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		<title>Well it is finally here.  The new Federal &#8220;Minimum Wage&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/well-it-is-finally-here-the-new-federal-minimum-wage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning on 7/23/7 $5.85 per hour
Beginning on 7/23/8 $6.55 per hour
Beginning on 7/23/9 $7.25 per hour
With a 40% increase in minimum wage and the continued growth of technology and robotics I wonder how many minimum wage jobs are going to be eliminated.  I remember when garbage trucks had three workers. 
Have you ever watched the &#8220;Dirty [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=21&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Payroll has gotten more dangerous</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/payroll-has-gotten-more-dangerous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can payroll be dangerous?  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now pursuing criminal charges against companies.  For instance a felony charge of harboring illegal aliens that can result in a 10-year prison sentence. 
An example is IFCO Systems of North America, Inc. (IFCO) which according to an informant:

 Hired workers without social security cards or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=20&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Penalty Letter</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/irs-penalty-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We &#8211; PayrollOnABudget.com - received a notice today from the IRS that said one of our clients owed $3500.00 in taxes for 2004.  It was a form CP220 with no explanation of the taxes due just the penalty and interest calculations.  That seemed strange so I called the Practitioners Hotline I wanted to find out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=19&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Savings Act of 2005</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/energy-savings-act-of-2005/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Savings Act of 2005 which was signed into law last August extends Daylight Savings Time by four weeks.  If you automated time system is not update you may find your self with a problem. This year Daylight Saving Time starts on March 11 and ends on November 04.
The change happens at 2AM so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=18&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Paid time off comes to San Francisco payrolls on Monday 2/5/7.</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/paid-time-off-comes-to-san-francisco-payrolls-on-monday-257/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ordinance mandates that every employer with a payroll provide paid sick days to employees.  See http://www.sfgov.org/site/olse_index.asp?id=54150 for more details.  The devil is in the details as always. For every 30 payroll hours worked an employee earns one hour of sick pay.  Small employers only have to accrue 30 hours for an employee; larger employers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=17&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Worker Compensation for telecommuters?</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/worker-compensation-for-telecommuters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are your employee&#8217;s that tele commute or have home offices subject to all the regulations, overtime, reimbursement and so on.? Are they eligible for Workers Compensation if they are working at home and trip over the dog and break their arm?  Or are they Independent Contractors and you are relieved of all those liabilities? See [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=16&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Time Off</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/01/31/personal-time-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you still have vacation days, floating holidays, sick days, mental health days, birthday day off, etc etc?  Many of my clients and my own company have switched to PTO days, Personal Time Off.  This way we have just on category to track and compute.  In smaller business and in some larger ones there is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=15&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Worker Compensation Policy</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/worker-compensation-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has your Workers Compensation Policy renewed lately, or is it going too soon.  Tired of paying a huge downpayment?  Then don&#8217;t.  Find a pay as you go Workers Compensation Insurance provider.  Each payroll your workers compensation premium is calculated along with your actual payroll.  The insurance company drafts only for the amount of premium earned [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=14&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Payroll Check Fraud</title>
		<link>http://payroll.wordpress.com/2007/01/15/avoid-payroll-check-fraud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Payroll check fraud came calling four days before Christmas.  A branch of our main bank called and wanted to verify a check.  The young lady who took the call in our office quickly realized that the check was out of sequence and for a person not on the client&#8217;s payroll.  The check was cut on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=13&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rate Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aslihan Ayan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment Rate changes are coming out all over the country.  Have you gotten yours yet?  If your rate is up because you didn&#8217;t protest a case and that darn ex-employee stayed on the dole for all 26 weeks.  You know they were working and getting paid under the table.  Next time you will remember to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=payroll.wordpress.com&blog=457391&post=12&subd=payroll&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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