Social Security has opened a new hearing office in Jersey City, New Jersey. The office will have eight Administrative Law Judges and 40 support staff. Previously, Jersey City residents had their hearings in Manhattan.
Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue is pictured here with the Jersey City mayor, ODAR head Glenn Sklar and Social Security Regional Commissioner Beatrice Disman
Jersey City residents used to have their cases heard at the Newark, New Jersey ODAR. Travel time between Newark and Jersey City is something like 15 minutes. The new Jersey City ODAR had been temporarily located at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan.
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