Airline travel in 2025 is set to become more dignified for passengers with disabilities under a new Department of Transportation rule. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced enhanced protections for people with disabilities traveling on commercial...
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Social Security’s Full Retirement Age Increases in 2025
If you’re planning on Social Security, you can still retire at the age of 62, but it will take a bit longer to get your full benefits. The Social Security Administration has set its full retirement age or FRA for 67 for anyone born in 1960 or later. The adjustment was...
Our Military Kids Offers Extracurricular Activity Grants to Massachusetts Children Age 1-18
Celebrating its 20th year, Our Military Kids (OMK)—a national nonprofit providing activity scholarships to the children of post-9/11, combat-injured or ill Veterans—has expanded its eligibility criteria to ages 1 to 2. OMK’s extracurricular activity grant program now...
Is It Even Worth Paying Medical Debt Under $500 if It Doesn’t Hurt Your Credit in Massachusetts Anymore?
You may have heard that medical debt under $500 for Massachusetts residents no longer hurts your credit. This change has benefited millions of Americans, but it's also led people to wonder: If they don't count against you, is there any reason to pay small medical...
Are You the Eldest Massachusetts Child? 5 Surprising Ways It Could Impact Your Parenting Style
Have you ever wondered how being the eldest Massachusetts child shapes the kind of parent you become? While each oldest child's experience is unique, it's often marked by carrying a lot of responsibility—whether it was looking after younger siblings, taking on more...
Massachusetts Passes Landmark Veterans Legislation
The bill called the HERO ACT broadens the definition of “veteran” for the purposes of expanding veteran benefits eligibility, and to better align it with federal law. This new definition includes any person that served on active duty for at least 90 days, and whose...
Student Loan Debt Can Delay Homeownership in Massachusetts For Decades
With the state’s high student loan debt and home prices, it would take nearly 48 years to save for the down payment on a home in Massachusetts, according to a recent study by Zoocasa, an online real estate marketplace. That finding is based on a starting salary of...
2 Types of Sexual Harassment are Actionable in Massachusetts
The EEOC's Guidelines define two types of sexual harassment: "quid pro quo" and "hostile environment." The Guidelines provide that "unwelcome" sexual conduct constitutes sexual harassment when "submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term...
Use Life Insurance Policies to Save on Taxes
Estate taxes pose a dilemma for asset-rich but cash-poor Massachusetts residents. To pay Uncle Sam, their heirs may be forced to liquidate their real estate empires or privately held businesses. But there is an alternative to a fire sale: They can use life...
Opportunities, Not Poverty Alone Predict Later-Life Success for Massachusetts Children
Decades of research have shown that Massachusetts children who are born into low-income households have less access to opportunities like high-quality child care and afterschool activities. Now, a 26-year longitudinal study has quantified the severity of this...