In August 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law, with the first retired-worker benefit being issued in January 1940. For decades, this prized social program has been providing a financial ...

No social program is responsible for pulling more people out of poverty each year than Social Security. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the program lifted 22 million people ...

When the Social Security Act was signed into law in 1935, its purpose was to provide a financial foundation for America's aging workforce. Nine decades later, this mission is still being fulfilled, ...

Between 80% and 90% of retirees consistently lean on their Social Security income, in some capacity, to make ends meet. The latest Social Security Board of Trustees Report calls for the depletion of ...

Spouses with no work history can still claim Social Security benefits in certain situations. The spousal benefit can be as much as 50% of the retired worker's primary insurance amount. Spouses cannot ...

Employees of religious, charitable, and nonprofit professional organizations receive more-generous benefits than do those in other industries, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting ...

A Chicago postal worker was indicted for allegedly collecting extra workers’ compensation benefits for more than a decade by falsely claiming her deceased ex-spouse as a dependent. Prosecutors say ...

Walgreens is now in the hands of a private equity owner that has loaded the pharmacy giant with billions in new obligations, while investors and workers alike try to understand what that means for ...