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The case involved an alleged discriminatory bonus system for employees at the Social Security Administration.

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The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is functionally and financially broken. With average wait times approaching 600 days, too many individuals die while awaiting their benefits. As the system denies benefits for some individuals with rather apparent disabilities, almost half of all benefit awards stem from non-medical factors, such as age, education, and work experience. Furthermore, despite the program’s intent to provide benefits only while workers are disabled, the SSDI program fails to conduct sufficient continuing disability reviews (CDRs).

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is the federal social insurance program that provides monthly cash benefits to eligible disabled individuals and their families. In 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) provided these benefits to nearly 11 million disabled workers and their eligible spouses and children. Disabled workers receive an average of about $1,150 per month from the program.[1]