Social Security
Social Security News, Articles, Blogs, Webinars, White Papers & Events. Human Resources Management featuring HR news on Social Security.
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Yes, They Worry: Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Uncertain About Retirement
… broader implications of so many not being prepared are not hard to envision; a larger draw on entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, people living their 'golden years' at a bare-bones level, and in terms of the overall economy …
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Businesses Tout Marriage Equality Bill for Workers
… benefits.The benefits include the ability to file taxes jointly; receive spousal or surviving spouse benefits under Social Security ; take unpaid leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act; and receive equal family health and pension benefits …
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Same-Sex Domestic Partner Benefits Would Cost Government $144M Over 10 Years
… federal tax returns or collecting their spouse's Social Security after their death. DOMA also specifically prevents ..... its overarching definition of marriage for tax and Social Security purposes. Two U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals …
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Fiscal Cliff Talks Target Retirement Plans
… employees will have less savings at retirement, putting more pressure on financially stressed federal programs, such as Social Security . Employer plans have a double value, Dudley said. "When the money comes out, it is taxable and it reduces the …
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Suits Challenge Social Security Disability Practices
… of requiring claimants to seek Social Security benefits could result in higher ..... disability benefits from the Social Security Administration even though they ..... require claimants to request Social Security disability benefits and reduce the …
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Retirement Investment Advisors Eye Poor Prognosis for Social Security and Medicare With Alarm
Funds for Social Security and Medicare will run out sooner ..... new report. The grim prognosis for Social Security and Medicare delivered by trustees ..... recession, tax revenue that feeds the Social Security Trust Fund has been diminished. Trustees …
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Appeals Court Rules for Employer in Undocumented Worker Case
… production-line worker who used a counterfeit Social Security card with another personâ s Social Security number to obtain work from Sierra intermittently ..... status, and Sierra discovered that the Social Security number used by Salas to secure employment …
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Ready for Retirement
… retirement coverage—it's called Social Security . The government needs to deliver or adjust the promises of Social Security before coming up with more mandatory ..... concerned that the benefit in Social Security is inadequate, the system is …
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The Birth of the Golden Years
… called "old age," defined by Social Security as age 65 and above, a notable ..... possibility for more Americans. The Social Security Act, signed into law in 1935 ..... social obligation. In 1950, Social Security increased benefits for existing …
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Investment Executive Aims to Put Retirement Security on Election Agenda
… three-point plan—making Social Security solvent, providing employer savings programs to everyone who pays Social Security taxes and raising workplace ..... that debate, too. "Making Social Security solvent and dispelling the uncertainty …
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Security Guards Awarded $89.7M in Rest-Break Class Action
… their cellphones or pagers on, according to court papers in the case, Jennifer Augustus vs. American Commercial Social Security Services et al. ACSS is a subsidiary of New York-based ABM. The company "balks at the notion that the employer …
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Program Helps Long-Term Disabled Workers Return to Work by Crossing Finish Line
… employers and insurers are trying to figure out how best to serve these patients while also reducing their costs. Social Security disability claims grew 21 percent between 2008 and 2011, and employer disability costs can comprise up to 35 percent …
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The 47 Percent: Romney's Misguided View of the 'Employment Deal'
… tax are people who nonetheless pay payroll taxes . In other words, they are workers, who contribute their share to Social Security and Medicare. Employees at lower wage rates who may qualify for earned income credits or child tax credits. In effect …
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PBGC Names Richmond Pension Fund Chief to Lead Benefits Unit
… was no specialists at all," Gotbaum said. "This is a new approach in a new unit." Diane Braunstein, former Social Security Administration associate commissioner, will oversee the newly created quality management department, which will …
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Defense of Marriage Act Struck Down By U.S. Appeals Court
… sex marriages, it does prohibit gay couples from filing joint federal tax returns or collecting their spouse's Social Security after their death. It also prevents gay federal employees from enrolling their spouse in government-sponsored health …
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New York Appeals Court Declares Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
… to couples of the opposite sex, including the right to file joint federal tax returns or collect their spouse's Social Security after their death. The law also prohibits spouses of gay federal employees from accessing their government-sponsored …
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LGBT Adults Better Prepared for Retirement, Survey Finds
… enhanced planning. "Many retirement benefits—from Social Security to pensions—still do not have inheritance rights ..... Young said. One planning technique would replace the Social Security income that is lost when a partner dies with benefits …
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Social Security Reform Wait Till Next Year, or the Next ..
… fulfill his pledge to try to revamp Social Security , despite the political pitfalls ..... first substantial changes to Social Security since the early 1980s. The incoming ..... itâ s likely heâ ll shore up Social Security by increasing taxes, reducing …
