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Weld County officials searched thousands of records at a tax service, looking for immigrants using stolen Social Security numbers. So far, 28 people have been arrested. Amalia Cerrillo has made her living helping other people pay their taxes.
Instead of cutting back your stockholdings, which Uncle Sam already has done for you, consider other ways to shore up your retirement.
CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports that 97 percent of Long Island Rail Road employees, who get retirement benefits, also take disability payments from The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.
A Missouri City resident called police when she discovered a letter from the Social Security Administration ripped open and her social security card missing.
Fixed incomes go further as prices and interest rates decline.
Those who are eligible for Medicare can now enroll during the enrollment period which lasts until Dec. 31.
The percentage of Long Island Rail Road union employees who end up getting disability benefits is up to 97 percent, nearly all occupational disability requests approved without rehab or medical re-evaluations. The scandal has brought a wide range of responses. Long Island Rail Road officials call it "alarming" and say they play no part in granting disability.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved adjustments in premiums charged for workers' compensation insurance. The National Council on Compensation Insurance requested the changes.
The notion of a traditional, leisurely retirement is fading fast. The precipitous drop recently in retirement investment accounts, rising health care costs, a dearth of traditional pension plans, faltering Social Security and Medicare systems and the fact that Americans just are not saving enough have shattered the hopes of millions of Americans who dreamed of spending their days on a golf ...
A 54-year-old man who was disabled in a trucking accident nine years ago got a shock when he opened his Social Security Disability check this month. It was about $300 less than usual.
TALLAHASSEE -- The case started in 2003 when nursing assistant Emma Murray felt something tear in her abdomen as she helped lift a patient from a chair into a bed.
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Q. I needed to call a local Social Security office but the recorded message said, ``Thank you for calling the offices of Anytown Social Security.''
A program of exercises, crafts, entertainment and education combines with meals served at the Ottawa County Senior Citizens Center and nutrition sites to form the county senior citizens activities program. Suggested donation for lunch is $2.50 for those 60 and older; $5 for those under 60.
Shoppers, especially those making purchases on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, must beware of identity thieves and credit card fraud.
HELENA - When President Bush began his push to privatize Social Security in late 2004, congressional Democrats determined to beat it back tapped a Montana political operative to help.
