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Federal Social Security Act

The federal Social Security Act is a federal law, originally established in 1935 in response to the 1935 Great Depression, creating a system of benefits, including old-age and survivor’s benefits, and establishing the Social Security Administration.

Here is some of the Federal Social Security Act:

FEDERAL OLD-AGE BENEFITS (TITLE II)

COVERAGE (See. 210b):
Old-age benefits are to be paid to all employees based upon wages received in employment in any service performed within the United States, Alaska, and Hawaii except:

1. Agricultural labor;
2. Domestic service in a private home;
3. Casual labor not in the course of employer's trade or business;
4. Officers or members of the crew of a vessel documented under the laws of the United States or of any foreign country;
5. Employees of the United States Government;
6. Employees of a State or political subdivision;
7. Employees of nonprofit institutions operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals;
8. Employees of a carrier as defined in Railroad Retirement Act of 1935 (Public No. 399, 74th Cong. [H.R. 8651]).

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