Dec 9, 2009

Waiting In West Virginia

From The State Journal of Charleston, WV:
According to Dan Allsup, director of communications for Allsup Inc., 13,700 West Virginians are awaiting hearings on claims, with a 490-day average nationwide for a hearing. ...

In West Virginia in September, the average wait for a hearing was 396 days at the Morgantown branch of the Social Security office. Charleston's wait was 317 days, and Huntington's was 299 -- an average of 337 for state residents waiting for a judgment hearing. ...

"Ninety-eight to 99 percent of the people we work with are approved because we cut the hassle and make the process easier," Allsup said.
Are there unfair trade practices laws in West Virginia?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

98-99% of their clients are approved because they cherry pick which cases they accept and they withdraw from cases when they get tough judges.

Nancy Ortiz said...

That'll do it, alright. Hmmm. Don't other businesses use the same strategy--insurance companies, for example? Great folks over there at Allsup. Just terrific. /snark/