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Workers' Compensation and Third Party Actions

Avoiding a Double Recovery

When a worker is injured during and in the course of his employment, but due to the negligence of a third party, the issue of a double recovery arises. Many jurisdictions...

Employer's Indemnification of Third Party

Generally, workers' compensation is the exclusive way to hold an employer liable for an employee's injury. However, the "exclusiveness" principle will give way in the face of an express contractual provision that the employer will indemnify a...

Effect of Incarceration on Social Security Benefits

An individual who resides in a penal institution such as a jail or prison for a full calendar month can no longer receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Individuals who are incarcerated...

Representative Payees for Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries

When a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiary is unable to manage his SSI funds, the Social Security Administration (SSA) appoints a representative payee to do so on behalf of the beneficiary. A representative payee can be an individual,...

Supplemental Security Income Continuing Disability Reviews

Supplemental security income benefits are payable to persons who are age sixty-five or over, disabled, or blind. If the individual's benefits are instituted based on a disability or blindness, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will conduct...

Rescue or Emergency Activities of Employee

When an employee acts to aid a person in an emergency situation, his actions are generally considered to be within the course of employment. When the employee's rescue efforts are in the employer's interest, there is a strong likelihood that...