FMLA & Worker’s Compensation Benefits: What You Should Know
Both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and workers’ compensation benefits are designed to protect workers who are injured or ill. While these benefits serve similar goals, they also differ in many ways. The FMLA is a federal law that applies to all American...
What to Look for In a Worker’s Compensation Attorney
Getting injured on the job represents a serious hardship. Not only do you have to suffer the physical pain of your injury, but work-related injuries often also come with emotional, medical, interpersonal, and/or financial struggles as well. If you’ve had a workplace...
Common Accidents That Should not be Denied Workers’ Compensation
There are lots of people out there who never file for worker’s compensation, even though they qualify. That’s because, in many instances, the victims of workplace accidents or injuries don’t realize they’re eligible. If you get...
Common Workplace Threats to Nurses & Healthcare Workers
Nurses and other healthcare workers face a number of serious occupational health and safety hazards. In fact, according to an OSHA report from 2015, the rate of workplace injuries and illnesses (those which resulted in the injured worker needing to take time off to...
Can you get Worker’s Compensation and Social Security?
If you have been injured or become disabled as a result of the work you do, you’re likely dealing with physical, emotional, and financial hardship as a result. If this is your situation, you may be wondering: Can you receive workers’ comp and Social Security...
What You Should Know About Social Security Disability Insurance
If you have a disability that prevents you from working, you may qualify for financial assistance through the Social Security Administration (SSA). Living with a medical condition that interferes with your daily life and work is difficult enough without...
Workers Compensation is Important for you
You work hard to achieve your career goals. You may even have moved, sacrificed other desires, and dedicated long hours to your job in order to get where you are now. So when an injury threatens your ability to work, it can affect every part of your life. At Ransom,...
Can You Be Fired if You’re Out on Workers’ Compensation?
Many employees worry that by filing a claim for workers’ compensation, they put their livelihood at risk. They may have heard horror stories of employees who received injuries on the job, filed for benefits, and were promptly laid off. Workers’ compensation laws were...
What You Should Know About Social Security Disability Insurance
The Social Security Administration has two main benefit areas for U.S. citizens who qualify: Social Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The receivers of these benefits sometimes have overlapping situations, such as old age and...
Wrongful Death Claims in Oregon: Answers to 5 Common Questions
Nothing feels worse than losing a loved one. The death of a beloved friend or family member causes immense amounts of grief and pain when it occurs naturally as a result of age or prolonged illness. But when death occurs as a result of an accident, workplace injury,...