Health care exchange launches amid glitches and high hopes
The first day of online health insurance exchanges under Obamacare faced heavy traffic and technical problems. Federal and state sites showed mixed results with millions visiting, thousands creating accounts, and several users unable to access plan details. Officials touted progress and stressed ongoing fixes as people like Chris Carlin and the Franks family awaited full access.
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Supreme Court to rule on severance pay FICA tax impact
The Supreme Court will review if severance pay for involuntarily laid off workers is subject to federal payroll tax under FICA. The Quality Stores case against the IRS could affect $1 billion in refund claims and involve thousands of workers from a rural Midwest retailer that shut in 2001.
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Same sex marriage case heads to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Philadelphia report notes Montgomery County Register of Wills Bruce Hanes began issuing licenses after a June Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, prompting a county clerk to appeal a September order halting licenses. Netanyahu warns Iran at UN amid push for a nuclear accord and charm offensive. Maryland judge blocks temporary stay on assault rifle ban and handgun licensing program. future hearing to decide constitutionality and Second Amendment questions.
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