by Girish Anand | Oct 31, 2012 | NLRB
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon today released an analysis of at-will employment clauses in two employee handbooks, finding that both are lawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Charges filed with the NLRB...
by Girish Anand | Oct 29, 2012 | IRS
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released updated 2013 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) amounts and a new Notice 797. Individuals will now qualify for EITC on their 2012 tax return if they: ♦ earned under $45,060 and have three or more qualifying children...
by Girish Anand | Oct 26, 2012 | OSHA
For the period beginning Oct. 1, 2011, and ending Sept. 30, 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week revealed the Top 10 most cited safety violations. The list was shared at a meeting of the National Safety Council in Orlando, Fla.,...
by Girish Anand | Oct 25, 2012 | Minimum Wage Law
The Arizona Industrial Commission has released the state's 2013 Minimum Wage Poster. Effective Jan. 1, 2013, the minimum wage rate will increase from $7.65 per hour to $7.80 per hour. An employer may pay a tipped employee a wage up to $3.00 per hour, same as last...
by Girish Anand | Oct 22, 2012 | IRS
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2013. In general, many of the pension plan limitations will change for 2013 because the increase...