When disability or illness stops you from working, you may be entitled to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. In addition, you might be able to get benefits from Georgia workers’ compensation depending on whether you were injured or became disabled due to your work. The process of getting the benefits you deserve can be slow and frustrating, unfortunately.

Most people who apply for Social Security benefits are denied, at first. Likewise, many workers who are injured on the job are denied the workers’ compensation benefits they are owed to help pay for medical treatment and other expenses. The people who apply are left to worry about what they can do to provide for their loved ones and cover their expenses. Some employers are quite skillful at preventing their employees from obtaining proper disability benefits, particularly in cases where an injury or illness persists for a long time. By hiring a lawyer to protect your rights to proper benefits, you can change your situation for the better.