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Reduced Social Security Budget Results in Diminished Serives

Posted on May 25, 2018May 2, 2018 by Editor

Years of budget cuts by Congress have left the Social Security Administration (SSA) short of staff on its toll-free customer service line, up to 40-minute…

Disability Law

Even Longer Waits for Disability Hearings

Posted on November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 by Editor

The news on the wait for an administrative law judge hearing just keeps getting worse! Many claimants wait well over a year, and this is…

Disability Law

Taking a Look at 2014 in Disability Law

Posted on January 2, 2015January 9, 2015 by Editor

As we close out 2014, there are still many challenges for folks applying for Social Security disability. Studies show higher denial rates last year, the…

Disability Law

Backlog Blues Persist

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Editor

The Social Security Administration has been working for years to reduce its backlog of disability claims, which now stands at 780,000 claims. It even hired…

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Still On Hold with Social Security? Stand By.

Posted on June 19, 2009June 19, 2009 by Editor

From today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution: The Social Security Administration has reduced its staffing by more than 5 percent since 2003, to about 60,000. That means…

Disability Law

How to Improve Your Wait Time for Benefits

Posted on June 14, 2009July 15, 2009 by Editor

While Social Security predicts a substantial reduction in waits for hearings by 2012, many claimants need a more immediate fix. This article discusses the reasons…

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Hearing Request Backlog: Improvement is Minimal

Posted on June 12, 2009July 15, 2009 by sfsarah

Charles Hall’s blog today nicely supplies graphics for the delays at the Social Security Hearing office, by city. These were orginally published in the newsletter…

Disability Law

Newspaper Receives Award for Investigative Reporting of Social Security Backlogs

Posted on June 5, 2009June 11, 2009 by Editor

Over the past year, the newspaper The Oregonian, Portland and Oregon’s local paper, has been running a series carefully documenting the devastating delays at the…

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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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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