It is possible to file for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) while you are receiving unemployment benefits, but it is problematic. The trouble is that if you file for SSDI you are essentially saying that you can’t work for at least a year. However, if you receive unemployment benefits you…
Car accidents can lead to serious injury, lost work time and subsequent economic distress. Ergo, victims who believe that said incidents were caused by another party’s negligence might want to seek compensation from such individuals through a civil action known as a lawsuit. That said, success often hinges on the…
Truck accidents can cause devastating damage and can be catastrophic to the victims in several ways. The trauma inflicted by the truck accident may take the victim years to recover from. The changes to the victims life may also extend to their family through the loss of income, quality of…
While the number of injuries and deaths resulting from car accidents has declined, 2 million Americans are still injured each year in vehicle accidents. When you suffer an accident and you’re absolutely certain that the accident is not your fault, you may assume that the other party’s insurance carrier will…
Automobile accidents can have a profound impact upon an individual’s personal and professional lives. Associated injuries could precipitate pain, mobility issues and emotional suffering that may yield an inability to work followed by significant economic distress. Such mishaps might be further compounded by the victim’s beliefs that the incident was…
As a passenger in a car, you have the right to expect that your safety and well-being will be looked after. The person driving should follow the rules of the road, and they should not take risks when driving. When in the car with someone else behind the wheel, you…
An accident is a sudden and terribly violent event. Although you may have taken every driving precaution you can, to avoid an accident, there is no way to control the actions of other people. The best you can hope for is that you will not be hurt too badly if…
Although at first glance, a side impact or side swipe accident may not look serious, that assumption is misleading. If you or a loved one have been injured in a side impact or side swipe accident, you need to realize that there are some important steps you should take to…
For years, the American Trucking Association (ATA) has been sounding an alarm: the trucking industry is desperately short on qualified drivers. If the labor force isn’t strong enough to support that transportation network, it could have a devastating impact on our economy. However, there’s another way that the shortage could…
Careful driving requires that drivers keep their full attention on the road while driving. However, this happens far less often than it should. Today, many drivers engage in some distracting behavior, another that diverts the driver’s attention from the road. Distracted drivers are more likely to cause a rear-end accident….
