Tyler Foster
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Minimum wages rise in at least 14 states on January 1, led by Washington at $17.73
Minimum wages rise in at least 14 states on January 1, and Washington’s goes highest at $17.73 an hour, up 60 cents from $17.13 this...
Employer family health coverage now costs $28,303 a year on average, and workers pay $7,471 of it themselves, KFF’s 2026 survey finds
Family health coverage through an employer now costs $28,303 a year on average, KFF reported October 22 in its 2026 Employer Health Benefits Survey. Covered...
A Meta-led tech selloff dragged the S&P 500 down to 7,663.43 on October 22, while the Dow edged up to 52,873.28 as Procter & Gamble and Lockheed rallied
Meta’s earnings pulled Wall Street lower on Thursday, October 22, with the S&P 500 falling 1.21% to 7,663.43 and the Nasdaq Composite dropping 2.60%. The...
Alaska households under a $3,739 monthly income limit for one person can get a one-time heating benefit for the 2026-27 winter if they apply by April 30
Alaska households with monthly income up to $3,739 for one person can apply through April 30 for a one-time heating payment for the 2026-27 winter....
Social Security paid about $139.2 billion to 71.6 million beneficiaries in September, with retired workers averaging $2,088.79 before January’s raise
Social Security paid about $139.2 billion in monthly benefits to 71.6 million beneficiaries in September, and retired workers averaged $2,088.79 a month. The numbers come...
Social Security paid retired men an average $2,282 a month at the end of 2025, against $1,872 for retired women, the agency’s latest Fast Facts shows
Social Security paid retired men an average of $2,282 a month at the end of 2025, against $1,872 for retired women. The agency’s latest Fast...
UP Health System hospitals in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula leave Humana’s Medicare Advantage network January 1, 2027 unless a new agreement is reached before December 31, ahead of the December 7 plan deadline
UP Health System says that effective January 1, 2027, it will no longer be in Humana’s Medicare Advantage network, which would put its hospitals in...
Massachusetts SSI recipients in assisted living will receive $1,483 a month in 2027, including a $454 state supplement
Massachusetts SSI recipients who live in assisted living will receive $1,483 a month in 2027. That is the $1,029 federal Supplemental Security Income rate plus...
Humana is pulling out of Monroe County, New York, for 2027, so its Medicare Advantage members around Rochester must pick a new plan by December 7
Humana is leaving Monroe County, New York, for 2027, and its Medicare Advantage members around Rochester have until December 7 to pick a new plan...
Holt Group data breach victims have until December 1 to claim a $50 payment or up to $5,000 in documented losses
A December 2024 cyberattack on B.D. Holt Co., which does business as Holt Group, has produced a class settlement with a December 1 claim deadline....
People notified of the Baptist Health Drew County data breach have until December 8 to claim up to $4,000 in identity theft losses
Patients and others notified about a 2024 data breach at Baptist Health Medical Center in Drew County, Arkansas, have until December 8 to claim money...
Electronics for Imaging data breach victims have until December 22 to claim up to $5,000 in losses or an estimated $75 in cash
People whose personal data was exposed in a September 2024 cyberattack on Electronics for Imaging, a printing technology company, have until December 22 to file...
An SSI recipient earning $317 a month in wages still gets a $878 federal check in 2026, since Social Security ignores the first $85 and half the rest
A person on Supplemental Security Income who earns $317 a month in wages still receives a federal check of $878 in 2026. Social Security does...
Cash App redress checks from a CFPB order of up to $120 million began mailing June 8, and Block also agreed to pay 46 states $45 million
Cash App users who were shortchanged on fraud disputes have a payment on the way, and a second deal has now backed it up. Checks...
Autobell Car Wash data breach victims have until November 12 to claim $45 cash or up to $5,000 in documented losses
Autobell Car Wash customers whose data was taken in a 2024 cyberattack have until November 12 to file a claim in a class settlement. The...
Coinme will pay $2.5 million and close its Georgia crypto kiosks before January 1
Coinme, the Seattle crypto company that runs cryptocurrency kiosks, will pay $2.5 million and stop all virtual currency kiosk operations in Georgia before January 1,...