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What If I Work Through a Temp Agency and Suffer a Job Injury

What If I Work Through a Temp Agency and Suffer a Job Injury? Many workers who are injured on the job while working through a temporary agency assume they have two options: file a workers’ compensation claim against the temp agency and sue the company where they were actually working. Under Alabama law, that is Read More

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Can Chronic Pain Qualify You for Social Security Disability Benefits? The Sequential Process

Can Chronic Pain Qualify You for Social Security Disability Benefits? How Social Security Evaluates Pain and Other Symptoms Part Seven of Powell & Denny’s Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits “My MRI doesn’t look terrible, but I hurt every single day. Can I still qualify for Social Security Disability benefits?”  If you’ve asked yourself that Read More

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Can You Perform Other Work? The Sequential Process

Can You Perform Other Work? Understanding Step Five of Social Security’s Five-Step Sequential Evaluation Process Part Six of Powell & Denny’s Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits “Social Security agrees I can’t go back to my old job. Doesn’t that mean I should receive disability benefits?”  Not necessarily. Many people are surprised to learn that Read More

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Residual Functional Capacity (RFC): Where Many Social Security Disability Claims Are Won or Lost The Sequential Process

Residual Functional Capacity (RFC): Where Many Social Security Disability Claims Are Won or Lost Understanding Step Four of Social Security’s Five-Step Sequential Evaluation Process Part Five of Powell & Denny’s Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits “My doctor agrees I can’t do my old job anymore. Doesn’t that mean I should receive disability benefits?”  Not Read More

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Do You Have to Meet a Listing to Win Your Disability Claim? The Sequential Process

Do You Have to Meet a Listing to Win Your Disability Claim? Understanding Step Three of Social Security’s Five-Step Sequential Evaluation Process “My doctor told me I don’t meet one of Social Security’s Listings. Does that mean I can’t receive disability benefits?”  We hear some version of that question all the time.  Unfortunately, many doctor’s Read More

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What Does Social Security Mean by a “Severe” Impairment? The Sequential Process

What Does Social Security Mean by a “Severe” Impairment? Understanding Step Two of Social Security’s Five-Step Sequential Evaluation Process Part Three of Powell & Denny’s Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits At Step Two of the Five Point Sequential Evaluation Process, Social Security asks Do you have one or more medically determinable impairments that significantly Read More

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Can You Work and Still Receive Social Security Disability Benefits? The Sequential Process

Can You Work and Still Receive Social Security Disability Benefits? Understanding Step One of Social Security’s Five-Step Sequential Evaluation Process Part Two of Powell & Denny’s Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits Some people believe they must quit working before they can even apply for Social Security Disability benefits.  Others believe that working even a Read More

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How Social Security Decides Disability: The Five Questions That Determine Every Social Security Disability Claim The Sequential Process

How Social Security Decides Disability: The Five Questions That Determine Every Social Security Disability Claim Part One of Powell & Denny’s Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits “I have serious medical problems. My doctor says I can’t work anymore. Why did Social Security deny my disability claim?” It is one of the most common questions Read More

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My Workers’ Compensation Claim Was Denied — What Do I Do Next?

My Workers’ Compensation Claim Was Denied — What Do I Do Next? If your claim for workers’ compensation benefits has been denied, the most important thing to know is this: a denial is not the end of your case. Many valid Alabama workers’ compensation claims are denied initially, often for reasons that do not hold Read More

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Understanding Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Alabama

Understanding Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Alabama Injured workers in Alabama who suffer a compensable job-related injury may be entitled to several different types of workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, many injured workers are never fully informed about what benefits are available to them. For that reason, even after a seemingly minor injury, it can be helpful Read More

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