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The Governor’s Office announced a reduction in the U.C. tax rate. Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the average U.C. tax rate for businesses is projected to be 4.7 percent, down from 5 percent in this year and 5.4 percent in...
It won’t surprise you that I read other Blogs. There is a posting on Evil HR Lady about a new website called eBoss Watch where you can anonymously rate your boss and search other employee’s ratings. I think...
DOL pulls plug on America’s Job Bank
July 23, 2007
The Department of Labor closed America’s Job Bank- a national online job board- effective July 1, 2007. The decision was somewhat controversial leaving some government contractors with no good alternative to comply...
OFCCP Audits Focus on Systemic Discrimination
July 20, 2007
The OFCCP reports coordination of EO Surveys with statistical analysis techniques to predict "systemic discrimination" in order to target its compliance audits. The result from using data from 3,723...
The Snow Storm Law: “State of Emergency” Prevents Employer Discipline for Work No Show
July 19, 2007
Under Pennsylvania law (43 P.S. §§ 1481-1485), an employer may not discipline or discharge an employee who fails to report to work due to the closure of the roads in the county of the employer’s place of...