Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
This is a federal policy that has raised the income of working poor families through income redistribution. It acts as a prowork wage subsidy, actively lifting the living standards of low-wage workers from low-income families. It has helped to increase the earnings of low-income workers with children by about $3,000. However, it is merely a complement to the wage floor and working families would require more than that to move ahead in life.
This is a federal policy that has raised the income of working poor families through income redistribution. It acts as a prowork wage subsidy, actively lifting the living standards of low-wage workers from low-income families. It has helped to increase the earnings of low-income workers with children by about $3,000. However, it is merely a complement to the wage floor and working families would require more than that to move ahead in life.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
This act allows women who are discriminated against to sue as long as unequal pay continues. The Ledbetter Law gives plaintiffs 180 days to file a complaint from the time a discriminatory pay decision or practice is adopted. Some states give up to 300 days to file a complaint.
Besides that, there are also advocacy groups such as Wage Project, which offers resources and advice on their rights, how to negotiate better salaries and their legal options should an employer discriminate on the basis of gender.
This helps to close the gaps between men and women by ensuring equal pay for equal work. By earning fair wages, women will be better off economically, increasing their quality of life in various aspects, especially if they have families to support.
This act allows women who are discriminated against to sue as long as unequal pay continues. The Ledbetter Law gives plaintiffs 180 days to file a complaint from the time a discriminatory pay decision or practice is adopted. Some states give up to 300 days to file a complaint.
Besides that, there are also advocacy groups such as Wage Project, which offers resources and advice on their rights, how to negotiate better salaries and their legal options should an employer discriminate on the basis of gender.
This helps to close the gaps between men and women by ensuring equal pay for equal work. By earning fair wages, women will be better off economically, increasing their quality of life in various aspects, especially if they have families to support.
Marriage for LGBT couples and associated policies
The policies that come under marriage and legally recognised partnership have an important part to play in the welfare of same-sex couples.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was decreed unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in 2013, thereby granting federal benefits to married same-sex couples regardless of whether their state of residence has marriage equality laws. These include social security benefits, which allow financial assistance in retirement or when a spouse passes away, a range of tax benefits that save couples thousands of dollars a year through joint income tax returns, family partnerships and exemptions and shared healthcare for spouses employed by the federal government.
Through this non-discrimination blanket, the socio-economic security of LGB couples is greatly improved. This is important because the socio-economic gaps that exist for same-sex couples are partly because of the laws that require them to pay taxes and health insurance separately, straining their financial resources, such as in Cyrus's case.
The policies that come under marriage and legally recognised partnership have an important part to play in the welfare of same-sex couples.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was decreed unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in 2013, thereby granting federal benefits to married same-sex couples regardless of whether their state of residence has marriage equality laws. These include social security benefits, which allow financial assistance in retirement or when a spouse passes away, a range of tax benefits that save couples thousands of dollars a year through joint income tax returns, family partnerships and exemptions and shared healthcare for spouses employed by the federal government.
Through this non-discrimination blanket, the socio-economic security of LGB couples is greatly improved. This is important because the socio-economic gaps that exist for same-sex couples are partly because of the laws that require them to pay taxes and health insurance separately, straining their financial resources, such as in Cyrus's case.