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Social Security Administration Concedes it will be undermanned, turns to Technology
I came across this tidbit of information posted at SSA Connect. It was contained in an excerpt of an interview that was conducted with the social security administration's chief information officer...

Social Security Moving to Debit Cards
Over at Credit Slips, Adam Levitin has this excellent post on the Social Security Administration's decision to begin to distribute some social security benefits in the form of debit cards rather than by traditional check...

Unum's Role in Bankrupting Social Security
San Diego, CA: In what is regarded as an industry-wide practice to nickel-and-dime Social Security even closer to the poorhouse, UnumProvident (now calledUnum) pestered a disability client to apply for Social Security Disability benefits, in an effort to get out of paying her fifty bucks a month.

New Social Security Online Benefits Estimator
Whether your retirement is just around the corner or still decades away, the Social Security Administration's new Online Retirement Estimator can help you get a quick estimate of the Social Security income you can expect to receive...

Social Security Administration Admits Challenges
In a recently announced "Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2008 - 2013" the Social Security Administration lists the challenges the agency faces...

An Overview of Michigan's Social Security Number Privacy Act
If your business has any employees, you almost certainly have obtained the social security numbers of those individuals...

Rightwing Extremism
Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Uniform Commercial Code and Contracts
Interstate commercial transactions and sale of goods in the United States

Employment Contracts
General Contract Law Principles

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
Where to get help

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

How to get a used car dealer to honor warranty for repairs required two weeks after purchase?
What was the defect? Rust? A hole? Bad converter? Broken hangers? If it was rust...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Is it possible to terminate a contract with a real estate brokerage?
First, the Realtor cannot force you to reduce your price. It probably does dissu...

I have a question regarding landlord/tenant. The landlord refused or said a 30 day written notice was NOT necessary (he stated verbal was okay)..but it WAS in the original move in contract. Then 3 weeks after move out he
You needed to follow the terms of the written lease. Oral modifications are not ...

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

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

Social Security Class Action Launched
to Reinstate Wrongfully Terminated Payments

WA Dept. of Social and Health Services
Class action settlement reached will give $45,000 each to thousands of minority day-care providers.

Security One
accused of selling faulty alarms

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws