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Disability benefits are received if you are unable to work. Unemployment is paid if you are able to work and actively searching for employment. These two definitions are contradictory, so you won't be able to legally collect disability benefits and unemployment.

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Can you work a different job while collecting long term disability?

no


I currently am getting disability social security. Will I be getting this for the rest of my life or will it convert to regular social security when I turn 65 ?

Disabilitiy social security will usually stay that way as long as you have the disability. If your situation changes, it may convert back to regular, but usually it stays disability.


If your company does not offer maternity leave can you collect disability?

Short term disability will cover your maternity leave if you purchased a policy before getting pregnant. Social security disability will not cover maternity leave, nor will most long term disability policies.


Can you get long term disability if you were hurt due to a fall?

If you had a disability insurance policy prior to getting hurt, yes, you will receive benefits if you are still unable to work after the waiting period has passed. If you didn't have a disability insurance policy, you may be eligible for social security disability if your disability is expected to last 12 months or longer.


If you are fired from your job and you are on disability can you get unemployment?

If you are able to work, you can get it. If you can't leave your bed because of a disability, you can't. They expect you to be looking for a job. If you are getting workman's comp disability, you can't get unemployment. You'd have to stop getting the workman's comp if you want unemployment.


Is long term incarceration a disability?

Incarceration? Like in jail? No, its not a disability to be in jail be a long time.


Are long term disability taxable?

Can you file on the taxes that are taken out of long term disability check


Can you received rental income on a second home while collecting long term disability benefits?

You can still receive long-term disability insurance benefits even if you receive rental income. Depending on the definition of the disability included in your contract, some policies may pay a lower benefit, if your passive income exceeds certain % compared to your pre-disability active earnings.


Can you work while drawing a disability check?

Probably not, because you are receiving the disability benefit BECAUSE you cannot work. If your state has different rules it's best to confer with them as to exceptions.


Can you purchase a handgun if your on disability?

as long as you are not a felon. being on disability is not a factor.


Can long term disability deduct what SD is giving you for your child due to your disability?

if your long term disability is integrated with social security disability, then yes. This is the case for most employer paid long term disability plans, or your employee benefits package. If the Long-Term DI policy is an individual plan, not through your employer - you could receive the full base benefit if it's not integraded with Social Security Disability Benefits.


What happens to your health insurance once short term disability runs out?

Health insurance and disability insurance (short or long-term) do not affect eachother. While health insurance pays for medical expenses reimbursement, disability insurance pays to replace your income lost due to healthconditions.