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Supreme Court Rules on Retirement Plan Fiduciary Duty in Hughes v. Northwestern University
Congressional Research Service · 2022-01-31 · Posts · 1,376 words · PDF available
Among Congress’s policy priorities is safeguarding retirement income security for working Americans, retirees, and their families. In January 2022, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Hughes v. N...
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits: PermanentLaw Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Congressional Research Service · 2022-01-31 · Reports · 10,286 words · PDF available
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is constructed as a joint federal-state partnership, in which the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program and the UC benefit are the foundation of the UI system. ...
The Broadband Digital Divide: What Comes Next for Congress?
Congressional Research Service · 2022-01-31 · Resources · 1,469 words · PDF available
As classrooms, workplaces, and social activities migrated online during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the digital divide—the gap between those who have access to broadband internet...
Private Activity Bonds: An Introduction
Congressional Research Service · 2022-01-31 · Reports · 8,217 words
The federal tax code classifies state and local bonds as either governmental bonds or private activity bonds. Governmental bonds are intended for governmental projects, and private activity bonds are ...