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Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones
Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication will provide your city with information relative to social media for purposes of communicating with employees, interacting with your community, and using social media as a hiring tool. Includes sample social media policy.
Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
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
Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Up-to-date information on employee military leave for employees who are National Guardsmen, in the Reserve, are planning to enlist, or are drafted.
Interviewing And The Law (2010), Richard Stokes
Interviewing And The Law (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
Congress provided federal legal enforcement for equal employment in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with strengthening amendments added in 1972. Unlawful discrimination in the employment process also is enforced through the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The 2002 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping rules require employers, subject to the rules, to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.
Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
President Bush signed a spending bill that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.
Hot Topic: E-Verify And Local Governments (2010), Richard Stokes
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.
Technical Bulletins: Revision To Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2010), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Revision To Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The revision to I-9 removed several documents from the “List of Acceptable Documents” and added a new form.
Irs Regulations On Personal Use Of City-Owned Vehicles: Employer's Guide To Fringe Benefits (2010), Ron Darden
Irs Regulations On Personal Use Of City-Owned Vehicles: Employer's Guide To Fringe Benefits (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The personal use of a city-owned vehicle is taxable to the employee.
Technical Bulletins: Physical Fitness In Public Safety (2010), Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Physical Fitness In Public Safety (2010), Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Cities can develop criteria or standards for medical examinations and physical testing that are job related, and if the testing is task related, the probability of successful defense in the event of a court challenge should be considerably improved.
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2010), Josh Jones
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2010), Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide summarizes Tennessee’s open records laws as of the end of the 2009 legislative session and includes practical applications for municipal officials and employees.
Technical Bulletins: Health Insurance Premiums As Salary For Municipal Elected Officials And Employees, Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Health Insurance Premiums As Salary For Municipal Elected Officials And Employees, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
In some Tennessee cities, compensation is awarded to mayors and board members in lieu of health insurance coverage.
Family Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
Family Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The FMLA was passed in 1993, amended in 2008 to provide leave entitlements for military families, and updated in 2009 by the Department of Labor.
Technical Bulletins: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
Technical Bulletins: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The expansion of FMLA as provided by the NDAA more than doubles the amount of protected leave some veteran families are entitled to under the act.
An Updated Guide To Cobra (2010), Bonnie Jones
An Updated Guide To Cobra (2010), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
An overview of COBRA, which mandates that most group health plans offer a continuation of health insurance when employees and beneficiaries would otherwise lose group health coverage.
Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials (2010), Mtas
Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials (2010), Mtas
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A directory of Tennessee cities that includes personnel and municipal data, such as number of employees, population, charter form, size in square miles, and election date.
Fair Credit Reporting Act (2010), Richard Stokes
Fair Credit Reporting Act (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The provisions of FCRA, CRECA and FACTA directly affect those cities that use outside agencies to secure information about applicants and employees.