Bethany K. Laurence
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What Qualifies for Short-Term Disability Benefits?
Only a few states provide temporary disability benefits, though workers' comp and employer-funded disability insurance do as well.
Getting Disability Benefits With a Pacemaker or Cardiac Defibrillator
If you have a pacemaker or implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD), you’ll still need to prove you can't work to get Social Security disability benefits.
Social Security Survivor Benefits for Divorced Spouses
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides surviving ex-spouses with almost the same benefits as widows.
How to Get Short-Term Disability Benefits After an Injury
If you have short-term disability insurance, you will most likely be covered for off-the-job injuries .
How Long Does It Take to Get Medicare Coverage Through SSDI?
You have to wait two years after you are entitled to disability benefits to get Medicare unless you fit into an exception.
Mental Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) Assessment Form
Mental residual functional capacity (RFC) assessment forms can make or break a disability claim, provided they're completed in detail by a relevant mental health professional.
Maternity and Parental Leave Laws in Maryland
Maryland's Parental Leave Act gives you the right to take time off for parenting, and the FMLA gives you the right to take unpaid leave for pregnancy, childbirth, or parenting.
Medical Consultants and Specialties for Social Security Disability Claims
Only certain types of doctors are allowed to make disability decisions on certain types of claims.
New Hampshire Maternity and Paternity Leave Laws
New Hampshire state law provides paid pregnancy disability leave for pregnancy and recovery from childbirth as well as unpaid parenting leave.
Maternity Leave and Parental Leave Rights in Illinois
The Illinois Human Rights Act prevents employment discrimination based on pregnancy and childbirth, and that can include taking leave.