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Post by nappyloxs on Jul 9, 2021 19:30:48 GMT -5
So presumably on Monday Saul will “try” to log in but find his account is disabled. Will he then file a lawsuit to be reinstated? (Which, he will lose, based on recent Supreme Ct. decisions.) Or will he go enjoy his retirement with his piles of cash? I mean, I suppose filing a lawsuit takes minimum effort on his part, and he may do it just to be a thorn in Biden’s side. Interesting times! (Now how about lifting that hiring freeze?) My bet is his comment was setting up the basis for a lawsuit and it is already funded. He will try to log in on Monday and get denied access. Lawsuit filed by the afternoon or on Tuesday. What would be interesting is if he tries to go to his HQ office. |
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Post by TigerLaw on Jul 9, 2021 20:17:49 GMT -5
Pretty sure his access card has been deactivated and will not be allowed into the Woodlawn, MD Headquarters, assuming he even knows where the Headquarters is as he has stayed in NYC the entire time. But this is not the first time an Agency head has been removed without notice and he will waste his money and time to learn that Collins v. Yellen applies to the Commissioner of SSA also. Good riddance! Tiger
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Post by pumpkin on Jul 9, 2021 20:30:55 GMT -5
TigerLaw - calls for a bit of situational bourbon, don’t ya think?
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Post by hamster on Jul 9, 2021 21:48:06 GMT -5
All Saul has to do is buy some of Hunter’s art masterpieces. A cool million should be enough to get his job back. Attachments:
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Post by noah on Jul 9, 2021 22:05:08 GMT -5
What does this mean with regards to new ALJ hiring?
Will new leadership use the Register?
New ALJ hiring is LONG overdue.
They should use the Register.
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Post by christina on Jul 9, 2021 22:14:06 GMT -5
My husband is even slightly curious on this. He’s “oh that was ur guy I read about online defying the pres”. He is usually bored to tears with ssa stuff
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Post by superalj on Jul 9, 2021 22:15:43 GMT -5
I’m going to vote against your avatar on the avatar thread. Despite Saul Goodman’s lack of ethics and his being a co-conspirator with the Heisenberg organization, I found Saul Goodman to be witty, funny and very likable. Can’t say the same of the former COSS who does not rate such a bad a.s avatar.
Instead of Better Call Saul, how about Better Call Giuliani with a picture of James Comey.
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Post by nappyloxs on Jul 9, 2021 22:28:38 GMT -5
Lololololol Saul's gonna *remote* in Monday morning, what a loser. I can't stand losers, and he and his ilk lose *bigly*. I'll pour one out tonight to celebrate his termination. Oh i just saw this got 15 mins left on happy hour! Why wait. Is Terri and her chief alj and deputy chief alj also being shown the door? I sure hope so. Need a reset at the top Here is OHO rankings: 389 out of 410. Leadership scores are abysmal. If this was a DWPI or an ALJ’s remand agree rate, scheduling, dispo ranking, they would be on the hot seat. The Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders is lower than the guys who just got canned!!!! I am not anti-Gruber, but the FEVS and Rankings speak for themselves. They are going to touting the “numbers” to new acting Commish, but how could OHO be so productive with this poor of leadership unless they skew the “numbers” to their favor. # of hearings scheduled during Covid means little since how many cases were scheduled 3+ times. Decrease in pending over last 2-3 years means little since the end of prototype states shifted 100,000s+ cases to DDS. Ditto for decrease in APT, etc…. I don’t think there will be a change up top, but looks like there should be. Otherwise what is the point of the FEVS or these rankings. |
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Post by superalj on Jul 9, 2021 22:33:20 GMT -5
Instead revoking his status when he decides to telework, I much rather see him removed by security from the building with his credentials ibeing confiscated. I never liked him after his first email when he basically threatened ALJs over some training video. I found it intersecting when POTUS was gaining momentum before the election that his tone changed in his emails further demonstrating his disingenuousness. I mean if you are an a-hole, own it don’t hedge in case a new POTUS is elected.
For us, more litigation. I’m sure reps who lose their cases will argue on appeal in federal court that ALJ decisions are not valid (only the UFs like they used Lucia) since the new Acting is really not the COSS.
Regardless, welcome news and it’s about time!
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Post by arkstfan on Jul 10, 2021 1:15:18 GMT -5
What a hoot that the guy who loathed telework plans to telework from NYC to a job in Baltimore in he no longer holds.
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Post by charlsiekate on Jul 10, 2021 8:37:05 GMT -5
In the interview, Saul described himself as “very upset” about his sudden dismissal and cited two years of progress modernizing the agency’s day-to-day operations on his watch, including digitizing online payments, replacing old information technology systems and reining in a workforce that had abused telework before the pandemic force him to send employees home to work.
“ There was terrible abuse,” he said.
I don’t remember it being presented in those terms at the time, but hey, tell us more about your decision making thought process.
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Post by christina on Jul 10, 2021 8:41:25 GMT -5
What a hoot that the guy who loathed telework plans to telework from NYC to a job in Baltimore in he no longer holds. I thought the same |
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Post by nylawyer on Jul 10, 2021 9:47:07 GMT -5
Pixie, maybe merge the threads.
I have to say, I find the general tone of jubilation to be a little off.
The expectation of 500-700 dispos annually; the attempts to reduce telework; the elimination of the OPM competitive process. All of these preceeded Saul (and Trump).
I think it is way too soon to expect anything different in the near future, with one huge exception- I would expect the negotiations with the unions to be more productive. (If only because the unions now have a club to wield).
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Post by neufenland on Jul 10, 2021 10:16:58 GMT -5
I'm not an SSA employee, but from everything I've read here, is it an appropriate time for this?
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Post by Thomas fka Lance on Jul 10, 2021 10:29:29 GMT -5
Pixie, maybe merge the threads. I have to say, I find the general tone of jubilation to be a little off. The expectation of 500-700 dispos annually; the attempts to reduce telework; the elimination of the OPM competitive process. All of these preceeded Saul (and Trump). I think it is way too soon to expect anything different in the near future, with one huge exception- I would expect the negotiations with the unions to be more productive. (If only because the unions now have a club to wield). Yes, the 500 to 700 was previously implemented, yet as the most recent report noted, case size has increased significantly since then, but no acknowledgment of this has been made, and no revision was made to the goal to account for it, (recently). The actual, rather than attempted, reduction to telework occurred just prior to the current pandemic, (recently). The the elimination of the OPM competitive process, similarly occurred (recently). |
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Post by hopefalj on Jul 10, 2021 12:54:44 GMT -5
Oh i just saw this got 15 mins left on happy hour! Why wait. Is Terri and her chief alj and deputy chief alj also being shown the door? I sure hope so. Need a reset at the top Here is OHO rankings: 389 out of 410. Leadership scores are abysmal. If this was a DWPI or an ALJ’s remand agree rate, scheduling, dispo ranking, they would be on the hot seat. The Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders is lower than the guys who just got canned!!!! I am not anti-Gruber, but the FEVS and Rankings speak for themselves. They are going to touting the “numbers” to new acting Commish, but how could OHO be so productive with this poor of leadership unless they skew the “numbers” to their favor. # of hearings scheduled during Covid means little since how many cases were scheduled 3+ times. Decrease in pending over last 2-3 years means little since the end of prototype states shifted 100,000s+ cases to DDS. Ditto for decrease in APT, etc…. I don’t think there will be a change up top, but looks like there should be. Otherwise what is the point of the FEVS or these rankings. I probably wouldn’t be as anti-TG if she had any clue about the adjudication process, effective hearing office operation, or anything related to hearings at all. It’s been demonstrated time and time again to not be the case. Trying to cram an operations-type plan onto a purportedly independent hearing process without any actual knowledge or information about the hearing process has been a recipe for disaster. I know that you know this, but for anyone thinking a change at CALJ is going to make a difference, it won’t. Until there’s a change in the mindset of Baltimore, there will always be yes men/women/people to fill the roles at HQ and who will kowtow to those in Baltimore by signing bullsh*t affidavits and the like. Falls Church isn’t going to be staffed with anyone other than those who will only ask “How high?” when Baltimore says to jump. |
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Post by noah on Jul 10, 2021 13:01:50 GMT -5
SSA needs more ALJ hiring now. It has been years and is overdue. 80-100 positions like before.
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Post by jimmy224 on Jul 10, 2021 13:30:53 GMT -5
So can we get permanent telework now? Or if we have to go to the office, at least hazard pay?🤔
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Post by Pixie on Jul 10, 2021 14:32:24 GMT -5
Pixie, maybe merge the threads. I have to say, I find the general tone of jubilation to be a little off. The expectation of 500-700 dispos annually; the attempts to reduce telework; the elimination of the OPM competitive process. All of these preceeded Saul (and Trump). I think it is way too soon to expect anything different in the near future, with one huge exception- I would expect the negotiations with the unions to be more productive. (If only because the unions now have a club to wield). I have merged the two threads. Both appeared to have been created at about the same time, so I made an executive decision. Pixie |
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Post by lurkerbelow on Jul 10, 2021 15:19:28 GMT -5
I'm not sure why people think this is going to affect the nuts and bolts of SSA. Change, like other things, runs downstream.
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