http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 7 http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000460&title=Palliative+and+Preventive+Measures&source=feed The provision for medical benefits is a substantial component of workers' compensation. Many states consider palliative measures to be included under the umbrella of "medical benefits." Basically, palliative measures are those extended to the... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000460&title=Palliative+and+Preventive+Measures&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000461&title=Workers%27+Compensation+Exemption+re+Number+of+Employees&source=feed In some states, an employer is exempt from maintaining workers' compensation insurance if it regularly employs only a certain number of employees. For example, with certain exceptions, employers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia, New... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000461&title=Workers%27+Compensation+Exemption+re+Number+of+Employees&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000462&title=Supplemental+Security+Income+and+Homeless+Individuals&source=feed The "homeless" status of an individual does not affect his eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Homeless individuals have the same right to apply for SSI benefits as anyone else. To obtain his benefits, a homeless... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000462&title=Supplemental+Security+Income+and+Homeless+Individuals&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000463&title=%22Past+Relevant+Work%22+in+Social+Security+Disability+Evaluation&source=feed In determining an individual's entitlement to social security disability benefits, his ability to perform past relevant work will be examined. As part of the evaluation process, the individual's residual functional capacity (RFC) is determined.... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000463&title=%22Past+Relevant+Work%22+in+Social+Security+Disability+Evaluation&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000464&title=On-Call+Employees&source=feed Professions that may require employees to reside on the premises and be "on-call" include servants, security guards, private nurses, nannies, and the like. Continuously on-call employees who reside on their work premises are generally covered... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000464&title=On-Call+Employees&source=feed