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The 2016 Presidential Election and SSDI

July 26, 2016 photo from eonline.com Social Security has been a popular topic this year as the presidential race continues to heat up, and a particularly significant issue to pay close attention to is whether … Read More

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A Quick Look at the Social Security Landscape

July 6, 2016 The Advocator Group regularly attends the National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives’ (NOSSCR) biannual conferences, which are frequently attended by high-ranking officials from the Social Security Administration (SSA).  Speaking at the June conference in Miami … Read More

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SSA to Extend Workers’ Compensation Offset

February 4, 2016 The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, whereby they propose to extend the Workers’ Compensation Offset from age 65 to the Full Retirement Age. In most … Read More

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SSA Announces Plan to Deal with Hearing Backlog

February 4, 2016 As the number of Social Security disability applicants awaiting a hearing on their claim for benefits before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has recently swelled to over one million and as the wait time for that … Read More