a result companies are struggling to meet the demands of their patrons. In order to get a requested job done in time, employers are pressuring their employees to work longer hours than ever before. In fact, for the sixth year in a row, the amount of overtime hours worked by New Yorkers has increased. 

Chronic pain is, unfortunately, an all-too-common reality for employees who are injured in the workplace. While the initial pain from an injury may eventually subside with early treatment, many workplace injuries result in chronic, lasting pain and other unexpected medical conditions. But what if there was a drug-free, miracle treatment for various types of chronic pain? 

As researched by OSHA, the healthcare industry sees more at-work injuries than any other type of business in the country. In fact, there are more workers’ compensation claims in the healthcare industry than in either manufacturing or construction

Officials recently announced that a permanent dedication to 9/11 Rescue and Recovery workers is being planned and developed at the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan. In a recent press release, 9/11 Memorial and Museum board members, including former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Comedian Jon Stewart, announced that there will be an area dedicated to the thousands of men and women who went to Ground Zero initially for rescue and recovery and then removal of the tons of debris so that the site could eventually be rebuilt.

Dr. Stefanos Kales, of Harvard University, was our expert medical witness. Dr. Kales has conducted wide scale studies to assess the causal connection between firefighting activities and heart attacks. After a comprehensive review of the facts in our case, he issued a report, with scientific data, incorporating the results of the firefighter studies. This study persuasively demonstrated that there are multiple critical factors to be examined when a firefighter suffers a heart attack, such as: carbon dioxide in the blood, air temperature, dehydration, and physical exertion measured in METs (Metabolic Equivalent Task). Dr. Kales confirmed that the "one-hour" theory has long been discarded as invalid. 

In the old days of Defense Base Act insurance sales, there were only three major players with very limited competition. The big three insurance companies, namely AIG, CNA, and ACE, paved the way into the Defense Base Act realm, and set early case law concerning emerging issues in Defense Base Act litigation. Since then, the market for Defense Base Act insurance has expanded, resulting in new Carriers and third-party administrators boosting quarterly profits. These include Zurich American, Allied World National Assurance Company, Broadspire Services, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, STARR Indemnity, and Gallagher Bassett.
With the emergence of new Defense Base Act carriers, came new challenges in underwriting risks inclusive of “old” liability through judicial expansion of the doctrine known as the last responsible employer and carrier rule.

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, there is no requirement that your employer provide ergonomic furniture such as desks or chairs, but under the General Duty Clause § 5(a)(1), they do have an obligation to keep the workplace free and clear of hazards, which includes ergonomic hazards.