It sure would be nice to have some clear longitudinal statistics about the workload at the state agencies so we could see and judge for ourselves what’s really going on. Because the number of ALJs at OHO is at a 20 year low, possibly longer. That sounds crisis–like. But, the daily receipts at OHO, in absolute terms, have dropped every month this calendar year, going from over 2400 per day last December to 1741 in July. Without knowing the big picture and what’s coming down the pike, it’s hard to say if the reduction in judges via attrition is just an appropriate adjustment to the expected workload, or if it’s gross mismanagement likely to lead to increasing wait times for claimants at the hearing level (it’s not like that hasn’t happened before). Most fundamentally, what is the absolute number of disability applications being filed each month nationwide? I do know that it’s a shadow of what it used to be. And what are the pending levels as well as the staffing levels at the DDS‘s currently, and for at least the last 5 to 10 years, to provide some perspective?
If anyone has a link to a reliable source of those statistics, please share. It is always frustrated me that it’s extremely difficult and confusing for Social Security employees to really know what’s going on large scale with the statistics that bear on the core of our mission.
@10:57 Any agency could do the same if they like Frank and Jay O decided to dispose of any quality standards or concern about their reputation, future viability and ability to retain and recruit employees. I’m not impressed
Here's monthly state agency workload data since October 2000, broken down by state, benefit title, and more: https://www.ssa.gov/disability/data/ssa-sa-mowl.htm If you want to analyze it, it helps to be good with pivot tables.
Have you read an ALJ decision lately? They changed the name to DA because you’d have to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol to actually understand them.
Well my fellow non-ALJ OHO denizens, at least our careers will last until the backlog is managed by AI.
ReplyDeleteWe have some time.
It sure would be nice to have some clear longitudinal statistics about the workload at the state agencies so we could see and judge for ourselves what’s really going on. Because the number of ALJs at OHO is at a 20 year low, possibly longer. That sounds crisis–like. But, the daily receipts at OHO, in absolute terms, have dropped every month this calendar year, going from over 2400 per day last December to 1741 in July. Without knowing the big picture and what’s coming down the pike, it’s hard to say if the reduction in judges via attrition is just an appropriate adjustment to the expected workload, or if it’s gross mismanagement likely to lead to increasing wait times for claimants at the hearing level (it’s not like that hasn’t happened before). Most fundamentally, what is the absolute number of disability applications being filed each month nationwide? I do know that it’s a shadow of what it used to be. And what are the pending levels as well as the staffing levels at the DDS‘s currently, and for at least the last 5 to 10 years, to provide some perspective?
ReplyDeleteIf anyone has a link to a reliable source of those statistics, please share. It is always frustrated me that it’s extremely difficult and confusing for Social Security employees to really know what’s going on large scale with the statistics that bear on the core of our mission.
Here’s a clear longitudinal statistic: Frank and Jay get MORE done with LESS. Data proves it
Delete@10:57 Any agency could do the same if they like Frank and Jay O decided to dispose of any quality standards or concern about their reputation, future viability and ability to retain and recruit employees. I’m not impressed
DeleteHere's monthly state agency workload data since October 2000, broken down by state, benefit title, and more: https://www.ssa.gov/disability/data/ssa-sa-mowl.htm If you want to analyze it, it helps to be good with pivot tables.
DeleteThere is no OHO. They are now DA.
ReplyDeleteHave you read an ALJ decision lately? They changed the name to DA because you’d have to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol to actually understand them.
DeleteSomeone should tell the person who maintains the report, since it still says OHO.
DeleteActually nvm, high chance that person VERA'd or was reassigned.
That person is now a pretzel delivery boy
DeleteActual lol at pretzel delivery boy !!
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