Willis Spangler Starling Legal Blog
Construction workers should worry about these accidents
Even though construction workers and their employers take steps to prevent workplace accidents, there’s no guaranteed way to ensure that trouble will never hit. As a construction worker, knowledge of common causes of accidents can help you change your approach to...
How to Get Through August and the Rest of 2020
This year sure has been interesting, to say the least. Almost everyone has been impacted by the pandemic, the economy, and the growing anxiety that has surrounded us since early March. Social media has been nothing but one negative post after the next. For...
How long does it take to secure a Social Security hearing?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a very difficult job. Its workers must review applications from people in serious medical distress and determine who can and cannot theoretically return to work. The decisions they make can have a lasting impact on both the...
What to do when you are denied social security disability
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is notoriously strict when it comes to awarding Social Security Disability (SSD). Though the numbers vary from region to region and year to year, the vast majority of applications for SSD are turned down. The SSA itself says...
Injured in the parking lot at work. Do you have a Workers’ Comp claim? Maybe…maybe not.
I think most people would assume that if you are injured in the parking lot at work while walking in or out of your place of employment that you would have a valid workers compensation claim. However, it is not that simple. Actually, parking lot injuries...
Should I Hire a Workers’ Comp Attorney?
So, you just got hurt at work. First off, I am sorry this has happened to you. Getting hurt is not a fun experience and now you have the added joy of this happening at work. In Ohio, all work injuries must go through the workers' compensation system....
Filing a COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claim
Over the course of the last month, I have fielded numerous questions regarding the efficacy of filing a workers' compensation claim in the state of Ohio when you have been diagnosed with Covid-19. At the beginning of the outbreak, my thought was that it...
Ohio Association for Justice Article: E-Discovery and Your Clients
Volume 27 Issue 1 (Winter 2017) of Ohio Trial – Ohio Association for Justice Labor and Employment Attorney Jason Starling is interviewed by OAJ Tags: e-discovery, employee, employer, employment attorney, fired, wrongful termination
Pitfalls To Avoid When Filing For Social Security Disability Benefits: Not Hiring An Attorney
In over 10 years of practicing, I've come to identify several pitfalls that many claimants fall into when applying for Social Security. Avoiding these can greatly increase your chances of getting a favorable decision. In this four part series I want to...
Pitfalls to Avoid When Filing For Social Security Disability Benefits: Focusing on The Wrong Issues
PITFALLS TO AVOID WHEN FILING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS In over 10 years of practicing, Ive come to identify several pitfalls that many claimants fall into when applying for Social Security. Avoiding these can greatly increase your chances...