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Republicans have been downright giddy following the off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey. In a swing state and a blue state, Republicans pulled off significant victories with Chris Christie's defeat of Gov. John Corzine and Robert McDonnell defeating Creigh Deeds.
Recent volatility in the stock market (the S&P 500 Index losing almost 50 percent of its value between September and March) has led some to question the wisdom of relying on 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans, invested largely in the stock market, for our nation's retirement security...
A former employee broke into a Woodbury financial services company, photocopied customers' Social Security numbers and bank reference numbers and took the photocopied data with him when he left, Nassau police said Tuesday.
A list of some of the state tax exemptions, credits and deductions approved by lawmakers and the Oklahoma Tax Commission's estimate of their cost:
Mailbox for Nov. 10 Staff Writer In retirement, government gets you many different ways I don't know where Mr. Wallbank gets his information. For 27 years, a percentage of my paycheck was withheld for PERA, and yes, my employer contributed matching funds to PERA, just as all employers match employees' Social Security contributions. Because of the government pension offset, I don't receive Social ...
A California industry rating group is urging the state's insurance chief to boost rates paid by employers 22.8% for policies written or renewed after Jan. 1. For the second time in a year, the California insurance commissioner has rejected an industry rating group's proposal that he recommend that insurers significantly raise rates paid by employers for workers' compensation insurance.
Q. I worked for the last 10 years, and I now have my 40 credits of coverage for Social Security. Does this mean I get maximum Social Security retirement benefits?
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Drivers in South Dakota will need to provide more documentation before getting a license next year. Starting Dec. 31, applicants for a license or identification card will need proof of identity and date of birth, proof of Social Security number and two proofs of principal address. The changes are meant to help prevent identity theft and comply with federal rules, but some advocates say they will ...
The Social Security Administration honors our nation's military personnel and all of America's veterans on Veterans Day, and every day.
Like many Wisconsin dairy farmers, Tim Servais needed help, and he reluctantly faced the facts.
The Medicare program has announced its 2010 premium and coinsurance rates. Because of an anticipated increase in medical costs, there will be an increase in Medicare-related premiums, although not all recipients will have to pay the new rates. During the last few years, there have been changes in rate-setting by Medicare. Now, not every Medicare beneficiary can expect to pay the same portion of ...
Social Security administers several programs that pay benefits to qualified individuals, including those who are homeless. These programs include retirement, disability and survivors insurance, as well as Supplemental Security Income, which is
State and local education agencies are facing increasing challenges in surprising places as they build out systems to help educators improve the quality and effectiveness of education.
By Andrew Ryan and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff In Massachusetts, marriage really still does mean until death do you part -- even after divorce. The Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a push to stop most alimony payments when someone...
The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau all have their own Social Security systems, but the agencies treated numbers issued by the three nations as if they were U.S. numbers, regardless of whether they were already in use.
