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Defense Primer: Gold Star Designation
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-31 · Resources · 1,847 words · PDF available
Background During the years of U.S. participation in World War I (WWI, 1917-1918), a service banner with a blue star was flown by some families to represent each family member in military service. The...
FLSA Exemptions and Burdens of Proof: E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-31 · Posts · 1,517 words · PDF available
On November 5, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, a case involving an employer’s burden of proof when it asserts that an employee is exem...
Health Claims on Food and Dietary Supplement Labels: FDA Regulation and Select Legal Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-31 · Resources · 1,883 words · PDF available
A food or dietary supplement manufacturer may seek to market a product through a statement on its product’s label that suggests a link between a nutrient in that product and a disease or health-relate...
Application of the Bill of Rights to the States Through the Fourteenth Amendment and Selective Incorporation
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-31 · Posts · 1,789 words · PDF available
The Bill of Rights, comprising the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protects certain rights against infringement by the federal government. A recurring question throughout U.S. history i...
Overpayments in the Social Security Administration’s Programs: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-31 · Reports · 6,683 words · PDF available
The Social Security Administration (SSA) mainly administers two programs—Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), commonly known as Social Security, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...
Student Loan Debt Relief: The Biden Administration’s Second Proposed Rule
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-31 · Posts · 987 words · PDF available
On October 31, 2024, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (the Secretary) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing when the Secretary may waive all or part ...
Paraguay: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-31 · Resources · 1,734 words · PDF available
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America bordered by Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The United States has had good relations with Paraguay for decades, providing assistance to counter corrup...