May 15, 2000 Commissioner of Social Security, Kenneth S. Apfel, announced today that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected to participate in the Social Security Administration’s Disability Research Institute. The five-year program will provide $1.25 million in funding to the university in the first year.

May 16, 1966 The one-millionth disabled worker in current payment status was added to the disability benefit rolls.

May 17, 2002 Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, and Dallas L. Salisbury, chairman of the American Savings Education Council (ASEC), announced plans to enhance national education efforts on the importance of saving.

May 17, 1994 SSA’s Internet site was launched on the World-Wide Web (SSA Online at http://www.ssa.gov). Bruce Carter was appointed as the Webmaster.

May 18, 1933 The first significant use of the term “Social Security” came about when the American Association for Old-age Security became the American Association for Social Security.

May 19, 1936 Clowacki R. Parker was appointed the Regional Director of the Social Security Board, Washington, D.C.
 

May 8, 1948 The Advisory Council on Social Security presented its second report, with recommendations for an insurance system to cover the risks of permanent and total disability, to the Senate Finance Committee.

May 8, 1936 The following appointments of Regional Directors of the Social Security Board were made: John Pearson, Region I (Boston); Anna Rosenberg, Region II (New York) ; William L. Dill, Region III (Philadelphia); Fred Wilcox, Region VIII (Minneapolis); Ed McDonald, Region IX (Kansas City); Oscar Powell, Region X (San Antonio).

May 9, 2011 SSA announced the agency is publishing data on its Open Government website www.socialsecurity.gov/open about verifications the agency conducts for States under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002. Under HAVA, most States are required to verify the last four digits of the Social Security number of people newly registering to vote who do not possess a valid State driver’s license.

May 10, 1937 The Social Security Board joined with a Special Committee on Social Security of the Senate Finance Committee in the appointment of an Advisory Council on Social Security. It consisted of representatives of labor and employers’ organizations, as well as actuaries and economists, to advise and report specifically on the old-age benefits program and its extension to survivors of insured workers and to groups now excluded.

May 1, 1936 The first seven regional offices of the Social Security Board were opened; the remaining five were opened by the end of the year.

May 2, 2001 President Bush announced the appointment of a 16-member bi-partisan Commission on Social Security. The Commission has been tasked to develop a proposal to modernize and restore financial soundness to Social Security, according to the principles the President announced in his State-of-the-Union Address.

May 2, 1970 The first Black Lung benefits were paid.

May 4, 1980 With the departure of the Office of Education, DHEW became the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

May 5, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson presented a Social Security check to the 20-millionth beneficiary.

May 5, 1942 Arthur J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board, was appointed Executive Director of the War Manpower Commission. He continued his duties on the Social Security Board.
 

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Attorney Jon Walker will be at UAW Local 1268 on Monday April 23, 2012 from 11am- 4:30pm. Please feel free to stop by with your Social Security Disability Questions.

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Attorney Jon Walker will be at Local 751 on May 3, 2012 from 8:30am- 4:30pm.

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If you are planning to work part-time and you wish to keep your disability benefits, try to keep your income well below the substantial gainful activity amount. In fact, Illinois Social Security disability lawyer Katz Friedman recommends that you keep your income below what SSA calls the “trial work period services” amount, which in 2010 was $720 per month. This way you won’t use up your trial work period months and they will be saved for later use if you ever decide to return to full-time work.

If your claim is for SSI, rather than disability benefits, the trial work period rules do not apply. For those who already receive SSI, the substantial gainful activity amount rules do not apply either.

If you have additional questions, contact the Illinois disability attorneys at Katz Friedman.

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Attorney Jon Walker will be at Local 751 on September 27, 2011 from 8:30am- 4:30pm. Please feel free to stop by with your Social Security Disability Questions.

Contact us toll free at 888-419-5754 to set up an appointment.

The Union Hall is located at:
2365 Geddes Drive
Decatur, IL 62526