| Distribution of Proceeds From Third Party Action |
| Once a third party action has concluded and a recovery achieved for an employee's injury, the matter of distribution arises. As a first priority, the general rule is that the party who paid the employee compensation (most likely the employer or its carrier) will be reimbursed in an amount equivalent to its compensation outlay. The employee will then be entitled to any excess funds that remain. Some states vary this by mandating that only a portion of the excess be turned over to the employee.More... |
| Compensation for Black Lung Claims |
| The Black Lung Benefits Act covers total disability claims of United States' miners suffering from pneumoconiosis (aka black lung disease), which was contracted due to their employment. Such miners are awarded monthly cash benefits as well as medical benefits. Payments to dependent survivors are also provided for in the Act and include the surviving spouse, children, and dependent parents and siblings.More... |
| Social Security Disability Payments and Representative Payees |
| When a Social Security disability beneficiary is a minor child or legally incompetent adult, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will select a representative payee to manage the beneficiary's disability payments. A representative payee, who can be either an individual or an organization, is charged with the responsibility of disbursing the funds for the beneficiary's present needs and saving any remaining funds for the future. Payment of the beneficiary's "needs" should include food, clothing, shelter, utilities, dental and medical care, and personal comfort items.More... |
| Overpayments of Social Security Disability Benefits |
| An overpayment of social security disability benefits arises when the Social Security Administration has paid the recipient in excess of the amount that was actually due. The Commissioner of Social Security is authorized to collect the overpayment either by reducing the recipient's future payments, requiring the recipient or his estate to repay the excess amount, or by reducing the recipient's tax refund by the excess amount.More... |
| Obtaining Workers' Compensation Benefits |
| Obtaining Workers' Compensation BenefitsMore... |
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