http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 7 http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000371&title=Procedure+under+the+Black+Lung+Benefits+Act&source=feed To recover benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, a miner, his surviving spouse, or his surviving dependents must file a claim with the appropriate government office, usually a Social Security or Labor Department office. From the date that... http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000371&title=Procedure+under+the+Black+Lung+Benefits+Act&source=feed http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000372&title=Supplemental+Security+Income+for+Children&source=feed Children who are blind or disabled are eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The Social Security Administration (SSA) considers a "child" to be an unmarried individual who is under age 18 or, if under age 22, is a student who... http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000372&title=Supplemental+Security+Income+for+Children&source=feed http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000373&title=Injured+Employee%27s+Recovery+Election&source=feed Historically, when an employee was injured in the course of his employment, but at the hands of a negligent third party, he was technically able to pursue relief through both the workers' compensation system and a third-party action. Though not... http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000373&title=Injured+Employee%27s+Recovery+Election&source=feed http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000374&title=Traveling+Employees&source=feed Generally, if an employee is required to travel as a part of his employment, he is covered by workers' compensation for the duration of the trip. There is a distinct exception to this rule when the employee markedly departs from the business trip... http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000374&title=Traveling+Employees&source=feed http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000375&title=%22Benefits%22+Under+the+Black+Lung+Benefits+Act&source=feed Once eligibility under the Black Lung Benefits Act has been established, a totally disabled miner will receive benefit payments equal to a portion of the monthly pay rate for federal employees. Should the miner succumb to the pneumoconiosis... http://www.chappellsmitharden.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000375&title=%22Benefits%22+Under+the+Black+Lung+Benefits+Act&source=feed