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Arii_bell

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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
 
  a. requires pension plans to pay widows the same benefits as their retired husbands.
  b. allows women to keep their health insurance coverage under their husbands plans for up to three years after
  divorce, separation, or widowhood.
  c. requires the federal government to pay widows the same Social Security benefits that their husbands were
  receiving at the time of the husbands death.
  d. requires employers to pay women the same wage as men for the same work.

Question 2

Which statement is correct regarding widows?
 
  a. They constitute about one-fourth of all women 65 and over.
  b. They usually do not suffer a reduction in pension income when their retired spouse dies.
  c. They qualify for the same Social Security benefit as their retired spouse when he dies.
  d. They suffer about an 18 percent reduction in living standard when their husbands die.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d


Arii_bell

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Reply 2 on: Aug 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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