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Hot Topic: New Minimum Wage Set, Richard Stokes Sep 1996

Hot Topic: New Minimum Wage Set, Richard Stokes

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President Bill Clinton signed into law the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996. The bill contains several amendments affecting government employees. Among them are the Minimum Wage Increase Act of 1996 and the Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment of 1996. (FLSA) The Small Business Job Protection Act also provides an extension of the Employer-Provided Educational Assistance Programs.


Hot Topic: Mandated Minimum Hiring And Training Standards For Public Safety Dispatchers, Rex Barton Jun 1996

Hot Topic: Mandated Minimum Hiring And Training Standards For Public Safety Dispatchers, Rex Barton

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Beginning July 1, 1997, all public safety dispatchers who receive requests for emergency aid by telephone (call takers) or radio, or who dispatch emergency aid resources by radio or other telecommunications devices must have completed a course of study approved by the State of Tennessee Public Safety Committee.


Hot Topic: Legislators Give Nod To City Employees' Political Activities, Todd Moore May 1996

Hot Topic: Legislators Give Nod To City Employees' Political Activities, Todd Moore

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The General Assembly recently passed legislation that gives local government employees the same rights as other citizens of Tennessee to participate in political campaigns and run for elected office.


Hot Topic: The Mtas Salary Survey And Fringe Benefit Survey (1995-96), Richard Stokes May 1996

Hot Topic: The Mtas Salary Survey And Fringe Benefit Survey (1995-96), Richard Stokes

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The MT AS annual salary and fringe benefit survey for 95/96 is complete and shows salary increases for city employees rose at a rate slower than 94/95. This report contains a summary of the findings, in addition to a means to request specific information.


Hot Topic: 1996-97 State Revenue Estimates, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty May 1996

Hot Topic: 1996-97 State Revenue Estimates, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty

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The Tennessee General Assembly adopted the state budget for fiscal year 1996-97 in late April.


Hot Topic: Legislature Rules College Degree Counts Toward Certification Process Of City Clerks And Recorders, Mtas Mar 1996

Hot Topic: Legislature Rules College Degree Counts Toward Certification Process Of City Clerks And Recorders, Mtas

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New legislation that recently passed through the Tennessee General Assembly assures that a college degree would help satisfy the required education hours.