Supreme Court weighs disclosure of HIV status The high court hears the case of a San Francisco pilot whose HIV status was reported by the Social Security Administration to the FAA. But the justices seem skeptical of the damages claim. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/01/nation/la-na-court-hiv-20111201 The Supreme Court gave a generally skeptical hearing to a recreational pilot from San … Read more
By Robert McGarvey Updated Jan 17, 2016 2:15 PM EST Original: Jan 15, 2016 Late last year, Congress slammed shut two giant Social Security loopholes that had let some lucky pensioners up their take by tens of thousands of dollars. But the financially wily will note those loopholes are not quite closed. There remain tactics for maximizing Social Security over a lifetime, but eligible recipients need … Read more
By AIMEE PICCHI MONEYWATCH June 8, 2018, 6:00 AM The Social Security system’s costs will exceed its income this year, the first time that has happened since 1982. Plenty of workers may take this development with a grain of salt because of the widespread belief that they’ll never see a Social Security check in their lifetime. More than half … Read more
The so-called “super committee” is officially a super failure. The 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade from the federal budget, announced Monday that had failed to reach a bipartisan agreement by its Nov. 23 deadline. In a joint statement, super committee co-chairs … Read more
As the Penn State sex abuse scandal unfolds — ghastly detail by detail — on front pages, the airwaves and Twitter accounts, the news can be especially devastating for one group in particular: former victims of sexual abuse. “Another night of triggers and flashbacks,” writes a forum member on MaleSurvivor.org, a website devoted to healing … Read more
Supreme Court Set To Hear on Obama’s Health Care Law in March. * Healthcare seen as major issue in 2012 elections* Close vote likely, Justice Kennedy may control outcome* Obama administration, 26 states appealed to high court (Adds political analyst and health https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2E8ESKN320120328
Nearly half of students age 12-17 sexually harassed in school. Sexual harassment of fellow students is downplayed in schools, experts say. Forty-eight percent of surveyed middle and high school students said they were sexually harassed at least once, typically by their peers, during the 2010-2011 school year, according to a report released Monday by the American Association … Read more
Technical Fix for Social Security may reduce benefits significantly over the long haul according to this opinion post in The Nation by William Greider. Do you agree? The ugly part of this gimmick is that it punishes most severely the very people who most need help. http://www.thenation.com/blog/164450/technical-fix-social-security-will-shrink-benefits-poor
The 2019 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is set for a 2.8% increase based on the final CPI calculations for 3rd quarter inflation measurement period. This is the largest COLA increase since 2011 when it was 3.6%. Last years increase was 2%. COLA increases are based on the inflation measurement period of the 3rd quarter … Read more
Documentarian Susan Saladoff explores how the media and corporate America manipulated the public into believing the civil justice system is broken. Susan Saladoff explains tort reform and discusses the myth of frivolous lawsuits. She explains that the system works because of jury trials and that attorneys will not represent clients that have frivolous lawsuits. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/wsqtx0/the-colbert-report-susan-saladoff … Read more