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social security 1 : the principle or practice or a program of public provision (as through social insurance or assistance) for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family ;esp often cap both Ss : a U.S. government program established in 1935 to include old-age and survivors insurance, contributions to state unemployment insurance, and old-age assistance 2 : money paid out through a social security program [collects social security] see also Social Security Act in the Important Laws section social security administration in the Important Agencies section ...
social security disability benefits (ssdi)
social security disability benefits (ssdi) SSDI benefits are payable to disabled individuals through the Social Security Administration. Many state workers' compensation statutes have specific provisions which dictate whether an injured employee may receive both workers' compensation benefits and SSDI benefits at the same time. Generally, if both benefits are appropriate for the same individual, a complex calculation will be performed to "offset" the benefits so that the individual does not receive more money than they are entitled to from both programs. ...
Health
Health, The state of being sound or whole in body, mind, or soul; freedom from pain or sickness, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.Health, See QUARANTINE; ADULTERATION; VACCINATION; and PUBLIC HEALTH.The term health implies more than an absence of sickness. Medical care and health facilities not only protect against sickness but also ensures stable manpower for economic development. Facilities of health and medical care generate devotion and dedication to give the workers' best, physically as well as mentally, in productivity. It enables the worker to enjoy the fruit of his labour, to keep him physically fit and mentally alert for leading a successful, economic, social and cultural life. The medical facilities are, therefore, part of social security and like gilt-edged security, it would yield immediate return in the increased production or at any rate reduce absenteeism on grounds of sickness, etc. Health is thus a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely ...
agency
agency pl: -cies 1 : the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved [death by criminal "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 2 a : a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the control of another in dealing with third parties ;also : the power of one in such a relationship to act on behalf of another NOTE: A principal is bound by and liable for acts of his or her agent that are within the scope of the agency. ac·tu·al agency : the agency that exists when an agent is in fact employed by a principal see also express agency and implied agency in this entry agency by estoppel : an agency that is not created as an actual agency by a principal and an agent but that is imposed by law when a principal acts in such a way as to lead a third party to reasonably believe that another is the principal's agent and the third party is injured by relying on and acting in accordance with that belief NOTE: A principal has...
Capital
Capital [fr. Capitalis; caput, Lat.]. The corpus of property of any description which may or may not be the source of a periodical or other return (fructus, produce or income). The word 'capital' when employed in Company Law is used in different senses. Nominal capital is the capital of a company so stated for the purposes of division into shares. It implies nothing more than that the company is possessed of money or assets of a stated value at the company's own valuation which may be, and often is, exaggerated or illusory. Working capital means the amount employable for the purposes of a company or any other undertaking or business. See ALTERATION OF CAPITAL, COMPANY, PROSPECTUS, DIRECTORS. In the Settled Land Act, 1925, capital money arising under the Act means capital money arising under the powers or provisions of that Act or Acts which it replaces, receivable for the purposes of a settlement and includes securities representing capital money. Elaborate provisions are contained in ...
Withhold
Withhold, the words 'it shall be open to the appointing authority to withhold permission' indicate that the appointing authority has got an option to withhold permission and that could be exercised by communicating its intention to withhold permission to the Government servant. The word 'withhold' cannot be read to mean that in the absence of a communication it 'must be understood that permission was withhold', B.J. Shelat v. State of Gujarat, AIR 1978 SC 1109: (1978) 2 SCC 202: (1978) 3 SCR 533. [Bombay Civil Service Rules, R. 161(2)(ii) Proviso]The dictionary meaning of the word 'withholding' is to hold back, to keep back, to restrain or decline to grant. The holding back or keeping back is not an isolated act but is a continuous process by which the property is not returned or restored to the company and the company is deprived of its possession. If the officer or employee of the company does any such act by which the property given to him, is wrongfully withheld and is not restored...
Take-home pay
Take-home pay, means gross wages or salary reduced by deductions such asincome taxes, social security taxes, voluntary contributions, and union dues, the net amount to a paycheck, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1466....
Search and seizure
Search and seizure, a 'search and seizure' is only temporary interference with the right to hold the property searched and the articles seized. A power of search and seizure is in any system of jurisprudence an overriding power of the State for the protection of social security and that power is necessarily regulated by law, M.P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra, AIR 1954 SC 300 (302): (1954) SCR 1077.The executive power of 'search and seizure' is a necessary concomitant of a welfare State. It tends to promote the well-being of the nation, Bishambhar Dayal Chandra Mohan v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1982 SC 33 (43). [Constitution of India, Artis. 162, 19(1)(g)(6) and 301]...
Quarters of coverage
Quarters of coverage, means the number of quarterly payments made by a person into the social security fund as a basis for determining the person's entitlement to benefits, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1257....
Capital payable by instalments
Capital payable by instalments, be treated as income, Beattie v. Secretary of State for Social Security (CA), (2001) 1 WLR 1404....
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