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The Human Cost Of Workers’ Comp Reform

Earlier this month, we looked at two articles in ProPublica’s and NPR’s ongoing series about the dismantling of workers’ compensation in the United States. As advocates for injured workers, including those harmed in the workplace, we are greatly interested in these articles and believe that it is important for everyone to know about the changes… Read more

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Applying for Supplemental Security Income through prerelease

As we discussed last week, people who are incarcerated can use a prerelease procedure to apply for Supplemental Security Income before they are released from prison. This prerelease procedure is only available at certain institutions, so anyone interested in taking care of this before they are released should find out if the institution has the… Read more

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Incarceration and Social Security disability programs

For people who receive benefits from a Social Security program, being charged with a crime often makes them think about what will happen to their benefits if they end up having to go to jail or prison. The simplest answer to that is that the benefits will stop during the period of incarceration. People who… Read more

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The Safe Guys

“The lawyers at Martin Law love their work, helping protect the rights of injured and disabled workers…” So begins the newest entry in our Safe Guys series of videos. The video features Martin Law attorneys George Martin, Joe Huttemann and Matt Wilson. As dramatic music plays in the background, the video shows them working to… Read more

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Workers’ Compensation Under Fire

When you are injured, workers’ compensation is supposed to be there to protect you and help you provide for your family. But who protects our workers’ compensation system? In the past decade, more than 30 states have passed legislation that makes it more difficult to obtain workers’ comp benefits or reduces the amount of benefits… Read more

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SSDI versus SSI: the effects of marriage on benefits

There are two main programs under which the Social Security Administration gives benefits to individuals who have disabilities. The Social Security Disability Insurance program is one and the Supplemental Security Income program is the other. One of the big differences between these two programs is that the SSI program is needs-based while the SSDI program… Read more