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Schatz introduces legislation to expand Social Security benefits
US Sen. Brian Schatz has introduced legislation aimed at expanding Social Security benefits for seniors and families in Hawaiʻi and across the nation. The Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act, or SAFE Social Security Act, seeks to increase average monthly benefits by more than $150. The bill also proposes adjusting how cost-of-living adjustments […]
Schatz introduces legislation to help app-based workers
Hawai‘i Sen. Brian Schatz and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, both Democrats, have introduced the “Empowering App-Based Workers Act,” new legislation to improve transparency on how app companies operate and help boost wages for rideshare drivers and delivery app workers. “Every day rideshare drivers and delivery app workers work long hours and travel many miles to […]
