Michigan residents can be injured in countless ways. These injuries can occur unexpectedly and in a moment's notice. When a person seriously injured, the person may need to spend years trying to get back in the physical shape the person was prior to the injury. An...
Employee And Union Rights
Employee And Union Rights
Social Security Disability Benefits for Injuries
Proving eligibility for SSD benefits after an injury
When Michigan residents suffer a serious injury, a lengthy recovery and even temporary or permanent disabilities may be the result. Unfortunately, this often makes it difficult or impossible for the injured person to work, leading to lost wages and financial problems....
Building Trades Workers lose benefits with 2011 Republican Amendments to Workers Compensation Law
It used to be that while you were recovering from a job related injury you would continue to draw full workers compensation benefits and be eligible for rehabilitation to get you into shape for a job of comparable wages. No more! Under these 2011 Republican Amendments...
Determining whether or not you qualify for SSDI benefits
Living with a serious disability -- caused either by a serious illness or injury -- can be very difficult. People can struggle with their health, their independence and their finances. Not only do many people face staggering medical bills to treat a disability, they...
Social Security Disability and Michigan workplace injuries
While some Michigan residents are born with physical disabilities, others are disabled following an injury. The source of this injury varies from case to case and can include a car accident, slip-and-fall or other personal injury. In other situations, a workplace...
Could nerve fibers damaged by spinal injuries be regenerated?
Sometimes, spinal cord injuries cause their victims to suffer paralysis or a loss of sensation. Such impairments can sometimes make it so a person can no longer hold the types of jobs that they were qualified to do. Such impairments may qualify a person for Social...
Extreme sports and head/neck injuries
Extreme sports are becoming increasingly popular here in the United States. Unfortunately, as the popularity of these sports has increased, so too has the number of head and neck injuries suffered in relation to them. At least that's what a recent study has found. The...
Study: sleep problems very common for spine injury victims
When it comes to the impacts a spinal cord injury can have on a person, the first one that likely comes to mind is paralysis. It is important to note however that paralysis is, by far, not the only life-changing thing a person can face in relation to a spinal cord...
What You Should Know About SSDI OR SSI
The onset of permanent disability, often frightening in its own right, can be devastating economically and can bring about the end of or substantially interrupt one's working life. Social Security disability insurance, which is managed by the Social Security...