The Plague on Social Security Disability Claims

by The Bainbridge Firm, LLC | Mar 16, 2017 | Social Security in the News

Getting approved for Social Security Disability claims are no walk in the park. You would think it would be much easier but the process can be very long and repetitive. Waiting for a response is the...read more >>

Why did the WSJ use years-old data to attack Social Security disability?

by Kara Dolan-West | Mar 17, 2015 | Social Security in the News

At first glance, an op-ed in Monday’s Wall Street Journal makes a devastating case against Social Security’s disability system. On closer inspection, the case isn’t so clear. “A system designed to serve society’s vulnerable has morphed...read more >>

Social Security will not seize tax refunds for past debts

by Kara Dolan-West | Feb 07, 2015 | Social Security in the News

People who owe old debts to the Social Security Administration are getting a reprieve this tax season: The federal government won’t be seizing their tax refunds. Acting Social Security Commissioner Carolyn Colvin suspended a debt collection...read more >>

Forty Individuals Arrested and Indicted for Social Security Fraud

by Kara Dolan-West | Jan 21, 2015 | Social Security in the News

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 15, 2015 Forty Individuals Arrested and Indicted for Social Security Fraud On Jan. 12 and 13, 2015, a federal grand jury in the District...read more >>

House rule could set up explosive battle over Social Security

by Kara Dolan-West | Jan 16, 2015 | Social Security in the News

WASHINGTON – Buried in new rules that will govern the House for the next two years is a provision that could force an explosive battle over Social Security’s finances on the eve of the 2016 presidential...read more >>