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Empire Justice Center President and CEO Kristin Brown Testifies at Joint Legislative Hearing on Public Protection. In our testimony, we respectfully ask for the following: Progress toward achieving pay parity for civil legal service providers to address the recruitment and retention crisis; Support of the Office of Court Administration budget as proposed, including the increase […]
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The Center for Elder Law & Justice and the Empire Justice Center are pleased to announce an update to the free “Nursing Home Resident Rights and Tips” resource guide, informed by community feedback through a public survey. The guide offers concise descriptions of important resident rights, answers frequently asked questions, provides general how-to information, and […]
- Disability Advocacy Program, Social Security/ DAP Program
Gene Doyle of People Organized for Our Rights, Inc. (P.O.O.R.) has updated his invaluable EAJA rate charts with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data through May 2024. The charts include data for: New York – Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Northeast, and U.S. City Average. […]
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On April 18, 2024, Social Security issued a rule change that affects how an individual’s past work is considered in the sequential evaluation process for determining eligibility for disability benefits. 89 Fed. Reg. 27653-01 (Apr. 18, 2024). Past relevant work (PRW) was previously defined, in part, as work that was performed in the fifteen-year period […]
- Social Security/ DAP Program
In December 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) quietly released the complete indexes for the Program Operations Manual System (POMS) and Emergency Messages (EMs). The list of indexes can be found here. The release follows years of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for SSA to disclose them to the public. New York Legal Assistance […]
- Social Security/ DAP Program
In connection with the Campos v. Kijakazi class action settlement agreement, the Social Security Administration (SSA) on February 23, 2024, issued Emergency Message (EM-24005) with guidance relevant to the new policies agreed upon in the settlement. No. 21-cv-05143. As previously reported in the January issue of this newsletter, in November 2023, the United States District Court for […]
- Social Security/ DAP Program
The Social Security Administration (SSA) finalized a package of regulatory changes set to take effect on September 30, 2024, that will significantly reduce the harmful impact of how in-kind support and maintenance (ISM) is counted against a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Under the rules related to ISM, a person’s SSI monthly benefits are […]
