When an individual develops a skin disorder or receives a serious injury to their skin, it can be debilitating and affect one's ability to do perform their job duties at work. If this happens, the financial repercussions can be devastating. In the cases of more...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Year: 2018
Can private insurers improve SSDI for Michigan claimants?
The Social Security Administration's (SSA) budget struggles and associated service delivery issues have been splashed across the media for quite some time now. Members of Congress have suggested that private disability insurance could be used to shore up the...
Can Michigan claimants get SSD benefits for sensory impairments?
A worker with a sensory impairment may qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD) Insurance (SSDI) benefits. A sensory impairment negatively impacts one's vision, hearing or speech and may result from an injury or disease. Those who suffer from such impairments may...
To Thrive, Not Just Survive
Miller Cohen attorney Keith Flynn, the Chair of the Genesee County Democratic Party's Policy Committee and Genesee County's delegate to the April Convention's Resolutions Committee, after consultation with a number of labor delegates, drafted and presented the...
Supreme Court decision hits close to home in the Motor City
In Detroit, the hub of the auto industry in the United States -- if not the world -- automobile-related jobs are a huge economic factor. People who work in the industry rely on their wages and overtime to provide for themselves, their families and to make ends meet....
Bone injuries or disorders may qualify for SSD benefits
Injuries, like broken bones or other skeletal disorders, can make simple, everyday movements difficult. And, they can be devastating when they affect one's ability to work. When such an impairment prevents someone from working for a year or longer, they may qualify...
Sexual harassment bad for business, bottom line
In the last year, workplace sexual harassment has garnered much attention from the public and the press. Hollywood scandals and the #metoo movement fueled press coverage and at the same time emboldened victims of harassment to come forward. Companies on the wrong side...
Represented SSDI Claimants Prevail Three Times More Often
Over one million people who are unable to work due to an injury, illness, or other disability are waiting to see if they qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits -- benefits for which they have been paying over their entire working careers. If...
The nuances of tipping laws
Many Detroit, Michigan, residents frequent restaurants when they do not have time to cook, or they just want to go out and have a good time. At the end of the meal, they will probably leave a tip. What some people do not know is that these tips can be considered part...
Ways improve your chances of getting benefits
As many Michigan residents already know, many people from the Detroit area who are not able to work will get denied Social Security Disability benefits when they apply for them, even if their condition is legitimate and is really keeping their job opportunities...