The town of Sharon is expected to reach a $750,000 settlement with Cambridge’s acting superintendent of schools, Victoria Greer, over a racial discrimination complaint filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. After being hired in 2013 to oversee...
Service members in 86% of the 300 Military Housing Areas in the U.S. will see an increase in their Basic Allowance for Housing, ranging from 0.1% in Portland Oregon, to 21.1% at Twentynine Palms, California, according to a Military Times analysis. Defense officials...
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced that troops in 15 metropolitan areas and 21 non-metropolitan counties in the continental United States will be cut off from a cost-of-living allowance starting Jan. 1, 2022. The change will lead to approximately 48,000 troops...
A Massachusetts marriage is a vow for life between two committed individuals recognized by the state. Yet sometimes, it ends earlier than expected due to various reasons. Divorce or legal separation between parents is one of the most complicated and intense parts of...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance today adding a new section to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the...
The IRS encourages taxpayers to get informed about topics related to filing their federal tax returns in 2022. These topics include special steps related to charitable contributions, economic impact payments and advance child tax credit payments. Here are some key...
When you were growing up, there’s a good chance that your parents told you, “You could be whatever you want when you grow up.” It’s something that most of us hear at some point in our lives. So, though our passions do change as we get older, we start to write off even...
Not every state chooses to, but some do tax Social Security benefits. In 2022 the average check for a single beneficiary will rise from $1,565 to $1,657. This gives claimants an extra $92 per month. The COLA rose by 5.9% in an effort to help offset inflation prices...
Here are the options available to a Massachusetts tenant if the landlord refuses to make necessary repairs. 1. Withhold Rent One way to get your Massachusetts landlord to fix bad conditions is to withhold all or some of your rent until the landlord actually makes the...
Some states are making it easier for Americans to collect unemployment benefits if they’re fired for being unvaccinated against Covid-19. The governors of Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Tennessee signed laws in recent weeks that change eligibility rules for jobless...