15087b v. Dar Byington’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Although the evidence shows that [the claimant] had relatively little net income during 1994 and 1995 after subtracting various self-employment expenses, it is clear that: (1) [the claimant’s] work as a registered professional engineering consultant for the City of Chadron and other private clients, and as the owner of a manufacturing company, required significant mental activities, even though he engaged in such activities on a part-time basis; (2) such work was done for pay or profit, whether or not a profit was actually realized; (3) [the claimant’s] experience, skills, responsibilities, and registration as a professional engineer contributed substantially to the operation of his consulting and manufacturing businesses since he was the sole participant in these businesses; and (4) although [the claimant] received little net income in 1994 and 1995, [the claimant’s] work activity was worth $500 per month “when considered in terms of its value to the business,” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1575 (a)(2) (emphasis added), especially when considering that (a) the City of Chadron and other private clients were willing to pay [the claimant] $40.00 per hour for his engineering services (an indication of the value of [the claimant’s] professional services to his business), and (b) [the claimant’s] net income in the first two years of his new businesses is not an accurate representation of the value of his services to his businesses]. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1572 , 404.1573, 404.1575.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 239 F. Supp. 2d 875 - Weiland v. Barnhart

2. “(i) Your work is comparable to that of unimpaired people in your community who are doing the same or similar occupations as their means of livelihood, taking into account the time, energy, skill, and responsibility involved in the work, or (ii) Your work, although, significantly less than that done by unimpaired people, is clearly worth the amounts shown in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, according to pay scales in your community.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 16 F. Supp. 2d 1145 - Soria v. Callahan