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WORK CREDITS

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A work credit is typically a one quarter of a year period of time that a person performs work. Its importance is with regard to eligibility requirements for Social Security benefits, including disability, retirement, depends and survivors benefits. An eligible person must accumulate a sufficient number of work credits to be eligible to receive benefits. … [Read more...]

WOODGELD

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old Eng. law. To be free from the payment of money for taking of wood in any forest. … [Read more...]

WOOD-GELD

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In old English law. Money paid for the liberty of taking wood in a forest. Cowell. Immunity from such payment Spelman. … [Read more...]

WORK MADE FOR HIRE

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An exception to the general rule of copyright where a person who creates a work of authorship is the legally recognized owner of the work. The parties can agree, based upon a written agreement, that a work prepared by an independent contractor shall be given the same effect as an employer owned the work of an employee. Thus the author and copyright owner of the work is the … [Read more...]

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