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Paul and Gino are both employed as security guards through a local protective services firm. One night, Paul was working as a security guard at a car rental parking lot at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. As Paul completed his noon to 6 p.m. shift, he got in his car and was...
Being injured at work can be a difficult and trying time. The relationship between Workers’ Comp benefits and Social Security Disability benefits won’t make it any easier. The interaction between the two programs will only raise more questions instead of providing...
Samuel was working several industrial jobs to make ends meet. He worked part time at a national freight company making between $190 and $250 per week. Sam’s second job was with a pest control company that paid considerably more than the first job. In 2006, Sam was...
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was enacted to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency to persons with disabilities.” But has the ADA done its job? After more than 25 years, how has the ADA...
Are you currently receiving Ohio workers’ compensation benefits, especially temporary total or permanent total benefits?If so, we’d like to advise you of some important considerations. Please note: If you are receiving Ohio workers’ compensation temporary total...
The concept of MMI is one of the thorniest issues in workers’ compensation. Even if you’ve suffered a back, knee or foot injury on the job, determining MMI can be a pain in the neck (not to mention a kick in the gut if your workers’ comp benefits are stopped). MMI...
“Will my Social Security benefits be taxed?” This is one of the questions we hear most often from our clients once they begin receiving Social Security benefits. There are many factors that determine if your benefits are going to be taxed. It is important to remember...
Heller, Maas, Moro & Magill Co., L.P.A., we’d like to congratulate the Hon. Marilyn Zahm, of Buffalo, New York, who was elected president of the Association of Administrative Law Judges. This organization is the union of federal judges that hear Social Security...
You’re up at bat during a softball game that is being sponsored by your company. You swing for the fences and bolt as fast as you can to first base. Your co-worker’s up next. He cracks a bat and sends that ball flying to the outfield, so you run the bases. Yes! You...
You’ve seen people wearing those little flag stickers on Election Day that say “I Love Voting” or “I Voted Today.” Those tiny stickers represent a very big deal. We are able to do this—elect our public officials and wear a flag sticker to prove it!—because of the 15th...