S.2962 - Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits based on blindness. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits based on blindness. as introduced.
  • Short: Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010 as introduced.

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1/28/2010--Introduced.Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply a specified earnings test in the determination of the amount of monthly insurance benefits for blind beneficiaries

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1/28/2010--Introduced.Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to:
(1) apply a specified earnings test in the determination of the amount of monthly insurance benefits for blind beneficiaries;
(2) limit to once a year any review of a determination of disability based on blindness; and
(3) reduce any excess earnings of blind beneficiaries by the amount of impairment related work expenses. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, with respect to the mandatory annual report of earnings by an individual entitled to a monthly insurance benefit, to develop procedures to avoid paying less than the correct amount of benefits to any such individual as a result, during the year, of a termination of employment or a significant reduction in hours of work.

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01/27/10
Senators Dodd and McCain Introduce Blind Persons Return to Work Act

... Return to Work Act of 2010 (S. 2962), which will allow blind Americans to more easily transition from Social Security beneficiaries to income-earning, ...

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10/01/10
Die Zugehörigkeit zu neuen rel./ ideol. Gemeinschaften als ...

28.1.1997, S. 2962, NJW 1997, S. 2962; OLG Stuttgart, Beschluss vom 19.04.1994, FamRZ 1995, S. 1290; andere Ansicht: OLG Saarbrücken, Beschluss v. 10.11.1995, FamRZ 1996, 561. [24] Coester in Staudinger, 2004, § 1671 BGB Rn. 260, ...

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02/02/10
New bill would help blind SSDI beneficiaries - Living on the ...

Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2010): Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today introduced the Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010 (S. 2962), which will allow blind Americans to more easily transition from ...

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02/02/10
Living on the frontlines: New bill would help blind SSDI beneficiaries

Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2010): Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today introduced the Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010 (S. 2962), which will allow blind Americans to more easily transition from ...

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