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Martinez Settlement, consumer handout, Martinez settlement, martinez settlement, webinar,The settlement of a class action lawsuit (Martinez v. Astrue) has ended the Social Security Administration’s policy of denying or suspending benefits for “fleeing to avoid prosecution,” based solely on the existence of an outstanding felony arrest warrant. In addition to abandoning the illegal policy, SSA has agreed to repay more than $500 million in benefits that were unlawfully withheld from 80,000 people whose benefits have been suspended or denied since January 1, 2007. People whose benefits were suspended or denied between 2000 and 2006 will be notified of the change in policy and given a chance to re-establish eligibility. All told, over 200,000 people will benefit from the settlement. To obtain the Consumer Handouts in alternate formatting please contact Nancy Arevalo, narevalo@nsclc.org or 510-663-1055 ext. 301.
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Webinar: The "Fleeing Felon" Settlement with SSA --Benefits Available to Your Social Security and SSI Clients
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- Click here to download the materials presented on January 29, 2010. ...
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Social Security Administration Retreats from “Unknowing Flight” Doctrine and Will Pay Hundreds of Millions in Back Benefits
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- This article in the Clearinghouse REVIEW Journal of Poverty Law and Policy has details of the Martinez settlement. ...
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Consumer Handout: Did Social Security Stop Your Benefits Because You Had an Arrest Warrant?
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- This consumer handout explains the Social Security Administration's plan to repay more than $500 million in benefits that were unlawfully withheld. ...
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Consumer Handout: Did Social Security Stop Your Benefits Because You Had an Arrest Warrant? (Short version)
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- This consumer handout explains the Social Security Administration's plan to repay more than $500 million in benefits that were unlawfully withheld. (Short version)...
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Congressional Response Report
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- Information on how the Martinez class action settlement agreement will affect the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) fugitive felon policy....
- Important Information for Advocates Working with Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Recipients
- A settlement agreement which will end the Social Security Administration’s policy of denying or suspending benefits based on the mere existence of an outstanding arrest warrant was approved by a fed...
- Government Stops Unlawful Social Security Suspensions; Agrees To Repay More Than Half A Billion in Back Benefits
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- Plaintiff Profiles
- Learn more about the people this settlement will help....
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SSA Policy Instruction
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- SSA's message regarding the Martinez settlement. ...
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The Settlement Agreement
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- Click here to view a copy of the settlement agreement....
