If you can no longer work at your job because of a medical or mental condition, you may qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. This government-run program uses funds that you and everyone else has had deducted from their pay checks to provide you with some financial relief on a monthly basis. The application process for benefits can be long and complicated, however, and even when things go perfectly it can seem to take a long time to finally be approved.…
Read More »
In the movie, The Minority Report, crimes are predicted by “pre-cogs,” three special individuals who can see the future. Tom Cruise plays a future cop that arrests and delivers punishment for “pre-crimes,” as foretold by these pre-cogs. Yet, there is a ring of truth to this story, as there are already punishments available for pre-crime crimes. Let’s see how a criminal defense attorney and these pre-crime crimes fit into both the present and the story of this well-known movie:…
Read More »
If you are getting ready to hire an attorney and file a case with your employer’s worker’s compensation insurance carrier because you were injured on the job, then it is important that you watch out for these four common reasons worker’s compensation cases are denied:
Denial Reason#1: The Insurance Company Claims Your Injury Didn’t Happen During the Course of Your Workday
In order to be able to file a claim against your employer’s worker’s compensation insurance, your injury must happen during the course of your workday.…
Read More »