There are two basic types of vesting (ask your benefits administrator which one applies to you): Cliff vesting. This typically means that if you leave the job in five years or less, you lose all ...

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For this calculator, we define middle class as two-thirds to two times median income for the county. In counties where two-thirds of median income would fall close to the poverty line, we set the ...

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A pension is a retirement account that an employer maintains to give you a fixed payout when you retire. It's a kind of defined benefit plan. Your payout typically depends on how long you worked ...

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States must meet the federal wage baseline of $7.25 for all covered workers. Click here for more coverage of minimum wage.

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