Major League Baseball’s Version Of Disability
Major League Baseball’s 2010 season is right around the corner and since this website is dedicated to informing the public about disability law, here’s some insight into the MLB’s process of being placed on the disabled list.
When a major league baseball player is injured, his team can place him a “disabled list” for 15 or 60 days. The severity of the injury and the time it will take to recover will determine which list he will be placed on. When a player is placed on the disabled list, his team can call another player from the organization to fill the roster spot.
In baseball, getting placed on the 15 or 60 day disabled list infers that the player will most likely return to the game. To tie this into Social Security Disability law, a disabled player who is unable to continue playing baseball is most certainly capable of performing some other job. Therefore, a disabled baseball player is a far cry from a Federal disability recipient.
Under Social Security’s 5 Step Sequential Evaluation, which is used to determine whether or not you are disabled, the last two steps are typically the most important to overcome. Under these final two steps, you must be able to prove that you cannot perform your past work AND you must prove that you are unable to perform any other jobs in the local or national economy. Simply being unable to work at your last job is only half the battle.
March 8, 2010
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