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Unemployment Rate Rose to 9.9 Percent in April
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000 in April, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9%, and the labor force increased sharply, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Job gains...
Question of the Week: How Does Health Care Reform Affect the Taxation of Children’s Health Insurance Coverage?
This week’s question comes from Kim, an HR director. We have employees who maintain coverage on their health insurance policy for children, including some children who are not dependents. We have...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for May 1, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending May 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 444,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised figure...
Tip of the Week: IRS and HHS Release Average Premium for Small Group Market for Determining the Small Employer Health Insurance Credit
In Rev. Rul. 2010-13, Average Premium for Small Group Market for Determining the Small Employer Health Insurance Credit, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Health and Human...
Employers in a Controlled Group or an Affiliated Service Group
The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. Over the next several weeks,...
Impact of Owners and Relatives
The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. Over the next several weeks,...
Impact of Seasonal Employees
The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. Over the next several weeks,...
Impact of the Twenty-five or More Employees
The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. Over the next several weeks,...
Question of the Week: When Does the COBRA Subsidy Period End?
This week’s question comes from Lisa, an office manager. We may need to layoff a few employees. Some of them may elect COBRA continuation coverage. I know there was a subsidy for employees laid off...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for April 24, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending April 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 448,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s revised...
