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Here are the times you should definitely not give out your social security number
When should you give your Social Security number and when should you not? My rule on giving out my Social Security number is that I don’t do it, unless I know it’s absolutely, positively required for what I’m doing. Companies…
Awaiting the 2014 Social Security Trustees’ Report
Social Security’s trustees will release their annual review of the program’s finances on Monday, and while we’re not sure what the report will say, the trustees last year estimated that Social Security’s combined trust funds will be exhausted in 2033. …
Handicapped signs outdated
New Yorkers will soon see a change in handicapped signs around the state. …Read More.Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a piece of legislation on Friday that will require new or replaced state signs to drop the word “handicapped.” The word “accessible”…
Disability Visibility Project to Record Stories for the 25th Anniversary of the Americans
The Disability Visibility Project is a yearlong grassroots campaign to document the stories of people with disabilities in celebration of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2015 .In partnership with StoryCorps, the national oral…
Social Security’s $300M IT project doesn’t work
After spending nearly $300 million on a new computer system to handle disability claims, the Social Security Administration still can’t get it to work. And officials can’t say when it will. Six years ago, Social Security embarked on an aggressive plan…
Americans with Disabilities Act turns 24
Saturday is the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and since that day, there has been great progress toward removal of barriers and equal access and participation for persons with disabilities in our community.…
5 Obstacles to Early Retirement
Early retirement is a dream for many employees toiling away at dissatisfactory jobs. But that doesn’t mean these workers are planning their escape. The 2014 Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that half of all workers…
Addressing Caregivers’ Loss of Retirement Income
Earlier this month Representative Nita M. Lowey, Democrat of New York, introduced what she’s calling the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act, intended to increase retirement income for middle-class citizens who must reduce their work hours or leave the work force…
Purpose of Vocational Expert Testimony at a Delaware Social Security Administrative Law Judge …
My clients are often confused by Vocational Expert testimony during a Social Security Disability Administrative Law Judge Hearing. It is not abnormal for a client to focus on just one answer that is provided by a Vocational Expert, and believe that there is…
Takano introduces bill to close Social Security, Medicare LGBT loopholes
U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) on Tuesday introduced the Social Security and Medicare Parity Act in the U.S. House, a bill to close loopholes in the Social Security Act and guarantee that all married couples, including same-sex couples, receive the…