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Hot Topic: Irs Releases 2011 Withholding Tables, Dick Phebus Dec 2010

Hot Topic: Irs Releases 2011 Withholding Tables, Dick Phebus

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The new withholding tables are to be implemented as soon as January 1, 2011, but no later than January 31, 2011.


Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus Dec 2010

Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus

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The optional standard mileage rate increased to 51 cents per mile for all business miles driven after December 31, 2010.


Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes Dec 2010

Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes

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Up-to-date information on employee military leave for employees who are National Guardsmen, in the Reserve, are planning to enlist, or are drafted.


Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes Nov 2010

Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes

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President Bush signed a spending bill that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.


Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2010), Dick Phebus Oct 2010

Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2010), Dick Phebus

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Summary of changes in the federal and state lodging and meals reimbursement rates for travel.


Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook Oct 2010

Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Unemployment insurance is a program that provides up to 26 weeks of benefits to Tennessee workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.


Hot Topic: Energy Code Adoption By The State Of Tennessee And Its Effects On Cities (2010), Ray Crouch, Josh Jones Sep 2010

Hot Topic: Energy Code Adoption By The State Of Tennessee And Its Effects On Cities (2010), Ray Crouch, Josh Jones

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This Hot Topic analyzes the new energy code legislation; describes what the state of Tennessee is doing to prepare for implementation of this law and how cities can prepare; and outlines the resources MTAS will provide to assist cities in this process.


Hot Topic: E-Verify And Local Governments (2010), Richard Stokes Aug 2010

Hot Topic: E-Verify And Local Governments (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

E-Verify is the electronic employment eligibility verification system that all federal contractors must use to verify the employment authorization of employees performing work under a federal contract.


Hot Topic: New Fee For Cash Bond Forfeitures In City Court, Rex Barton Jun 2010

Hot Topic: New Fee For Cash Bond Forfeitures In City Court, Rex Barton

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The state legislature recently created a new fee to be collected by the city when a defendant posts a cash bond for a municipal traffic violation.


Hot Topic: Interest Rate Set At 7.25 Percent Effective July 1, 2010, On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, William Haston Jun 2010

Hot Topic: Interest Rate Set At 7.25 Percent Effective July 1, 2010, On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, William Haston

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The rate of interest effective July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, has been set at 7.25 percent, which is the same as for the current year (FY 2011).


Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes And Appropriations (2010-2011), Dick Phebus Jun 2010

Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes And Appropriations (2010-2011), Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Based on economic projections for FY 2011, municipalities are expected to receive approximately $104.02 per capita for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010.


Hot Topic: Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2010), Ron Darden May 2010

Hot Topic: Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2010), Ron Darden

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Tennessee cities may regulate, but not prohibit, the use of engine compression braking devices by ordinance; includes sample ordinance.


Hot Topic: Stimulus Law Affecting Cobra Extended Until May 31, 2010, Bonnie Jones Apr 2010

Hot Topic: Stimulus Law Affecting Cobra Extended Until May 31, 2010, Bonnie Jones

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Workers who were involuntarily terminated between September 1, 2008 and May 31, 2010 are eligible for up to 15 months of COBRA premium assistance.


Hot Topic: Stimulus Law Affecting Cobra Extended Until February 28, 2010, Bonnie Jones Mar 2010

Hot Topic: Stimulus Law Affecting Cobra Extended Until February 28, 2010, Bonnie Jones

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Workers who were involuntarily terminated between September 2008 and February 28, 2010 are eligible for up to 15 months of COBRA premium assistance.