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Montana Minimum Wage to Increase January 1, 2009
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced recently that pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 39-3-409, the minimum wage for the state of Montana will increase to $6.90 per hour. The law...
Missouri Minimum Wage to Increase January 1, 2009
Todd Smith, Director of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR), recently announced that the Missouri minimum wage will increase $0.40 effective January 1, 2009. Under...
Colorado Minimum Wage to Increase January 1, 2009
The Division of Labor of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment recently promulgated Colorado Minimum Wage Order 25 which increases, effective January 1, 2009, the minimum wage for the...
Ohio Minimum Wage to Increase January 1, 2009
The Division of Labor & Worker Safety of the Ohio Department of Commerce announced recently that, effective January 1, 2009, the minimum wage for the state of Ohio will increase to $7.30 per...
Question of the Week: What Can I Do Now To Prepare for Year-end?
This week’s question comes from Joe, a payroll administrator. I’m always busy at year-end. Is there anything I can do now to make 2008 year-end easier? Answer: There are several things that can be...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 4, 2008
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 478,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised...
Tip of the Week: Learn When You May Ask About Employee Disabilities
Can you ask a job applicant disability-related questions? Does it matter if you’ve made a conditional job offer? Can you ask a current employee disability-related questions? The federal Americans...
California Exempts Certain Computer Professionals from Overtime Pay
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 10 into law recently. The new law, signed as an urgency statute, took effect immediately upon the signing by the governor. Under the law, certain computer...
IRS Issues Notice on FSA Distributions to Reservists
The IRS recently issued Notice 2008-82 which provides guidance on the recently enacted §114 of the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (the HEART Act). The HEART Act amended §125...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 6.1 Percent in September
Nonfarm payroll employment declined by 159,000 in September, and the unemployment rate held at 6.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported recently....
