I am receiving a disability check for a work related injury
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I am receiving a disability check for a work related injury
I have and am continuing to receive a long term disability check from a work related injury. I received a letter stating they want to cut back on the amount I receive because my husband is now 66 and he may be collecting more Social Security. He retired at 65 and I don’t understand what his income has to do with my long term disability check. I paid for the insurance while I was employed and I have been receiving the check for a number of years; I was receiving it while my husband was employed. His SS is a whole lot less than what he earned while working.
Asked on May 15, 2019 under Insurance Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
The long-term disability policy you bought and paid for is a contract (all insurance policies are contacts): the insurer must pay you the amount(s) set forth in the contract, and can only reduce those amounts if the terms of the policy say they can. So you need to review the policy to answer your question: is what you receive based on your family income or spouse's social security? If it is, they can reduce your payments; if not, they cannot.
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