| HIV/AIDS |
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| Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), cripples the body's immune system so that it cannot defend itself against other infections and diseases. There is no cure for AIDS, though drugs have been produced that slow the progression of the virus from HIV into AIDS.More... |
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| Farm Labor Exemption |
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| Several states exempt farm labor from operation of the state's workers' compensation statute. Though a farm employer may be exempt from compulsory workers' compensation participation, he is not precluded from voluntarily electing to do so. Once he does, the farmer is just like any other employer who can claim tort action protection pursuant to the workers' compensation exclusivity provision.More... |
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| Representation and the SSDI Process |
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| When a claimant seeks social security disability benefits, he may select an individual to represent him in that endeavor. The representative may act on the claimant's behalf at all levels of the administrative proceedings. However, accepting the representation responsibilities does not entitle the representative to a fee for his services absent approval by the Social Security Administration (SSA).More... |
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| Representative Payees for Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries |
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| When a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiary is unable to manage his SSI funds, the Social Security Administration (SSA) appoints a representative payee to do so on behalf of the beneficiary. A representative payee can be an individual, organization, agency, or institution. Generally, an SSI beneficiary in need of a representative payee includes a child under age eighteen, a legally incompetent adult, and any other person who the SSA determines to be incapable of managing his funds.More... |
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| Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits as "Property" |
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| The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that a person shall not be deprived of his property without due process of law. The issue of whether workers' compensation medical benefits are "property" under the Fourteenth Amendment was addressed by the United Supreme Court, which held that such determination hinged on the individual's entitlement to such benefits.More... |
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