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Social Security benefits increase annually thanks to a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) that is intended to help benefits ...

Over the last three years, seniors have gotten used to super-sized raises. The COLAs for 2022, 2023, and 2024 were 5.9%, 8.7%, and 3.2%, respectively. But retirees could be in line for just a 2.5% ...

The Social Security COLA is designed to help benefits keep up with inflation, so buying power is not eroded over time. It's calculated using the Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, as ...

The Social Security Administration will set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment within days. Here's what the experts say.

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will be announced this month. It will have far-reaching ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) will announce the 2025 COLA on Oct. 10, 2024. That's the day the Bureau of Labor ...

Washington state’s minimum wage will rise to $16.66 an hour next year, a 2.35% increase over 2024, the state Department of ...

While the official cost of living adjustment increase will not be announced for about another week, projections show 2025's ...

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor recently published an advanced notice of an upcoming ...

Starting January 1, 2025, all businesses in Seattle, regardless of size, will be required to pay employees a minimum wage of ...