Married and divorced spouses can sometimes be entitled to extra Social Security benefits. There are some strict requirements to qualify for this type of Social Security. In some cases, you may lose ...

Marital status discrimination refers to discrimination based on an employee’s status as married, unmarried, or divorced, and not on an employee’s relationship to a specific person Employers should be ...

What does marriage mean? For many, it's more than a symbol of love — it's a financial choice that influences retirement benefits like Social Security. Yet, most Americans say it's time to rethink ...

In the tsunami of analyses and opinion pieces about the results of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, a group of ardent Republican supporters has skated by unnoticed, and a group of stalwart ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Basing auto insurance premiums on whether a motorist is unmarried, divorced or widowed is a violation of the state's civil rights laws and Proposition 103, ...

Insurer specifics: The "single penalty" varies significantly by carrier. Farmers has been observed charging single drivers up to 22% more, while Progressive and Liberty Mutual apply surcharges of ...

For federal income tax purposes, your marital status is determined under state law as of the last day of the calendar year. That matters when choosing your filing status. Your filing status is one of ...

Although not prohibited by federal law, employment discrimination based on marital status is illegal in several states. However, the exact contours of “marital status” discrimination have been ...