On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages. The ruling took effect on June 17, 2008. On June 6th, the Social Security Administration issued EM-08061, an Emergency Message telling the 61,000 member staff to "wait for instructions" before answering any questions about the effect of the ruling on certain Social Security benefits
Presentation for Academy of Special Needs Planners
The first week of July, we will be presenting a "webinar" (an Internet Seminar) for members of the Academy of Special Needs Planners on the POMS and how to use them. "POMS" is an acronym for the "Program Operations Manual System," the Social Security Administration’s staff manual for its 61,000 employees. In preparation for the
How much, how much? Handy tool coming to answer the question!
On July 19, 2008, we will all have access to a new Internet tool courtesy of the Social Security Administration. It is called the benefit estimator, and will allow each of us to secure a reasonably accurate estimate, online, of our Social Security retirement or disability benefit monthly check amount.
The benefit estimator will
New source for new regulations
Until recently, if you wanted to see what SSA was up to in terms of proposing new regulations, you would go to policy information page on the Social Security Administration’s main website.
Under a new policy, all federal agencies’ proposed regulations, and other announcements, will appear on a new website called Regulations.gov. One
Special Needs Trusts Q and A Booklet – 2008
Our 18 page booklet, titled "What every personal injury attorney needs to know about SSI, Medicaid and Special Needs Trusts" in Question and Answer format, has been revised to include the latest 2008 federal benefit figures, and developments in Social Security and Florida Medicaid law.