When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one survey.

Last week the Eleventh Circuit addressed an issue that many class action practitioners probably haven’t thought much about: whether approval of a class action settlement requires that each class ...

The next time you call yourself middle class, think about what you really mean when you say that. Do you earn what might constitute a middle-class salary–somewhere between $37,000 and $147,000? Or is ...

In many cases, the definition of middle class remains somewhat subjective in the eyes of the paycheck holders. However, this notion of income-defining status is on that is deeply rooted in the ...

Some class action plaintiff lawyers facing individualized liability issues will try to obtain class certification by defining the proposed class in a way that assumes liability. It’s somewhat akin to ...

A federal appeals court handed Argentina a victory Wednesday in its quest to relieve itself of the pressures of debt owed to American hedge funds and others, saying a judge went too far by letting ...

It was a folksy turn of phrase that stood out in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate, but every time I thought of Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan’s definition of working class — echoed by other candidates ...

What Americans Want from the Iran War Isn’t What They Expect to Get It's hard to nail down what "middle class" means in the United States. Between lower, middle, and upper, "middle class" is the only ...

Personal finance columnist Shannon Buggs answers readers' questions about managing money. Q: Elected officials and some journalists have so abused the term "middle class" that I don't think it can be ...

Florida is hard to define in and of itself, let alone when it comes to its spectrum of income levels. The Floridian lifestyle can range from retired beach bum to nightclub owner, and in that economic ...

That said, the shifts in middle-class household income requirements have not been the same in every state. In some states, the household income range of the middle class hasn’t increased quite as much ...

Whether it’s wanting to direct your feet to the sunny side of the country or just incorporating California dreaming into your retirement plan, if you find your finances being defined as “middle class” ...