Tag: DI benefits

Close up of an arm in a cast next to a doctor holding a bottle of pills

It reduces Social Security applications and new beneficiaries. Enthusiasm seems to be running high for Family and Medical Leave programs.  My views are mixed: as a human I can see some benefit; as a person trying to run a small organization, extended leaves are just annoying.  Some critics have a more specific concern – namely,…

Big flowchart showing presentation infographics element without text

Abstract This paper advances an analytic approach to analyzing the full impact, both direct and indirect, of disparities by race, ethnicity and gender using structural equation modeling (SEM) and demonstrates its empirical application for adults ages 55-64 across a range of outcomes related to disability, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications, and SSDI participation. T…