Ultimate Social Security Disability Guide

In this blog I will try to provide useful information to help those trying to get Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income Benefits. I am an attorney who handles these types of claims and I will attempt to provide helpful tips in your pursuit of disability benefits. The information is intended to be correct but not guaranteed. It does not substitute for direct conversation with a lawyer. This should not be construed as legal advice. Call me at 1-877-527-5529.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Social Security to Hire More ALJs

The Social Security Administration is in the process of hiring many new Administrative Law Judges. This is a very important development because the backlogs at SSA for SSDI and SSI claims is a huge problem. I have noticed recently many ALJs retiring and they were not being replaced. With the number of claims increasing the backlog of cases was sure to get much worse. It looks like SSA realized this and is taking positive steps to make up for the lost judges and increased case load. I don't know were these new ALJs will be assigned yet but I will update this post when I get the information.