In April of 2018 the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act was passed and the type of representation of Advance Designation was created. Many Social Security disability claimants require some assistance from outside forces to assist with a disability claim and their benefits. These outside forces are responsible for advocating for the claimant and… Read more »
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The Push Is On To Add SSI Legislation to Budget Bill
Congress has been working on many different things over the last several months. This includes a COVID-19 relief bill and an infrastructure bill, but another bill that is not getting as much attention would be a huge benefit to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. The maximum monthly SSI benefit, which goes to the elderly and… Read more »
If You Are Unvaccinated It May Be Difficult To Obtain In-Person Service At A Federal Agency
When federal agencies open up for business again for face-to-face service things may look a lot different than prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a question and answer section on the Safer Federal Workforce website the protocols were announced for visitors to federal buildings. This is likely to be the protocol for Social Security offices… Read more »
Union Representative Sounds Off On Vaccination Mandates For SSA Employees
President Joe Biden recently announced that all federal workers and contractors must show proof of the COVID-19 vaccination or submit to frequent COVID-19 testing if unvaccinated as part of a return to work initiative that will also impact Social Security employees. Ralph de Juliis, the Social Security employee union leader recently provided a interview to… Read more »
Social Security Benefits Help Reduce The Motherhood Penalty
A recent analysis was released from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College that shows Social Security benefits help reduce the gap in retirement benefits between mothers and women who have no children. It is understandable that a mother who works is more than likely going to earn less income than a woman who… Read more »
Social Security Withdraws Rule Proposal That Would Make CDRs More Frequent
Former Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul has only been gone from the agency a number of days, but Social Security is already moving in the direction of removing initiatives the agency worked on under Saul’s leadership. Social Security published a notice in the Federal Register that it would be withdrawing a proposed rule that would… Read more »
Federal Agencies Set Back to Work Dates For Employees But Not Social Security
A recent story from the Federal News Network reported that federal agencies are putting plans in order to bring employees back to work, but the Social Security Administration is not one of those agencies. It was reported that the Labor Department would start to transition to bringing employees back to the office in early September… Read more »
Report On Mail Processing At Social Security Is Not Good
A newly released report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for Social Security emphasizes how poor a job the Social Security Administration has done at processing mail at the agency since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when Social Security offices closed to the public in March of 2020. The report found that… Read more »
Saul Calls Foul On His Firing
Since President Joe Biden removed Andrew Saul as Social Security’s commissioner the former commissioner has been relatively quiet even though he initially claimed that Biden did not have the authority to fire him. Saul is now speaking up and recently wrote an op ed that was published by the Wall Street Journal. In it, Saul… Read more »
Social Security Reopening Plan Pushed Back
Last week Social Security Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi sent a message to all Social Security employees informing that Social Security’s plan of returning employees to work on-site has been delayed. Other federal agencies were required to submit reopening plans by now, but the acting commissioner asked for more time in issuing reopening plans for the… Read more »
