A federal administrative law judge in Baltimore has given preliminary approval to a $6.6 million settlement for more than 570 current and former Social Security Administration employees with disabilities.
The deal would resolve a nearly decade-long dispute over promotions and accommodations. A final approval hearing is set for March.
The action, filed in 2005 with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accuses the Social Security Administration of denying employees advancement because of disabilities.
An agency spokeswoman says the settlement, which got preliminary approval on Oct. 30, isn't an admission of wrongdoing.
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It's just money, right?? Probably comes out of the Social Security Fund anyway. Except there is no real money in the fund, just Federal IOU's. They will no doubt borrow the money to pay the settlement. Just one big accounting transaction.
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