The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, WV, is reporting that the plaintiffs in the qui tam lawsuit against Eric Conn are now alleging that Conn paid cash to Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) David Daugherty in exchange for favorable decisions in his clients' Social Security disability claims. Remember, folks, these are allegations which may or may not be true. I can allege that there are planets that are solid diamonds. That may or may not be true but my alleging it doesn't make it true.
Dec 27, 2013
Dec 26, 2013
The Death Master File Is Really Wonky But Still Interesting
The American Thinker gives lots of background on Social Security's Death Master File (DMF). Did you know that Ronald Perholst, who was at one time the Postal Service's General Manager of Accounting, led the fight to make the DMF public? Did you know that the DMF is especially important to Native Hawaiians and Ashkenazi Jewish women?
Dec 25, 2013
Old Overpayment Waived
Social Security has waived a 41 year old overpayment of $493.80 for one man. Great for him but it's time for a statute of limitations on Social Security overpayments.
Dec 24, 2013
Americans Aren't Prepared Financially For Retirement And The Problem Is Getting Worse
From the abstract of a study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College:
The National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) measures the share of working-age American households “at risk” of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement. ... As of 2010, the NRRI showed that, even if households worked to age 65 and annuitized all their financial assets (including the receipts from reverse mortgages on their homes), 53 percent of American households were at risk.By the way, the study shows that the problem has been getting worse.
Dec 23, 2013
Change In ALJ Position Description
I could use a link but I've been told that the position description (PD) for Social Security's Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) has changed. The new PD emphasizes increased supervision and management by the Social Security Administration. There is a new emphasis on compliance with Social Security's procedures, regulations, rulings, and
policies and on timely processing of cases.
For those of you on the inside, what does this mean in practical terms? Has the agency explicitly told ALJs that their job has changed?
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