In Social Security Disability cases, the Federal judge will question the disabled worker. To many claimants, it seems as though the judge is wearing two hats – one as prosecutor and one as adjudicator. It hardly seems fair! In a recent Federal Court case, the Administrative Law Judge found the claimant was not credible. As…
Continue readingOn Wednesday, June 19, at 10 :00 a.m., the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Encouraging Work Through the Social Security Disability Insurance Program.” The hearing will take place in room B-318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. In the Hearing Advisory, Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX)…
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National Public Radio (NPR) recently aired a report entitled, “Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America”. In the piece, the NPR reporter launches attacks against the disabled and the attorneys that work to assist them in their quest to obtain disability benefits. In response, eight (8) former Commissioners of the Social Security…
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Last year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) decided to stop publishing in advance the name of the administrative law judges (ALJ) assigned to hear disability cases, a move that made trying disability cases that much more difficult. Click here to read what Herndon disability attorney Doug Landau thought of that decision. We have just learned…
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Disability lawyer Doug Landau is often asked about the facilities used by the Federal Government for Social Security Disability (“SSDI”) Hearings before the Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”). Herndon and Reston lawyer Landau was recently asked, “What is a Social Security Disability Hearing “Witness Room” and what happens inside ?” Landau flew from Dulles Airport, conveniently…
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