| TOPICS - "A" | |
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
|---|
ACCESS TO EVIDENCE
 |
| Federal Register Update: Privacy and Disclosure Rules:
72 Fed. Reg. 20935 (Apr.27.2007) |
| APR | 9 | 2007 |
| New Policy Clarifies Obtaining CDs of Electronic Folder Cases |
| AUG | 1 | 2007 |
| Policy Instruction CJB 07-06 |
| AUG | 5 | 2007 |
| Practice Tip: reviewing a Claimant's File |
| AUG | 20 | 2008 |
ADVERTISING
|
| Misleading Advertising Prohibitions |
| JAN | 4 | 2009 |
| Third Circuit Upholds Violation and $274.582 Penalty |
| JAN | 4 | 2009 |
AGE
|
| Federal Register Update: Technical Amendments to "Closely
Approaching Retirement Age" |
| MAY-JUN | 26 | 2008 |
| Stafford v. Astrue, 581 F.Supp.2d 456 (W.D.N.Y. 2008) |
| JAN | 33 | 2009 |
| Justice v. Astrue, 589 F.Supp.2d 110 (D.Mass. 2008) |
| JUL | 16 | 2009 |
| Practice Tip: Establishing a Given Age |
| OCT | 4 | 2009 |
AIDS/HIV
|
| Final Immune System Disorders Listings Published:
HIV/AIDS Listings Subject to More Comments |
| MAR | 3 | 2008 |
| Expect More Changes to the Listings - Final Immune System and
advance notice re: HIV |
| APR | 3 | 2008 |
| SSA Holds Conference on HIV Infection |
| SEP | 4 | 2008 |
| SSA Seeks Outside Expertise for HIV and Cardiovascular Listings |
| JUN | 3 | 2009 |
ALCOHOLISM
|
| See SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
| | | |
ALIENS
|
| House Holds Hearing on SSI Terminations for Refugees |
| APR | 9 | 2007 |
| Bill Extends SSI for Refugees |
| JUN | 9 | 2007 |
| House Passes SSI Extension for Refugees |
| JUL | 6 | 2007 |
| Totalization Agreement With Sweden Amended |
| DEC | 5 | 2007 |
| Refugees' SSI Termination Class Action Settlement
(Kaplan v. Chertoff) |
| MAY-JUN | 23 | 2008 |
| House Hearing Considers Mandatory Employment Eligibility
Verification (E-Verify) |
| MAY-JUN | 30 | 2008 |
| ODAR Lists Outdated Non-disability Regulations: Numerous
Title II and SSI regulations regarding noncitizen eligibility
for Title II and SSI |
| JUL | 17 | 2008 |
| Senate Joins House In Passing Bill That Extends SSI Eligibility
for Refugees |
| AUG | 7 | 2008 |
| House Passes Bill Extending E-Verify Pilot |
| AUG | 12 | 2008 |
| New Law Extends SSI Eligiblity for Refugees |
| SEP | 9 | 2008 |
| SSA Implements SSI Extension for Refugees |
| OCT | 7 | 2008 |
| SSA Issues POMS on SSI Extension for Refugees |
| JUN | 7 | 2009 |
ALJ DUTIES
|
| Brown v. Barnhart, 418 F. Supp. 2d 252 (W.D.N.Y. 2005) |
| JAN | 24 | 2007 |
| Rease v. Barnhart, 422 F.Supp.2d 1334 (N.D.Ga. 2006) |
| FEB | 24 | 2007 |
| Federal Register Update: OPM rules on the ALJ program |
| MAR | 7 | 2007 |
| House Hearing on ALJ Hiring |
| APR | 1 | 2007 |
| The ALJ Exam Opens - And Closes |
| MAY | 1 | 2007 |
| Bowen v. Commissioner of Social Security,
478 F.3d 742 (6th Cir. 2007) |
| MAY | 40 | 2007 |
| White v. Barnhart, 465 F.Supp.2d 908 (E.D.Mo. 2006) |
| MAY | 41 | 2007 |
| Association of ALJs Challenges Bar Status Requirement
and New Hiring Procedure (AALJ et al. v. US OPM) |
| JUN | 3 | 2007 |
| Practice Tip: Limiting ALJ Discretion After a Court Remand
(Massachi v. Astrue) |
| JUN | 8 | 2007 |
| OIG Report on ALJ Assignment in region IV ODARs |
| SEP | 4 | 2007 |
| Audler v. Astrue, 501 F.3d 446 (5th Cir. 2007) |
| JAN | 31 | 2008 |
| Does ALJ Productivity Affect the ODAR Backlog? (OIG Report) |
| FEB | 1 | 2008 |
| Practice Tip: Limiting the Issues on Remand (Moreira v.
Commissioner of Social Security) |
| FEB | 5 | 2008 |
| Silk v. Astrue, 509 F.Supp.2d 779 (S.D. Iowa 2007) |
| APR | 16 | 2008 |
| "Preponderance of the Evidence" vs. "Substantial Evidence":
SSA Proposes Clarification |
| MAY-JUN | 5 | 2008 |
| Allen v. Astrue, 534 F.Supp.2d 923 (S.D.Iowa 200) |
| MAY-JUN | 36 | 2008 |
| Assigning a New ALJ on Remand |
| JUL | 1 | 2008 |
| ALJ Exam to Be Reopened - No Date Announced |
| JUL | 3 | 2008 |
| Federal Register Update: Active State Bar licensure for ALJs |
| JUL | 7 | 2008 |
| ALJ Examination Opens - Then Closes |
| AUG | 1 | 2008 |
| Productivity: What Factors Affect Performance? (OIG Report) |
| AUG | 1 | 2008 |
| Passmore v. Astrue, 533 F.3d 658 (8th Cir. 2008) |
| OCT | 21 | 2008 |
| How to Deal with a Difficult Hearing Office: The OIG Investigates
Congressional Response Report: Customer Service Issues at the
Dover Hearing Office (Oct. 2008) |
| NOV | 3 | 2008 |
| Federal Register Update: "Preponderance of the Evidence" Standard
|
| DEC | 12 | 2008 |
| Eskridge v. Astrue, 569 F.Supp.2d 424 (D.Del. 2008) |
| DEC | 16 | 2008 |
| Focus: Appealing Partially Favorable Decisions:
A Cautionary Tale (Thompson v. Astrue) |
| FEB | 8 | 2009 |
| Comment on "Appealing Partially Favorable Decisions" |
| MAR | 10 | 2009 |
| Brown v. Astrue, 590 F.Supp.2d 669 (D.Del. 2008) |
| MAR | 16 | 2009 |
| Goldthrite v. Astrue, 535 F.Supp.2d 329 (W.D.N.Y. 2008) |
| MAR | 17 | 2009 |
| Scott v. Barnhart, 592 F.Supp.2d 360 (W.D.N.Y. 2009) |
| APR | 17 | 2009 |
| Harmless Error at Step Two (Carpenter v. Astrue,
537 F.3d 1264 (10th Cir. 2008)) |
| JUL | 8 | 2009 |
| Cobb v. Astrue, 613 F.Supp.2d 253 (D.Conn. 2009) |
| AUG | 16 | 2009 |
| Moran v. Astrue, 569 F.3d 108 (2nd Cir. 2009) |
| AUG | 16 | 2009 |
| Focus: Listing 12.05C - Possible ALJ Bias? (McGruder v. Astrue) |
| SEP | 6 | 2009 |
| ODAR workload and Performance Summary. Sept 2009 |
| OCT | 5 | 2009 |
| Database of ALJ Allowance/Denial rates Available Online |
| NOV | 2 | 2009 |
| ALJ Examination Opens- Then Closes |
| NOV | 5 | 2009 |
| Focus: New ALJ on remand (Pretto v. Astrue) |
| NOV | 5 | 2009 |
| Shird v. Astrue, 635 F.Supp.2d 1319 (M.D.Fla. 2009) |
| NOV | 15 | 2009 |
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
|
| Alzheimer's Disease, Demientia, and the SSDI Process:
"Passage of Time is Not Your Friend" |
| AUG | 1 | 2009 |
| Commissioner Astrue's Outreach Hearing |
| AUG | 5 | 2009 |
APPEALS COUNCIL
|
| Memorandum to Appeals Council from William Taylor re: Remand
Orders Involving Subsequent Allowance (Jan 7, 2007) |
| MAR | 10 | 2007 |
| Office of Appellate Operations Geographic Assignments |
| MAR | 12 | 2007 |
| Practice Tip: Appeals Council Postmarks and Mailing Times |
| APR | 8 | 2007 |
| Changes Proposed to the ALJ and Appeals Process: Does
Administrative Efficiency Trump Fairness? |
| OCT | 1 | 2007 |
| Proposed Rule on ALJ, Appeals Council and Decision Review Board
(72 Fed. Reg. 61218 (Oct.29, 2007) |
| OCT | 27 | 2007 |
| Comment Period Closes for Proposed Appeals Changes:
What does the Future Hold? |
| DEC | 1 | 2007 |
| NOSSCR Comments on Appeals Process Proposed Regulations |
| DEC | 8 | 2007 |
| SSA Suspends Part of Proposed Rule Changing Appeals Process |
| JAN | 1 | 2008 |
| Letter from Commissioner Astrue to Chairman McNulty |
| JAN | 12 | 2008 |
| Letters from Commissioner Astrue AMA & AHA |
| JAN | 14 | 2008 |
| Soverns v. Astrue, 501 F.Supp.2d 1311 (D.Kan. 2007) |
| FEB | 30 | 2008 |
| Focus: Submitting New and Material Evidence to the
Appeals Council |
| MAR | 6 | 2008 |
| Office of Appellate Operations Geographic Assignments
(HALLEX I-4-3-104) |
| MAR | 14 | 2008 |
| "Preponderance of the Evidence" vs. "Substantial Evidence":
SSA Proposes Clarification |
| MAY-JUN | 5 | 2008 |
| The Appeals Council Goes Electronic |
| AUG | 13 | 2008 |
| Office of Appellate Operations Geographic Assignments |
| AUG | 25 | 2008 |
| Goodwin v. Astrue, 549 F.Supp.2d 1125 (D.Neb. 2008) |
| SEP | 17 | 2008 |
| Lamb v. Astrue, 531 F.3d 629 (8th Cir. 2008 |
| SEP | 17 | 2008 |
| Federal Register Update: "Preponderance of the Evidence" Standard |
| DEC | 12 | 2008 |
| Focus: Appealing Partially Favorable Decisions:
A Cautionary Tale (Thompson v. Astrue) |
| FEB | 8 | 2009 |
| Daniels v. Astrue, 564 F.Supp.2d 536 (E.D.N.C. 2008) |
| FEB | 15 | 2009 |
| Comment on "Appealing Partially Favorable Decisions" |
| MAR | 10 | 2009 |
| Practice Tip: TERI Cases at the Appeals Council |
| MAY | 5 | 2009 |
| Office of Appellate Operations Geographic Assignments;
CCPRBs (HALLEX I-4-3-104) |
| JUN | 9 | 2009 |
| What's New at the Appeals Council? |
| JUL | 1 | 2009 |
| Appeals Council Processing Times and Disposition Type FY 2008 |
| JUL | 17 | 2009 |
ATTORNEYS’ FEES
|
| See Also, Non-Attorney Fee Withholding |
| | | |
| User Fee Remains at 6.3% |
| JAN | 1 | 2007 |
| NOSSCR's Frequently Asked Questions About Forms SSA-1695,
SSA-1694 and SSA 1699 |
| JAN | 6 | 2007 |
| SSA-1695s: Many Problems Persist |
| FEB | 1 | 2007 |
| SSA-1695 Receipt Letter |
| FEB | 11 | 2007 |
| Direct Deposit of Fees |
| MAR | 2 | 2007 |
| SSA Issues Regulations on 2004 SSPA Fee Changes |
| APR | 1 | 2007 |
| VA Issues Proposed Regulations on New Representation Law |
| MAY | 15 | 2007 |
| NOSSCR Statement for the Record -
House Hearing on Identity Theft |
| JUL | 12 | 2007 |
| Final Rule on Fee Withholding in SSI Cases |
| AUG | 1 | 2007 |
| Letter to the Editor: Re: Direct Deposit of Fees |
| SEP | 2 | 2007 |
| GAO Studies Fee Withholding: SSA Disability Representatives:
Fee Payment Changes Show Promise, but Eligibility Criteria
and Representative Overpayments Require Further Monitoring,
GAO-08-5(Oct. 2007) |
| NOV | 3 | 2007 |
| User Fee Remains at 6.3% (with cap of $79.00) |
| JAN | 1 | 2008 |
| Payment of Fees: Acknowledging the 1695 Form |
| JAN | 4 | 2008 |
| Fees in Continuing Disability Reviews and Overpayment Cases |
| APR | 8 | 2008 |
| Sample Fee Agreements Sought |
| MAY-JUN | 2 | 2008 |
| Are Your SSA-1695s Still Unacknowledged? |
| JUL | 1 | 2008 |
| La Patra v. Astrue, 530 F.Supp.2d 453(W.D.N.Y. 2008) |
| JUL | 21 | 2008 |
| Update: 1695s and Direct Payment of Fees |
| AUG | 1 | 2008 |
| SSA Proposes No Fee Authorization Where Certain
Third Parties Pay Fee |
| AUG | 3 | 2008 |
| SSA Administrative Message on 1695s |
| AUG | 16 | 2008 |
| Clark v. Astrue, 529 F.3d 1211 (9th Cir. 2008) |
| SEP | 17 | 2008 |
| SSA's 2009 COLA: User Fee is now $83 |
| OCT | 2 | 2008 |
| Bill Introduced to Increase Fee Cap (HR 7285) |
| DEC | 1 | 2008 |
| Clarification: User Fee Increase Effective December 1, 2008 |
| DEC | 2 | 2008 |
| Fee Cap Raised to $6000 effective June 22, 2009 |
| JAN | 1 | 2009 |
| User Fee Remains at 6.3% |
| JAN | 1 | 2009 |
| Bill Introduced to Increase Fee Cap (HR 1093) |
| FEB | 1 | 2009 |
| Fee Cap Increase : Questions and Answers |
| FEB | 3 | 2009 |
| Practice Tip: Timing of 406(b) Fee Motions |
| FEB | 7 | 2009 |
| SSA Delays Issuing 1099 Forms |
| MAR | 1 | 2009 |
| POMS Revised for Fee Cap Increase (GN 03940.003) |
| MAR | 3 | 2009 |
| Bill Introduced to Increase Fee Cap (HR 1093) |
| MAY | 1 | 2009 |
| Fee Agreement Fee Cap: Two Issues |
| JUN | 1 | 2009 |
| Direct Deposit of Fees |
| JUL | 7 | 2009 |
| Harlow v. Astrue, 610 F.Supp.2d 1032 (D.Neb. 2009) |
| JUL | 16 | 2009 |
| SSA Fee Approval Not Needed if Fee Paid by Certain Third Parties |
| SEP | 16 | 2009 |
| Update: Extension of SSPA Fee Provisions |
| OCT | 1 | 2009 |
| No 2010 COLA - Other Changes in 2010-User fee remains $83 |
| OCT | 3 | 2009 |
| SSA Plans to Issue IRS 1099s in January 2010 |
| NOV | 1 | 2009 |
| Q&A on SSA's issuance of 1099 Forms |
| NOV | 6 | 2009 |
| User Fee Remains at 6.3% and $83 Cap |
| DEC | 1 | 2009 |
| House Passes Extension of Direct Fee Payment in SSI Cases and
Nonattorney Eligibility for Direct Fee Payment |
| DEC | 2 | 2009 |
ATTORNEY FEES (EAJA)
|
| Hines v. Commissioner of Social Security,
450 F.Supp.2d 628 (E.D.Va. 2006) |
| JAN | 28 | 2007 |
| Hackett v. Barnhart, 469 F.3d 937 (10th Cir. 2006) |
| JAN | 29 | 2007 |
| Dixon-Townsell v. Barnhart, 445 F.Supp.2d 1283 (D.Okla 2006) |
| FEB | 23 | 2007 |
| Chargois v. Barnhart, 454 F.Supp.2d 631 (E.D.Tex. 2006) |
| APR | 16 | 2007 |
| EAJA Payment Issues: An Update |
| JUN | 1 | 2007 |
| Hackett v. Barnhart, 475 F.3d 1166 (10th Cir. 2007) |
| JUN | 16 | 2007 |
| Hoa Hong v. Barnhart, 483 F.3d 600 (9th Cir. 2007) |
| JUN | 17 | 2007 |
| EAJA Payment Issues: Another Update |
| AUG | 1 | 2007 |
| Letter to the Editor; Direct Deposit of Fees |
| SEP | 2 | 2007 |
| McCarty v. Astrue, 505 F.Supp.2d 624 (N.D.Cal. 2007) |
| NOV | 21 | 2007 |
| Shubargo v. Astrue, 498 F.3d 1086 (10th Cir. 2007) |
| NOV | 21 | 2007 |
| U.S. Supreme Court to Decide EAJA Case on Paralegal Work
(Richlin Security Service Company v. Chertoff) |
| DEC | 6 | 2007 |
| Circuit Courts Consider the Question of the Proper Payee
of EAJA Fees |
| MAR | 1 | 2008 |
| Manning v. Astrue, 510 F.3d 1246 (10th Cir. 2007) |
| MAR | 28 | 2008 |
| EAJA Payee Update; Two Circuit Courts Rule; Petition for
Certiorari Filed; Legislation Introduced |
| MAY-JUN | 1 | 2008 |
| NOSSCR Alert on EAJA Payee Bill |
| MAY-JUN | 18 | 2008 |
| Shafer v. Astrue, 518 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2008) |
| MAY-JUN | 37 | 2008 |
| Supreme Court Holds EAJA Fees for Paralegals Reimbursable at
Market Rate (Richlin Security Service Co v. Chertoff) |
| JUL | 9 | 2008 |
| Jenkins v. Astrue, 544 F.Supp.2d 736 (N.D.Ind. 2008) |
| JUL | 21 | 2008 |
| EAJA Payee Update |
| SEP | 8 | 2008 |
| Clark v. Astrue, 529 F.3d 1211 (9th Cir. 2008) |
| SEP | 16 | 2008 |
| Hagman v. Astrue, 546 F.Supp.2d 1294 (M.D.Fla. 2007) |
| SEP | 17 | 2008 |
| Quade ex rel. Quade v. Barnhart, 570 F.Supp. 2d 1164 (D.Ariz. 2008) |
| OCT | 20 | 2008 |
| Williams v. Commissioner of Social Security,
549 F.Supp. 2d 613 (D.N.J. 2008) |
| OCT | 20 | 2008 |
| Ratliff v. Astrue, 540 F.3d 800 (8th Cir. 2008) |
| OCT | 20 | 2008 |
| EAJA Fee Payee Update |
| DEC | 1 | 2008 |
| Gonzalez v. Astrue, 564 F.Supp.2d 317 (D.N.J. 2008) |
| FEB | 14 | 2009 |
| EAJA Payee Update |
| NAY | 7 | 2009 |
| McCullough v. Astrue, 565 F.Supp.2d 1327 (M.D.FLa. 2008) |
| MAY | 22 | 2009 |
| The Supreme Court Will Decide Who Is the Payee of
EAJA Fees (Ratliff v. Astrue) |
| SEP | 1 | 2009 |
AUXILIARY BENEFITS
|
| Federal Register Update: Mother's and father's benefits |
| JUL | 7 | 2008 |
| ODAR Lists Outdated Non-disability Regulations:
Child's eligibility forbenefits based on step-parent |
| JUL | 17 | 2008 |
| The Impact of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
on Social Security Benefits |
| AUG | 14 | 2008 |
| Practice Tip: Suspension of Parents' Benefits and Simultaneously
Entitled Child |
| JAN | 13 | 2009 |
| Marriage Equality and Social Security |
| APR | 6 | 2009 |
| Vernoff v. Astrue, 568 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2009)
(Posthumously conceived child) |
| AUG | 16 | 2009 |
AVAILABLE MATERIAL
|
| Forum Articles Index January - December 2006 |
| JAN | 12 | 2007 |
| Index of Available Materials - 2006 |
| FEB | 25 | 2007 |
| Keep Current with the Listings of Impairments-order form |
| NOV | DEC | 2007 |
| Forum Articles Index: January - December 2007 |
| JAN | 16 | 2008 |
| List of Available Materials - January - December 2007 |
| FEB | 11 | 2008 |
| Listings/Grids Manual Order Form for 2009 |
| NOV | 13 | 2008 |
| Keep Current with the Listings of Impairments |
| DEC | 17 | 2008 |
| List of Available Materials: January - December 2008 |
| FEB | 17 | 2009 |
| Order or Renew the Listings/Grids Manual for 2010 Now |
| NOV-DEC | | 2009 |
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