Lumbosacral dorsal rami innervate the facets as well. They can cause sharp, burning pain similar to spinal root pain and can also refer. pain to areas supplied by ventral rami mimicking sciatica (Willard 1995, 1997) In psoas dysfunction the lumbosacral hyper-lordosis can cause degenerative. changes in the L5-S1 intervertebral disc (IVD) and stretch the thoracolumbar long.
In other words, you withhold a 6.2 percent Social Security tax from your employeeâs wages and you pay an additional 6.2 percent as your employer share of the tax (6.2 employee portion + 6.2 employer portion = 12.4 percent total).
Employer Rates. Employers are also required to pay FICA and Medicare taxes on wages paid to employees. In 2011, unlike the employee's rate, which decreased from the previous year, the employer's FICA rate remained unchanged from 2010 at 6.2 percent of taxable wages to $106,800 for the year. The employer pays the same as the employee for Medicare tax -- 1.45 percent in 2011.