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Public Administration

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2009

Personnel

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Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2010, Dick Phebus Dec 2009

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

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The optional standard mileage rate decreased to 50 cents per mile for all business miles driven after December 31, 2009.


Hot Topic: Management Of Personnel Records (2009), Don Darden Dec 2009

Hot Topic: Management Of Personnel Records (2009), Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

MTAS recommends that every city in Tennessee maintain its personnel records in a central location and that such records be under the custodianship of a trained employee or employees, depending on the size of the city.


The Tennessee City Recorder Handbook, Ronnie Neill Oct 2009

The Tennessee City Recorder Handbook, Ronnie Neill

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

An in-depth publication on the duties of a city recorder in Tennessee.


Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2009), Dick Phebus Sep 2009

Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2009), Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

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


Qualification Based Selection: An Mtas Guide For Procuring Professional Engineering Services In Tennessee (2009), Sharon Rollins Sep 2009

Qualification Based Selection: An Mtas Guide For Procuring Professional Engineering Services In Tennessee (2009), Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The purpose of this guide is to present a simple, step-by-step procedure to aid Tennessee municipal officials in procuring engineering, architectural, land surveying, and other professional services by using the QBS process.


What Every City Needs To Know About Health, Dental And Life Insurance (2009), Don Darden Sep 2009

What Every City Needs To Know About Health, Dental And Life Insurance (2009), Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication explains the various kinds of health, dental and life insurance programs that are available to municipal employees and how to procure them.


Interviewing And The Law (2009), Richard Stokes Aug 2009

Interviewing And The Law (2009), 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.


The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2009), Richard Stokes Jun 2009

The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2009), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This document details the specifics of the act: what the act requires, who is covered and who is not covered, hours worked and compensation, overtime pay, record keeping, and penalties.


Hot Topic: Flsa Reminder: Congress Increased Minimum Wage, Richard Stokes Jun 2009

Hot Topic: Flsa Reminder: Congress Increased Minimum Wage, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

This is a reminder that the FLSA increases the minium wage from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009.


Hot Topic: State Of Tennessee Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2009, Dick Phebus Jun 2009

Hot Topic: State Of Tennessee Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2009, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Summary of changes in the 2009 state reimbursement rates for mileage.


Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2009), Richard Stokes Jun 2009

Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2009), 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.


An Updated Guide To Cobra (2009), Bonnie Curran Jan 2009

An Updated Guide To Cobra (2009), Bonnie Curran

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.


Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2009), Ralph Cross Jan 2009

Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2009), Ralph Cross

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Social Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 5.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2009.


Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2009, Dick Phebus Jan 2009

Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2009, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The optional standard mileage rate decreased to 55 cents per mile for all business miles driven after December 31, 2008.