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Senate Republican Coburn Blocks Aid to Americas Jobless
The Party of “No” gets ready to strike once more against working families. As Congress considers much-needed relief for America’s jobless workers and debates proposals to jump-start the economy, Sen...

Senate Ends Republican Filibuster Against Jobless Benefits
Each day while Congress was on its two-week spring break, some 30,000 long-term jobless workers ran out of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits because of Republican Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla...

Sen. Jim Bunning Holds Up Unemployment Benefits Extension
Unemployment benefits for 400,000 Americans are set to run out in the next week, and a bill that could extend them is being held up by a lone Senator. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Republican from Kentucky and former Major League Baseball pitcher, has objected to extending jobless benefits, which are attached to a larger spending bill [...

Short-Term Jobless Aid Breaks Republican Stranglehold, Obama Signs
After a nearly monthlong tantrum by Republican senators that cost hundreds of thousand of workers their unemployment insurance (UI), the U.S. House and Senate last night finally approved legislation to extend UI benefits through June 2 and President Obama immediately signed it...

Jobless Claims Jump; Michigan an Exception
The glimmer of hope seen last week, as initial jobless claims dropped 53,000, appears short-lived. First time applications for state unemployment benefits in the week ending April 18 jumped 27,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 640,000, the U...

CNN.com: "Applying for jobless benefits Here, pee in a cup"
A West Virginia lawmaker wants the unemployed to submit to UAs to get unemployment benefits, and he has proposed a bill requiring it. See CNN.com Applying for jobless benefits? Here, pee in a cup.

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 3
Other Benefits

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
Where to get help

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

ERISA Pension Benefits after Termination
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

Immigrant SSI
US Federal Government agrees to extend benefits in class action settlement.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million
Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million

Spa Factor
Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits Recalled

Georgette Klinger Spa
alleging unpaid wages and benefits and violation of the WARN Act.

The Dannon Company, Inc.
allegedly falsely claimed Activia and DanActive probiotic yogurt products had scientifically proven health benefits.