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William Powell of Powell & Denny
Can Problems Dealing With Supervisors, Coworkers, or the Public Help Me Qualify for Social Security Disability? How Social Security Evaluates Your Ability to Interact With Other People at Work You may understand what you are supposed to do. You may be able to remember instructions. You may even be able to concentrate well enough to Read More
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How Do Problems With Concentration, Persistence, and Pace Affect a Social Security Disability Claim? Why Being Able to Start a Task Is Not the Same as Being Able to Stay Focused and Finish It You understand what you are supposed to do. You know how to do it. You may even be able to start Read More
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Can Problems With Memory and Following Instructions Help Me Qualify for Social Security Disability? How Social Security Evaluates Your Ability to Understand, Remember, and Apply Information You may be physically capable of going to work. But what if you cannot remember what your supervisor tells you? What if someone explains a task and, a few Read More
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Can Mental Illness Qualify Me for Social Security Disability Benefits? How Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and Other Mental Health Conditions Can Affect Your Ability to Work Many people understand that a serious physical condition can prevent someone from working. A severe back injury can prevent lifting. Heart disease may severely limit physical exertion. Neurological Read More
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Am I Covered by Workers Compensation While Traveling Out of Town for Work? What Happens If You Are Injured on a Business Trip, at a Hotel, in a Rental Car, or While Working Outside Alabama? Your employer sends you out of town for work. Maybe you are traveling to a construction project. Perhaps you are Read More
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What Should I Do After a Car Accident While Working? How to Protect Both Your Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claim and Your Personal Injury Claim A car accident is stressful enough. A car accident that happens while you are working can be even more confusing because you may suddenly be dealing with two separate legal claims Read More
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Can I Settle a Personal Injury Claim Without Telling Workers Compensation? Why Settling With the Person or Company That Caused Your Job Injury Can Affect Your Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claim Suppose you are injured while working because of someone else’s negligence. Workers’ compensation begins paying your medical expenses and disability benefits. At the same time, Read More
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Will I Have to Pay Workers Compensation Back If I Settle a Related Personal Injury Claim? Understanding Workers’ Compensation Subrogation When Someone Else Caused Your Job Injury Suppose you are driving for work when another driver runs a red light and hits you. Workers’ compensation pays for your medical treatment and provides disability benefits while Read More
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What If I Was Injured While Riding as a Passenger for Work? You Do Not Have to Be Driving the Vehicle for an Accident to Be Covered by Alabama Workers’ Compensation When people think about a work-related automobile accident, they usually picture an employee driving a company vehicle. But what if you weren’t driving? Suppose Read More
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I Ran a Personal Errand When I Was Injured While Driving for Work—Am I Still Covered? How a Personal Stop or Detour Can Affect an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claim Suppose you are driving for work. You have finished a service call and are traveling to your next customer. On the way, you stop at a Read More
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