A sheltered workshop is a place of employment that provides opportunities for people who are developmentally, physically, or mentally impaired. According to the United States Social Security Administration (SSA), a sheltered workshop serves...
employment
sick leave
Sick leave is when an employee takes time off work because of an illness or injury. Although there is no federal requirement for paid sick leave, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, employers subject to the Family and Medical Leave Act...
sickness benefits
Sickness benefits refers to the money that a person receives regularly from the government when he/she is unable to work because of an illness or a medical condition.
As explained in this case from California, “sickness...
sideline business
A sideline business is a business activity carried out with the intent to generate additional income. A person may conduct a sideline business while being employed on a full-time basis or while already owning and running another business....
similarly situated
Similarly situated refers to one class of persons being alike in all relevant ways to another class for purposes of a particular decision or issue. The term is commonly used in racial discrimination cases in which the plaintiff may seek to...
Simplified Employee Pension plan
Simplified employee pension plan (SEP), also referred to as SEP-IRA, is a type of IRA plan that allows more flexibility for employers than a traditional IRA account. Under a SEP-IRA, the employer does not have required annual contributions...
Social Security tax
Social Security tax is a FICA tax on wages which provides most of the funding for Social Security. The tax is 12.4% of an employee’s wages, but the tax cost is split between the employee and employer with each paying 6.2%. This tax only...
special needs
Special needs are the individualized care that a person with a disability - whether physical, mental, behavioral, emotional, or learning difficulties - requires to ensure their safety, access to public amenities, or ability to succeed in...
special needs trust
Special needs trust is a legal trust created to provide funds to recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicare without counting towards the income caps for either welfare program. Income from the trust avoids counting towards...
sponsor
A sponsor refers to a person who takes the responsibility for another person or thing. The common uses of the term “sponsor” in a legal sense include:
In the context of legislation, a sponsor refers to a person who introduces or...