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Hello laumatthe,

If you are currently receiving SS disability benefits, you may return to work part time, and as long as your earnings are not more than $970 per month, you would not lose your SS disability benefits. If your earnings were more than this amount, you would no longer be eligible for SS disability payments.

As far as your workman's comp benefits, you may still receive a portion of these benefits, depending on how much you make at your new job. If your new rate of pay at the new job is lower than what you were earning on your old job, and the lower pay is due to your disability, then you would likely continue to receive at least partial benefits from workman's comp. There is no set formula for determining how much of your workman's comp benefits you might continue to receive, as each case is reviewed independently and will depend on a number of factors including your old wages, your new wages, the type of work you are perfoming, etc.

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Thank you laumatthe

Expert:	Merlo
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Answered:	10/23/2009

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