Miscellaneous Litigation & Legal Updates
This page contains miscellanous articles on Litigation & Administrative Decisions.
I've Been Workin' On the Railroad
The Railroad Retirement Act is a federal law that provides retirement and disability annuities for qualified railroad employees, spouse annuities for their wives or husbands, and survivor benefits for the families of deceased employees who were insured under the Act. These benefit programs are administered by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Read More
Clark Instructions Issued
SSA has issued an Emergency Message (EM) on May 9, 2011, implementing Clark v. Astrue, the class action challenging the suspension or denial of benefits based solely on a probation or parole arrest warrant. Read More
Law Review Article Explores Step Five
Professor Jon Dubin of Rutgers School of Law has recently published an article in the Administrative Law Review entitled “Overcoming Gridlock: Campbell After a Quarter-Century and Bureaucratically Rational Gap-Filling in Mass Justice Adjudication in the Social Security Administration’s Disability Programs,” 62 Adm. L. R. 937 (2010). Read More
Disability Law News - March 2012 Issue
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP advocates. This issue will look at the final regulations issued by the Social Security Administration on treating physician and representative conduct. Additional articles discuss regulations on electronic filing requirements and vision listing proposed changes. Also in this issue you will find articles on recent Court Decisions, and Administrative Decisions. Read More
Disability Law News - December 2011
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP advocates. Featured in this issue highlights the announcement of a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2012 for monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Additional articles discuss ALJ bias and defining the rolls of representatives and ALJs. Also in this issue you will find articles on Regulations, Court Decisions, and Administrative Decisions.
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