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Hot Topic: Social Security Administration And Internal Revenue Service: State And Local Compliance Issues For 2000, Ralph Cross, Kirk Bednar Jan 2000

Hot Topic: Social Security Administration And Internal Revenue Service: State And Local Compliance Issues For 2000, Ralph Cross, Kirk Bednar

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Representatives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducted seminars across the state to clarify employee taxation and reporting issues with local government agencies before the end of the calendar year reporting, to minimize employer exposure to penalties for noncompliance. This Hot Topic summarizes those issues of utmost importance to cities.


Hot Topic: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996: You Must Comply, One Way Or Another, Richard Stokes Nov 1999

Hot Topic: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996: You Must Comply, One Way Or Another, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) amended the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide, among other things, improved portability and continuity of health insurance coverage.


Technical Bulletins: Flsa: Administrative Exemptions Revisited, Richard M. Ellis Jun 1990

Technical Bulletins: Flsa: Administrative Exemptions Revisited, Richard M. Ellis

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses FLSA administrative exemptions. One of the most difficult problems faced by local governments in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is in the area of administrative exemptions. Under section 213(a)(1) of the Act, administrative personnel may be exempted from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the law. The problems exist with what constitutes an administrative exemption.


Technical Bulletins: Guide To Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act For Tennessee Municipalities: Update No. 2, Richard M. Ellis Jul 1987

Technical Bulletins: Guide To Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act For Tennessee Municipalities: Update No. 2, Richard M. Ellis

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin is the second update to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The information presented in the bulletin represents changes and updates regarding compliance with the FLSA in Tennessee cities. Much of this information is an addition to or a clarification of the material presented in the Guide to Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act published by MTAS in 1986.


Technical Bulletins: Flsa: The Continuing Saga, Richard M. Ellis Sep 1985

Technical Bulletins: Flsa: The Continuing Saga, Richard M. Ellis

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, as part of MTAS's effort to keep city governments informed on changes to the FLSA.


Technical Bulletins: Tn. Energy Authority Asks Cities' Help With 55 Mph Campaign, Mtas May 1978

Technical Bulletins: Tn. Energy Authority Asks Cities' Help With 55 Mph Campaign, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin announces the Tennessee Energy Authority's appeal to cities for help in promoting voluntary compliance with the 55 mph speed limit.


Technical Bulletins: Conflict Of Interest Disclosure Law, Mtas Jul 1977

Technical Bulletins: Conflict Of Interest Disclosure Law, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin was originally published by the County Technical Assistance Service. It is equally applicable to elective city officials and was therefore reprinted by MTAS for their information and guidance about the conflict of interest disclosure law. Included is a sample form for conflict of interest disclosure statements.


Technical Bulletins: New Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures: Some Compliance Considerations, Mtas Apr 1977

Technical Bulletins: New Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures: Some Compliance Considerations, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses two different sets of federal government guidelines for employee selection procedures. One set is a re-publication of EEOC guidelines first issued in 1970. Another, in which EEOC does not concur, was issued jointly in November 1976 by the Labor and Justice Departments and Civil Service Commission. Both sets apply to local governments.