Disability Law

Benefit Applications Soar in First Quarter

Posted on June 4, 2009June 5, 2009 by Editor

From the web site UPI.com comes this news: The recession-driven safety net of government benefits is at a record high, as $1 of every $6…

Disability Law

Recession Adding to Social Security Backlogs

Posted on May 28, 2009June 5, 2009 by Editor

Government Executive reports today: The economic downturn, inadequate funding and red tape are at the core of an increasing backlog of Social Security disability cases,…

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Can I Work After I Get Disability Benefits?

Posted on May 27, 2009May 27, 2009 by Editor

There are really two aspects to this question – can you work after you apply for benefits but before they are granted? Or, secondly, can…

Disability Law

VA Disability Backlogs Also Climbing

Posted on May 25, 2009May 27, 2009 by Editor

While we complain about the delays in Scial Securty disability, Charles Hall in his excellent blog points out that there is a parrallel universe in…

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More People Taking Early Retirement

Posted on May 24, 2009May 25, 2009 by Editor

For impact on the overall Social Security system, this new statistic is significant for several reasons. It impacts the maturity of the workforce, it demonstrates…

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Impending Doom is Three Decades Off

Posted on May 12, 2009May 25, 2009 by Editor

Us News and World Reports joins a host of papers today reporting “impending” doom for the Social Security Trust Fund. Of curse, the economy has…

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Bad News on COLA’s for 2010

Posted on May 4, 2009May 15, 2009 by Editor

The New York Times reports that there will be no cost of living (COLA) increase in checks for 2010. Another impact of the bad economy…

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SSA to Open New Offices

Posted on May 1, 2009May 25, 2009 by Editor

NOSSCR (www.NOSSCR.org) reports that testimony on April 28, 2009, before the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, SSA updated Congress regarding its plans to…

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Presumptive Benefits – A Blogger Checks the Details

Posted on April 23, 2009April 23, 2009 by Editor

A few weeks ago, prolific blogger Justin Hayford at the Chicago AIDS Legal Council (http://alcc-legalpad.blogspot.com/) posted a terrific article on how to get presumptive benefits…

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Washington Post: the Markets Will Not Fix Social Security

Posted on April 23, 2009April 23, 2009 by Editor

The Washington Post had a good column the other day, revisiting the spectre of investing the federal Social Security funds in the stock market. Read…