Many jobs have guidelines requiring that employees stay physically fit while they are working. Professional athletes need to stay in shape during the off-seasons. Construction workers need to stay strong enough to lift heavy materials. Police officers and firefighters...
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Month: March 2011
Social Security Disability Insurance more accessible now
Social Security Disability Insurance exists to provide compensation to individuals after a work injury prevents them from returning to their previous occupation. It is not unemployment insurance, and it is not provided to individuals in Ohio unless they have spent at...
Remembering the wrongful deaths of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
This Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire. When the top three floors of the factory caught on fire, 146 of the 500 employees at the factory lost their lives.The wrongful deaths of so many innocent people instigated an enormous...
How Social Security benefits 20-somethings in Ohio, part two
In the last post, we talked about the benefits 20-somethings receive from Social Security. Many young adults worry that they will not see any benefits from the 4.2 percent of their paychecks that is withheld for Social Security. To address those concerns, the Social...
How Social Security benefits 20-somethings in Ohio, part one
Generation Y has received a myriad of attention lately. Many 20-somethings were trying to break into the workforce at the same the recession was pushing experienced workers out. The New York Times printed a large article criticizing the self-centered career and...
Workers’ compensation covers rehabilitative brain injury therapy
When we think about the type of accidents that happen at work, we often think of job-related injuries. Individuals who work in construction may suffer injuries from falling off ladders; people who work in old industrial plants may get asbestosis; and individuals who...
Ohio football player wins workers’ compensation lawsuit
When people are injured while they are working, they should apply for workers' compensation. Depending on the type and scope of the injury, workers' compensation can cover a variety of things. Workers' compensation benefits may cover medical bills and lost wages....
Applying for Social Security benefits? Beware of non-lawyers
In our last post, we discussed the impact the recession has had on the number of people applying for Social Security disability benefits. One of the biggest victims of companies downsizing were the employees who were aging or had health problems. Although their...
Increasing number of Social Security disability claims awarded
Since the economic recession started in 2008, businesses and individuals have felt the impact of it. Many people who worked hard their entire lives have felt the harsh reality of downsizing and layoffs. Among those who were laid-off, people who were working with...
Privatization Could Destroy the Ohio Insurance Industry
I previously discussed how privatizing Ohio's workers' compensation system would harm Ohio's economy and negatively effect Ohio's insurance industry. The present push to privatize is coming from large national insurance companies. Ohio's domestic insurance companies...