Social Security Q&A Part 8
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Question: How can I become a representative payee? Answer: If you know someone who receives Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI),…
Trouble in candy land: How Peeps, pensions and a lawsuit threaten to upend the American retirement system
Via The Washington Post By Damian Paletta, Andrew Braford On April 1, hundreds of millions of marshmallow chicks and bunnies called Peeps will peer out from Easter baskets at American children.…
Congress looking at pension issue
Via Cantonrep.com By Edd Pritchard, GateHouse Media Ohio AKRON U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown hopes Congress will resolve the crisis involving multiemployer pension plans before the year ends. On Thursday morning, Brown…
Caregiver’s Guide to Driving Issues
By Christine Steinmetz, J.D., Hotline Attorney The Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors receives phone calls each week from loved ones and caregivers asking what he or she can do when…
Connecting With Social Security
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Every day thousands use it to do business with Social Security. We strive to offer the kind of services that meet people’s…
Five Facts You Might Not Know About Social Security
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Most people know at least something about Social Security. For decades, Social Security has been providing valuable information and tools to help…
8 Things to Know about Your New Medicare Card
By Dawn Kepler, Project Administrator In April 2018, new Medicare cards will be sent out and the new card will include a new Medicare Number. The mailing for these new…
Waiver of the Michigan Driver Responsibility Fees
By: Jadranko Tomic-Bobas, J.D., Hotline Attorney; Emilee Evans, Legal Intern On February 14, 2018, Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation ending driver responsibility fees and eliminating $637 million in debt owed…
(Mid-America Pension Rights Project): Court rejects challenge to TVA pension changes
Via Times Free Press By Dave Flessner A federal appellate court has affirmed the legality of cost-of-living cuts and other changes made in 2009 by the Tennessee Valley Authority and…
FTC to Begin Mailing Checks to Victims of Tech Support Scam
Via Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission will begin mailing 36,830 checks totaling $10,158,601, to consumers who lost money to a technical support scam. Inbound Call Experts, LLC, doing…