JANICE L. BENDING, PHD, INC.

JANICE L. BENDING, PHD, INC. specializes in providing expert vocational rehabilitation testimony to support administrative hearings before Administrative Law Judges for the Social Security Administration. The contractor delivers highly specialized vocational expert witness services, analyzing claimants’ functional capacities, labor market conditions, and occupational requirements to inform benefit determinations under SSA’s disability adjudication framework. Their technical expertise lies in vocational assessment methodologies, Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) and Selected Characteristics of Occupations (SCO) analysis, and the application of Social Security Rulings related to residual functional capacity and transferable skills. A key differentiator is the integration of clinical and labor market data to produce defensible, evidence-based testimony that withstands legal scrutiny in appeals proceedings. The contractor maintains a focused relationship with the Social Security Administration, delivering mission-critical vocational expertise to support the agency’s disability claims resolution process. Their work directly enables SSA’s administrative hearing system by providing objective, standardized evaluations that inform ALJ decisions on eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits. Their primary industry focus is vocational rehabilitation services under NAICS 624310, where they operate at the intersection of disability policy, labor economics, and administrative law. This niche positions them as a trusted provider of forensic vocational analysis within federal disability adjudication systems, serving a highly regulated and compliance-driven market. As a Women-Owned Small Business and Woman-Owned Business certified entity, JANICE L. BENDING, PHD, INC. is a small, single-practitioner firm based in Manteo, North Carolina, operating with agility and deep subject-matter authority. The firm’s structure supports high-touch, individualized service delivery, ensuring personalized expertise tailored to the nuanced requirements of federal disability hearings.