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Contact the workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers at Siegfried & Jensen’s Salt Lake City, Utah-area office if you have been wrongfully denied coverage by workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Siegfried & Jensen
5664 South Green St.
Murray, Utah 84123
Phone: 1-866-883-5350
Fax: 1-801-266-1338

Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Lawyers — Serving Salt Lake City and Utah victims statewide

At Siegfried & Jensen, our workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers have helped many injured persons obtain fair compensation. According to the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 4.2 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2005. Statistics also show that a 20-year-old worker has a 30 percent chance of becoming disabled before reaching retirement age. When a workplace injury occurs, our workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers are ready and available to fight for the victim’s rights. If you have been injured in a workplace accident or if you have been wrongfully denied federal or state government restitution, contact the workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers at Siegfried & Jensen in the Salt Lake City, Utah area to arrange a consultation and evaluation.

Workplace Accidents
Workers’ Compensation
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Workplace Accidents

If you have been injured in a workplace accident, you may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits, social security disability, or — if a third party's negligence caused your injury — additional compensation. At Siegfried & Jensen, our workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers have the experience and knowledge necessary to maximize the financial restitution you receive.

Common accidents in the workplace include:

Slip and fall
Spinal cord injuries
Fallen object accidents
Lacerations
Abrasions
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Burn injury
Broken bones

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Premises Liability

Premises liability laws require each employer to provide its employees with a reasonably safe workplace; doing so involves posting all necessary hazard warnings, complying fully with safety specifications, training employees properly, and providing and maintaining safe equipment.

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Product Liability

Product liability laws hold manufacturers responsible for defective products. A manufacturer may be held liable for damages related to a workplace accident if one of its products caused an employee’s injury or illness.

If you have been injured in a workplace accident, contact Siegfried & Jensen. The workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers at our Salt Lake City, Utah-area office will thoroughly evaluate your claim and help you obtain the compensation you deserve.

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Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation laws are designed to protect employees who are injured or disabled on the job from experiencing financial hardship. Eligible injury victims are entitled to fixed monetary restitution. Workers’ compensation covers medical expenses associated with work-related disabilities or illnesses and provides eligible employees with two-thirds of their normal monthly salaries while they remain impaired. Workers may receive additional compensation for permanent physical injuries or for the support of their dependents.

Important workers’ compensation information:

All Utah employers (except agricultural producers with payrolls of less than $50,000) are required to have workers’ compensation insurance.
General contactors must insure all subcontractors.
Injured workers have up to 180 days to report work-related injuries or illnesses.
Your claim cannot be denied because the injury was your fault. Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system. However, if you intentionally self-inflict an injury you are not eligible for benefits.
Workers are entitled to compensation even if they have been on the job a short time or are employed part-time.
By law, your employer must post its workers’ compensation insurance carrier’s address and phone number at the site of employment.

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Workers’ Compensation for Dependents

Workers’ compensation also provides cash benefits to the dependents of workers killed as a result of work-related accidents or illnesses. In such cases, an allowance for burial costs is also available.

If you have been wrongfully denied wage replacement or medical care reimbursement after suffering a work-related injury or illness, contact our workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers today. In Salt Lake City and throughout Utah, our attorneys can help injured workers and their families obtain the compensation to which they are entitled.

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Social Security is a social insurance program designed to protect the elderly and the disabled. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides cash assistance to qualified workers who, due to disability, are unable to perform work. To qualify for SSDI, the government will determine whether you qualify as disabled using a step-by-step process that involves five questions:

Are you presently working? If you are currently working and earning $900 or more a month, you cannot be considered disabled in most cases.
Is your condition “severe”? For you to be considered disabled, your condition must interfere with
basic work-related activities.
Is your condition on Social Security’s list of disabling conditions? If your condition is on the list,
you are considered disabled. If not, they must evaluate whether your condition is of equal severity
to those on the list.
Can you do the work you did previously? Your disability must interfere with your ability to
perform the tasks you did beforehand.
Can you perform another type of work? If you cannot perform the work you did before, Social
Security will determine whether you are able to adjust to other work.

Additionally, there are a few special situations in which people may qualify without meeting the normal work and disability requirements. These exceptions are meant to assist blind people, disabled widows or widowers, and disabled children. The disability in question must also be expected to last for at least one year.

If you have been wrongfully denied Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), contact Siegfried & Jensen. The workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers at our office in the Salt Lake City, Utah area will thoroughly evaluate your claim and help you obtain the compensation you deserve.

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Federal program that was designed to augment the income of and provide cash for basic needs to aged, blind, or disabled persons who have little or no income. To be eligible for SSI benefits, a person must be 65 years or older, blind, or disabled.

In addition to meeting one of those three conditions, SSI beneficiaries must also:

Have limited or no income;
Have limited or no financial resources;
Be U.S. citizens or nationals;
Be residents of the U.S.;
Not be absent from the country for a full calendar month at any time while receiving benefits;
Agree to apply for any other cash benefits that they are eligible for; and
Meet certain additional requirements.

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Contact Siegfried & Jensen in the Salt Lake City, Utah Area

Sometimes, disputes can arise as to whether a particular applicant qualifies; legal action can become necessary in these cases. If you have been wrongfully denied Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, contact our workers’ compensation and social security disability lawyers serving Salt Lake City and all of Utah today.

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