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Post by redryder on Jul 24, 2013 15:36:55 GMT -5
I know it has been said before but may bear repeating. You can put your name on the transfer list after you have been on the job for 90 days. But once you take a voluntary transfer, you cannot get back on the transfer list for 2 years. So don't think you can hopscotch your way home, requesting a transfer every 90 day days.
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Post by christina on Jul 24, 2013 15:58:47 GMT -5
oh, now that would be nice they're not there yet but the NHC I think do almost exclusivity video hearings. BUT, they did not set up an NHC in Hawaii as they should have....
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Post by lildavey on Jul 24, 2013 16:01:12 GMT -5
So, what I'm hearing on here is that the bottom line is should you get dubbed with the Magic Sword, you're likely to spend 2 years in Paducah, Kentucky, before you get somewhere civilized?
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Post by lildavey on Jul 24, 2013 16:03:01 GMT -5
I've heard a lot about video hearings. Why are ALJs actually required to work out of a particular physical office? Can't you just work from Hawaii and do all hearings by video conference? Can you do video hearings from home using skype/Google hangout, webex/etc. As a state ALJ, 99.9% of my hearings are telephonic. I love it! I could be naked and no one would know!
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Post by grandparay1 on Jul 24, 2013 16:03:41 GMT -5
Aljfaq, considering the flexibility created by electronic files, video hearings from home are possible. In addition to NHC's there are several regional writing units that write decisions for offices that are backlogged. If you are hired, you can suggest this as a cost saving option and receive a cash award from the agency.
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Post by hopefalj on Jul 24, 2013 16:21:17 GMT -5
Aljfaq, considering the flexibility created by electronic files, video hearings from home are possible. In addition to NHC's there are several regional writing units that write decisions for offices that are backlogged. If you are hired, you can suggest this as a cost saving option and receive a cash award from the agency. Given that SSA attorneys and ALJs cannot connect their laptops to the mainframe from home, I bid whomever the best of luck in trying to get the agency to adopt hearings from home, especially via an unsecured third-party provider. Another cost-saving measure would be to allow attorneys/paralegals to work from home 4 days per week with one day in the office being a mandatory core day. My guess is it would also increase production as well. But that ain't happening.
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Post by southeastalj on Jul 24, 2013 16:45:38 GMT -5
Aljfaq, considering the flexibility created by electronic files, video hearings from home are possible. In addition to NHC's there are several regional writing units that write decisions for offices that are backlogged. If you are hired, you can suggest this as a cost saving option and receive a cash award from the agency. Given that SSA attorneys and ALJs cannot connect their laptops to the mainframe from home, I bid whomever the best of luck in trying to get the agency to adopt hearings from home, especially via an unsecured third-party provider. Another cost-saving measure would be to allow attorneys/paralegals to work from home 4 days per week with one day in the office being a mandatory core day. My guess is it would also increase production as well. But that ain't happening. attorneys/paralegals in regional writing units do exactly this and work from home 4 days a week
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