| Black Lung Benefits Act - "Operators" and "Responsible Operators" |
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| Under the Black Lung Benefits Act) More... |
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| Cessation of Social Security Disability Benefits Based on Lack of Disability |
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| Social security disability benefits are paid only so long as the individual remains disabled. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will cease paying benefits if the individual can engage in substantial gainful activity. The Social Security Disability Reform Act of 1984 established conditions for the cessation of disability benefits based on a lack of disability, which include: More... |
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| Supplemental Security Income Expedited Payments |
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| In certain instances, the Social Security Administration (SSA) accommodates needy individuals by expediting their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits payments. Generally, the SSA will make expedited payments for presumptive disability or blindness, as an emergency advance, as an immediate payment for new applicants or a financial emergency, and in an expedited reinstatement situation. The SSA is the final arbiter of whether to grant an expedited payment; the SSI applicant or beneficiary has no appeal rights with respect to the SSA's decision. More... |
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| Public Employment |
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| All states provide some measure of workers' compensation coverage for those individuals employed in the public sector. Most states provide protection generally for all public employees. Others, however, identify specifically those public occupations for which coverage is extended. There are several key occupations for which coverage is often extended. These include sheriffs and police officers, firefighters, teachers, and National Guard personnel. More... |
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| Non-Business Exemptions |
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| The workers' compensation system was designed to provide benefits to those employees who are injured in the course of employment. However, not all "employments" are considered to be within the contemplation of the system. By way of contrast, consider the factory worker who cuts his hand while working on an assembly line making car parts for the employer and the teenage boy who cuts his hand trimming hedges for his neighbor. Both the factory worker and the teenage boy were "employed" to perform a service for another. However, workers' compensation would only be applicable to the factory worker's injury. Other examples where resulting injuries would likely not qualify for workers' compensation, even though the individuals were paid for their services, include a housecleaner hired to perform a one-time spring cleaning on your home, a babysitter who cares for a young child on a weekend evening, and a mechanic friend who helps to fix a broken vehicle. More... |
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