It comes from the ProvenÃ§al word trobar, the literal meaning of which is to find, and the technical meaning of which is to compose. Comtessa de DÃ­a or Beatriz de DÃ­a (flourished late 12th/early 13th century) was the daughter of Count Isoard II of DÃ­a (a town on the DrÃ´me in the marquisate of Provence). According to her vida, she was married to Guillem or Guilhem de Poitiers, Count of Viennois but she was in love with Raimbaut of Orange.
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is a US payroll tax deducted to fund the Social Security and Medicare programs. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is a US payroll tax deducted to fund the Social Security and Medicare programs.
What is FICA? FICA refers to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act which mandates employers withhold a certain percentage of their employees' salaries each pay period. FICA is the result of the Social Security Act passed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935. Congress passed the Federal Insurance Contributions Act in 1935, mandating employers to withhold a set portion of employees' salary in each pay period.