It is very common for an insurance company to modify the amount of a claimant’s weekly workers’ compensation check. Under the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law, the insurance carrier, unless they are under a formal direction made by a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge, must pay in accordance to the medical reports being filed. The […]
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Receiving Both Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits
A common misconception is that someone receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits may not collect Social Security Disability benefits. This is not true. It is very common for Workers’ Compensation recipients to also receive Social Security Disability benefits or vise versa. However, there is a formula used by the Social Security Administration in order to determine the […]