The General Assembly passed a workers compensation reform bill that will have vast implications for workers in Tennessee. The bill, which applies to injuries on or after July 1, 2011, narrows the definition of “injury” by requiring it be caused by a specific incident or set of incidents arising out of and in the course of
A Knoxville man has died from critical injuries after an accident in Anderson County, Tennessee. The car accident involved four vehicles and took place around 4:30 p.m. on May 13 near Turkey Road on the Clinton Highway. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported that an 18-year-old male from Lake City was driving his pickup truck on
Social Security Disability benefits can affect amounts recovered under other federal, state, and/or private benefit policies. First, amounts received under Title II can affect a claimant’s eligibility for SSI benefits under the federal statutes or can at least reduce those amounts to a smaller amount. Since SSI is a needs-based calculation, it does not matter where
Car accidents happen every day, but it’s not every day that an officer of the law is on the receiving end of a collision. A Knoxville police officer was injured in a car accident on Northshore Road on Saturday. According to reports from the Knoxville Police Department, the officer, the driver, and the passenger of
individuals may be eligible for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for hereditary or degenerative neurological disorders. Affected people may qualify under Listing 11.17 of Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 or under Step Five of the sequential decision-making process because of their reduced Residual Functional Capacity resulting from the neurological disorder. Listing 11.17 reads as
Motorcycles can be dangerous if not used carefully and may result in injury or loss of life. This can be the case even when things are carefully planned out and executed. A member of our community in Dickson, Tennessee, was unfortunate enough to have just that happen to him last Saturday night. The officer had