Employment Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation

August 16, 2010

Seniors Protection Act of 2010 Introduced to Benefit American Seniors, Retired and Disabled Veterans, and Disabled Individuals

Seniors Protection Act of 2010
H.R. 5987, 7/30/2010

Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) has introduced H.R. 5987, The Seniors Protection Act of 2010.

The bill reportedly would assist 57 million American seniors, retired and disabled veterans, and disabled individuals with a one-time $250 payment that they deserve in the event that no inflation adjustment is announced this Fall.

According to the Subcommittee, Social Security benefit levels are quite modest – only $14,000 a year for the average retiree.  Yet, the median income for senior households is a mere $24,000, reflecting just how much Social Security means to most elderly Americans.  Six in ten…

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ontario Police Department

City of Ontario

Arch Wireless Operating Company, Inc.

B & D Contracting

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

Agere Systems, Inc. f.k.a. Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Tulsa Winch, Inc.

Ramsey Winch, Inc.

Norris

DP Manufacturing, Inc.

Auto Crane Company

Service Employees International, Inc.

American Airlines, Inc. a.k.a. American Eagle

Zurich American Insurance Co.

Highgate LTC Management, LLC

Autozone, Inc.

Southwestern Bell Video Services, Inc.

Temco Service Industries, Inc.

SBC Telecom, Inc.

14 Penn Plaza LLC

SBC Services, Inc.

City of Philadelphia

Pacific Telesis Group

Northeastern Land Services, Ltd. d.b.a. NLS Group

Pacific Bell Telephone Co.

LA Weight Loss, Inc. n.k.a. Pure Weight Loss, Inc.

Pacific Bell Information Services

Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc.

Advanced Solutions, Inc.

The Work Connection

Cardone Industries, Inc.

Pitt-Ohio Express, Inc.

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

BVP, LLC d.b.a. Big Vanilla Pasadena

Lehigh Valley Physicians Business Services, Inc.

N.F.A.C., Inc. d.b.a. Big Vanilla Athletic Club

Lehigh Valley Health Services, Inc.

J.C. Penney Corp.

Huron Valley Ambulance, Inc.

American Insurance Co.

Murphy Ford Inc. d.b.a. Murphy Ford Lincoln Mercury Murphy Ford Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

United Airlines, Inc.

City of Chicago

Equal Employment Opportunity

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.

New Process Steel L.P.

The Star Tribune Company