tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post3625590149434827669..comments2024-03-27T20:39:24.337-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Some Things I'm Hearing About SSA And Covid-19Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-46076006207729668082020-03-23T13:36:55.115-04:002020-03-23T13:36:55.115-04:00ALJ here. I did hearings today by phone from the ...ALJ here. I did hearings today by phone from the office, went ok. We have been told to prepare to do hearings from home. My HOCALJ says we can keep hearings scheduled after 2 pm, for now. Seems to be changing daily. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-72213435892013292302020-03-23T11:41:59.230-04:002020-03-23T11:41:59.230-04:00I am an OHO employee. From management at our offi...I am an OHO employee. From management at our office:<br /><br />Starting on March 30, ALJs will be conducting telephonic hearings from their Alternate Duty Site.<br /><br />I think that HCSRs will be able to log in from their ADS, to be able to use the DRAP.<br /><br />EVERYONE needs to have a functioning Softphone.<br /><br />We have been asked to NOT cancel any hearings ... as we figure all of this out, and implement it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-7166059802448379022020-03-23T11:27:21.784-04:002020-03-23T11:27:21.784-04:00I had a specific conversation with an OHO staff me...I had a specific conversation with an OHO staff member today about whether Judges would be doing hearings from home and was advised that they would NOT. That both the ALJ and the SCT would have to come into the office to do the hearing. <br /><br />So it seems either SSA has not shared a specific strategy to all offices or this office has not shared information with staff at this point. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-56955833191017822272020-03-23T10:59:43.398-04:002020-03-23T10:59:43.398-04:00Had two hearings by phone with the Dayton, OH OHO ...Had two hearings by phone with the Dayton, OH OHO this morning. Both went smoothly. The ALJ was in the hearing room but everyone else was by phone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com