Employers See Uptick in Hiring in 2010
Reviewing Major 2009 Employment Law Changes…and Looking Ahead to 2010
Here's a look at some of the more significant laws affecting the workplace that were enacted or became effective in 2009.
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). The ADAAA significantly expands the protections of the originalAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to include more individuals with lesssevere impairments, effective
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Consumer Price Index – November 2009
IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Change
Effective January 1, 2010, the IRS will change the standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile from 55 cents per mile to 50 cents per mile for business miles driven. Mileage reimbursements in excess of the IRS standard are subject to federal income tax, FICA and FUTA.
U.S. Unemployment Hits 10 Percent for First Time Since 1983
Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October, less than the downwardly revised 219,000 lost in September. August job losses were also revised lower, to 154,000 from 201,000.
But the loss of jobs last month exceeded economists’ estimates. It’s the 22nd straight month the
Counting those who have settled for part-time jobs or stopped looking for work, the national unemployment rate would be 17.5 percent, the highest on records dating from 1994.
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Living on Social Security? No Cost-of-Living Increase for You Next Year
For
the first time in more than 30 years, Social Security recipients won't
be getting a cost-of-living adjustment. That increase is pegged to
inflation, which has been negative this year.
Negative inflation is a good thing for consumers shopping for groceries and other staples, since it means lowered costs on many of the items we buy every day. But what is good news for the rest of us equals bad news for those expecting the same 5.8 percent raise they got January 2009 for their Social Security benefits starting January 2010. That's because a negative inflation rate means there will be no Social Security increase come 2010.
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H1N1 - CDC Preparedness Guide for Small Businesses
The CDC has recently updated their website to include Planning for 2009 H1N1 Influenza: A Preparedness Guide for Small Business. This guide provides information to help employers write their plan in order to be prepared when the flu season hits. A list of recommended steps are proposed for keeping employees healthy.
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