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Employee Misconduct

Fault in Workers' Compensation

Generally, workers' compensation is a no-fault system that provides an employee with benefits for work-related injuries and illnesses without reference to an employee's negligent...

"Substantial Gainful Activity" for Social Security Disability Determination

To be declared "disabled" for social security disability purposes, the individual must not be able to engage in any substantial gainful activity. "Substantial gainful activity" is a term of art used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to...

Suicide and Self-Injury as Bar to Workers' Compensation

In almost all states, suicide or the infliction of self-injury will bar the receipt of workers' compensation benefits. The overriding issue when the employee commits suicide appears to be that of causation. If an employee's compensable injury is...

Supplemental Security Income for Children

Children who are blind or disabled are eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The Social Security Administration (SSA) considers a "child" to be an unmarried individual who is under age 18 or, if under age 22, is a student who...

Determining "Dependency" for Workers' Compensation Death Benefits

The issue of "dependency," with respect to the receipt of workers' compensation death benefits, is generally determined either as of the date of the worker's death or the date of the accident that caused his death. Those individuals who are,...