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Welcome to the April 2026 edition of Disability Law News. This issue tracks several new developments with Social Security Administration (SSA) disability policy, technology, and operations. We cover recent concerns related to SSA’s reported sharing of appointment information with ICE and other data-sharing issues, the launch of a new team at SSA focused on SSI, the delay of SSA’s efforts
Welcome to the January 2026 edition of Disability Law News. In this issue, we lead with an update regarding the Social Security Administration’s decision to withdraw its sweeping “MegaReg” proposal to overhaul the vocational rules. We also cover troubling new details about the misuse of SSA systems and the agency’s ongoing expansion of its data–sharing. Readers will find updates on
Welcome to the October 2025 quarterly issue of Disability Law News. This month, we begin with a look at recent leadership changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA), including Commissioner Frank Bisignano’s recent appointment at the IRS, and the implications of the federal government shutdown on agency operations and court deadlines. We also report on […]
Welcome to this quarter’s edition of Disability Law News. This July 2025 issue features an update regarding the upheaval in leadership occurring at the Social Security Administration (SSA), including news regarding the confirmation of its new Commissioner, Frank Bisignano. It also gives an update regarding SSA’s use of Social Security number data for immigration enforcement, […]
Welcome to this quarter’s edition of the Disability Law News. This month, we spotlight sweeping changes led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which have begun to reshape SSA operations, staffing, and regulatory priorities. From proposals to reclassify thousands of SSA employees under revived “Schedule F” authority to DOGE’s growing influence on benefit adjudication […]
Welcome to the new edition of Disability Law News. This January 2025 issue includes: Welcome to the January 2025 edition of Disability Law News: this issue covers important information about the new overpayment POMS, and the new Social Security Ruling (SSR) 24-3p on vocational testimony. It also features an introduction to Katie Courtney, as the […]
Welcome to the new edition of Disability Law News. This July 2024 issue includes: the Supreme Court’s overruling of Chevron deference; the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) policy to scale back its reliance on select obsolete jobs; a halt to SSA’s CDR workload; SSA’s changes to streamline SSI underpayments; new policies that will apply to SSA’s recent regulatory […]
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP Advocates. This April 2024 issue will cover: major changes to the the Social Security Administration’s overpayment policies; final regulations issued regarding in-kind support and maintenance (ISM) and past relevant work; an updated Waterfall Chart; an Emergency Message (EM) regarding COVID-related overpayments; SSA’s new release of its […]
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP Advocates. In this issue, we question when SSA finally replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (D.O.T). This issue features a link to the 2023 SSI Benefits Chart reflecting the SSI historical COLA increases for 2023. New Regulations, Court Decisions and a information on Medicaid […]
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP Advocates. In this issue, we give introduce some new faces joining the Disability Advocacy Program (DAP) and their rolls, along with explaining what DAP Statewide Legal Support is and the services provided under this separate contract. This issue features details on the historical COLA […]
