Molly Burke Law Office, PLLC

25/12/2025

27/11/2025

06/10/2025

The proposed changes are catastrophic to hundreds of thousands of disabled people, widowers, and children. Call you representatives to voice your objection.

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, older and disabled people that could result in hundreds of thousands of people losing benefits, accord...

19/06/2025

New blog post on the challenges facing SSA and those seeking benefits.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is facing a perfect storm — and millions of Americans with disabilities are paying the price. In recent years, a combination of deep budget cuts,Read More

27/03/2025

After much public outcry, Social Security reverses course on in-person requirements. Social Security can improve, but slashing staff, decreasing services, and imposing hurdles to benefits is not the way to do it.
Keep up the pressure on your elected officials!

2025 Press Releases

19/03/2025

This is a wildly unfair and unnecessary hurdle for the elderly, the poor, the disabled, and those in rural communities who are trying to access their benefits. Contact your representatives TODAY.

In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone. Beginning March 31st, people will...

14/03/2025

6.2% of your paycheck goes into Social Security. An additional 6.2% is paid into Social Security by your employer. 12.4% of every dollar you earn is paid in Social Security- not including what is put in for Medicare!

IT IS YOUR MONEY. Don't let Elon or anyone else tell you otherwise.

11/03/2025

"... the agency’s inspector general recently found that less than one per cent of benefits distributed between 2015 and 2022 were improper." LESS THAN 1%. The gutting of SSA under the guise of efficiency is a scam.

A day in the life of a claims rep for America’s largest government program.

09/03/2025

Call your representatives. These cuts harm everyone.

“Everything they’re doing is driving this agency to system collapse,” O’Malley said of Social Security’s new management. “It will lead to interruptions in service, and that will ultimately cascade into more frequent system interruptions for the processing of claims, ultimately leading to system collapse and eventually the interruption of benefits.”

Millions of Americans could soon feel the impact of the deep staffing cuts being planned at the Social Security Administration, which is undergoing a massive reorganization that the acting commissioner has acknowledged is being steered by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

07/03/2025

I urge you to call your representatives. The cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are barbaric and will impact all Americans.

President Trump continues to claim his administration won’t touch Social Security. But as Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency look to slash federal jobs and spending, the Social Security Administration has plans to cut 12 percent of its workforce. Martin O’Malley, who...

02/03/2025

Social Security offices are already understaffed. These cuts will hurt all Americans, but will be especially painful for the elderly and the disabled.

Martin O’Malley said DOGE’s involvement in Social Security will hurt beneficiaries. Brace for delays in service — and even benefits.