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Returning to Work After Receiving Government Disability Benefits (SSI and SSDI).

What are Government Disability Benefits? The United States Social Security Administration manages two types of disability benefits offered by the Federal Government: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI). The SSI program provides cash payments to individuals who are elderly, blind or disabled and who have limited income and resources. In

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One Possible Way to Avoid Being Taxed on Required Minimum Distribution

On January 1, 2013, the U.S. Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (“ATRA”). The ATRA provides at least one potential strategy to avoid the income taxes normally associated with Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”). What is a Required Minimum Distribution or RMD? The year after a person reaches the age of 70 1/2, the individual

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Louisiana Broadens Distracted Driving Law to Cover Texting and Social Media Posts

Effective August 1, 2013, Louisiana broadened its distracted driving law. Drivers are now prohibited from using wireless telecommunications devices (cell phones, tablets, iPads, etc.) to “write, send, or read a text-based communication.” The law also prohibits drivers from using a wireless device to “access, read, or post . . . to any social media sites.”

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