As the federal government has "shut down" due to a lack of a funding agreement in Congress, Social security disability applicants and recipients are concerned about what will happen with their cases and social security benefits.
New Workers Compensation Rules Could Limit Pain Medications to Injured Workers
In many workers compensation cases, injured workers have broken bones, torn ligaments, open cuts and other serious personal injuries. Some injured workers require surgery to repair their injuries. Some injured workers may even require multiple surgeries to repair their injuries. For still other injured workers, surgeries do not fix the underlying injuries, and the injured worker must simply learn to live with a life of pain.
