benefits law
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryA federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities in employment, public services, and places of public accommodation, such as restaurants, hotels, and...
Antitransfer Laws
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryLaws that penalize people who, in order to become eligible for means-tested benefits such as SSI and Medicaid, have transferred their assets to others for less than fair market value.
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Cafeteria Plan
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryA benefit program in which employees choose from a menu of options, such as health coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, and so on.
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Conditional SSI Payments
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryTemporary SSI payments made on the condition that the recipient get rid of certain assets in an appropriate manner. They are made if an applicant for SSI has too many assets to qualify for that program....
Countable Resource
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryProperty that the SSI and Medicaid programs consider available to an applicant or recipient when determining that persons eligibility for benefits.
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Dependents Benefits
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryA type of Social Security benefit available to spouses and minor or disabled children of retired or disabled workers who qualify for either retirement or disability benefits under the program's rigorous...
Disability Benefits
Disability benefits refers to money available from the government for disabled persons. These benefits are available under Title II of the Social Security Act as Social Security, and under Title XVI as Supplemental Security Income. Additionally,...
Disability Law
Overview
Disability law refers to laws related to individuals with disabilities; largely, these laws protect disabled individuals from certain kinds of discrimination, particularly regarding employment, housing, education, and access to public services...
Earnings Record
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryThe record of a person's earnings over his or her lifetime that is maintained by the Social Security Administration for purposes of calculating the amount of benefits to which one may be entitled --...
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryA federal law that sets minimum standards for pension plans and health benefit plans, to protect the employees covered by these plans. ERISA requires plans to provide certain information to plan...