Comments on: Unemployment/Disability Benefits http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/15/unemploymentdisability-benefits/ Where HR Professionals Seek Answers Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tomasz Stasiuk http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/15/unemploymentdisability-benefits/#comment-10167 Tomasz Stasiuk Thu, 15 May 2008 20:29:07 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/15/unemploymentdisability-benefits/#comment-10167 It pretty much works that way in Colorado as well. I cannot think of a single circumstance where an individual is both able to work (for unemployment purposes) and disabled from work (for Social Security disability purposes). In my experience, the individual applying for Social Security usually has to adjust the period of disability to AFTER the unemployment benefits ended. I have seen judges threaten an investigation for fraud where this situation was not cleared up. It pretty much works that way in Colorado as well. I cannot think of a single circumstance where an individual is both able to work (for unemployment purposes) and disabled from work (for Social Security disability purposes).

In my experience, the individual applying for Social Security usually has to adjust the period of disability to AFTER the unemployment benefits ended. I have seen judges threaten an investigation for fraud where this situation was not cleared up.

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