Social Security Administration Praises Court Ruling

// January 12th, 2010 // Feature Articles

“For more than a year, I have made the case that these furloughs cost states money, hurt their most vulnerable citizens, and harm hard-working civil servants. California’s furlough of Disability Determination Service (DDS) employees costs the state $849,000 per furlough day in administrative funding.  More importantly, each furlough day results in a delay costing California’s disabled citizens over $420,000 in much-needed Social Security benefits.  For the sake of the citizens of California, I call on Governor Schwarzenegger to reject his own failed policy and not appeal the court’s ruling.”  Click here for the full article.SSA California Furlough — Press Release