The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission April 23. An audio of the arguments will be released April 27, but the transcript of the arguments, which can be found here, allow us to see why types of questions the justices asked to possibly give some sort of roadmap on… Read more »
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Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Limits Of ALJs
A Supreme Court case that could have significant ramifications on how the Social Security Administration operates is now upon us. The Supreme Court of the United States scheduled oral arguments in Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission for April 23. According to the Supreme Court’s blog, the case involves “the Constitution’s appointments clause, which requires… Read more »
The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
Social Security Bill Signed Into Law
A bipartisan bill that improves protections of Social Security’s representative payee program was signed into law April 13 by President Donald Trump. The bill was introduced by the chair and ranking member, U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee. The purpose of the… Read more »
Fraud Cases Highlight Need To Report All Income
Recent stories reported by a Staten Island, New York newspaper SILIVE, show how serious a matter of Social Security disability fraud is. Three former New York City police officers were charged with fraud and could be facing lengthy prison sentences, if convicted, for collecting Social Security disability payments while they were working and earning substantial… Read more »
SSDI Versus PDI
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a recent study on whether expanding Private Disability Insurance (PDI) benefits, through an employer, would result in savings to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Trust Fund. Current projections indicate that SSDI will be depleted to a point where it would only be able to cover about 80 percent… Read more »
Trump Nominates Social Security Commissioner
A day after we posted a story about congressional leaders urging President Donald Trump to nominate a new commissioner of Social Security “without day,” Trump acted and nominated Andrew Saul to be the new commissioner of Social Security. Saul, of New York, is currently a partner with Saul Partners, L.P., which is identified as an… Read more »
The Top Proponent Of Cutting Social Security Is Leaving Congress
For years we have heard Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan talk about his top goal of “entitlement reform.” He was talking about it after Congress passed tax cuts in December and he was still talking about it when he announced earlier this month that he was retiring from Congress and would not see re-election. The… Read more »
The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
