Current Pension Topics: NYCERS's Disability Hardball
By JOEL L. FRANK
     The Social Security Administration, according to its Web site, poses five questions in deciding whether a person is disabled. It begins with, "Are you working?", then asks whether the condition the person suffers from interferes with basic work-related activities, is the same in its impact as medica
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
By DAVID BROWN
     Every year millions of American families pack up their belongings and move - to another state or another town or another neighborhood in their home town. For anyone who is moving and is also receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, it is important to add one more thi
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Know Your Rights: Restricting Free Speech
By JAMES A. BROWN
     In order to know your rights as a civil servant, it helps to appreciate which rights you enjoy by virtue of your status as a public-sector employee. As you know, the civil service laws specifically protect public employees. These laws are intended, in part, to ensure that appointments and promotions
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