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Social Security Administration Finalizes Revised Regulation on Redefining Past Relevant Work for Disability Determinations by Reducing Work Period

WASHINGTON, April 19-- The Social Security Administration has issued a rule (20 CFR Parts 404 and 416), published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024, entitled "Intermediate Improvement to the ...
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New Disability Claims Procedures Affect Retirement Plans and Deferred Compensation Plans Too

Much has been written about the Department of Labor’s final rule regarding disability benefit claims procedures (the “Final Rule”), which took effect on April 2, 2018. And by now, most employers – and ...
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Vocational Factors of Age, Education, and Work Experience in the Adult Disability Determination Process

The age and vocational factors come into play in determining whether or not an individual who can no longer perform their past work is able to adjust to other work. However, ability to adjust to work ...
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SSA's Technological Advancements inDisability Determinations

Traditionally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed a pretty comprehensive process to evaluate disability claims. The in-depth nature of the process is meant to provide accurate ...
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Third Circuit Clarifies Sufficiency Of Discussions Of Social Security Disability Insurance Awards In Adverse Disability Benefit Determinations Under Pre-2018 ERISA Claims ...

Plaintiffs seeking recovery of group disability benefits under ERISA-governed plans routinely argue that claim fiduciaries failed to adequately consider and/or account for decisions by the Social ...