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Judges Union Suing Social Security Over Quotas

Say they're awarding benefits just to meet them

Reason Staff | 4.19.2013 1:16 PM

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Judges struggling to handle a surge of disability cases sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny in order to clear cases faster so they can meet quotas imposed by the Social Security Administration, according to a lawsuit filed by the union representing the agency's administrative law judges.

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