King v. McMahon

Issue

The lawsuit was brought to force the State to comply with the federal AFDC 90-day rule for rendering State hearing decisions.

Date

The effective date was August 1, 1983.

Retroactivity

Penalty payments will be issued to clients who are issued a late decision after December 1, 1989.

Duration

Indefinitely

Application of the Court Order

  1. The State is required to pay $100 for each month or portion of a month that the fair hearing decision exceeds the 90-day limit.
  2. The State will make payments directly to the clients.
  3. The clients will receive a notice of the payment from the State instructing them to report the payments on their CA 7 as “King” payments.
  4. The “King” payments are TOTALLY EXEMPT AS INCOME OR RESOURCE IN AFDC.

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