Tag: Social Security Disability Insurance
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,…
Fewer people with disabilities applied for federal benefits during COVID. The main reason for the drop could’ve been anything from the ease of working at home to evade the virus to the difficulty of applying after Social Security closed its field offices during the pandemic. But fewer applicants does not point to progress. In fact,…
