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LANSDALE, Pa. -- With the recent announcement of over 487 U.S. Post Office closings, mail delivery is going to slow down substantially. First-class mail will have farther to travel and no longer be...

The following list describes new laws that have an impact on business and took effect Jan. 1, unless otherwise noted. * Credit Check AB 22 prohibits employers and prospective employers, not including certain...

Oregon's premier medical device manufacturer addresses the challenges of "back-breaking" healthcare work with zero-lift patient transfer products to meet new requirements mandated by California's AB 1136 CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- Devastating physical and financial...

TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF CHANGES ................................................................. 113 SECTION 2. BACKGROUND AND SCOPE ........................................................................... 113 SECTION 3. AREAS IN WHICH RULINGS WILL NOT BE ISSUED ..................................................... 114 SECTION 4....

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As CPAs gear up for tax season, they'll find the Form 1040 series for 2011 looking much the same as that of the previous year, but only because of Congress 11th-hour...

I have been tasked with lowering our accident rates, but I have little to no budget to train employees. What should I do? There is no doubt that proper training is essential to...

As executives look for ways to manage rising health care costs and absenteeism and to hike productivity, some employers are looking to on-site health care clinics as a solution. On-site clinics aren't new,...

I. Background On September 25, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADA Amendments").1 Proponents of the ADA Amendments argued the legislation was needed to breathe...

ST. LOUIS -- Safety National Casualty Corporation, the U.S. market leader in excess workers' compensation, announced today that three major insurance rating agencies have placed them under consideration for ratings increases. * A.M....

Facing increased workers' compensation rates, qualified NFIB members in Oregon may be eligible for savings RENO, Nev. -- Oregon small businesses should prepare for workers' compensation insurance rate increases going into effect after...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings for the following series of St. Louis County, Missouri bonds: --$26.1 million general obligation (GO) refunding bonds, series 1998 at 'AAA'; --$14.75 million Lambert...

Determination of Governmental Plan Status AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Treasury Department and IRS anticipate issuing regulations under section 414(d) of...

Accounting/Auditing Alacriti Inc. 50 Cragwood Road, Suite 120 South Plainfield, NJ 07080 908/791-2916, Fax: 908/822-8558 ruhsora@alacriti.com www.alacriti.com Alacriti Inc. is a specialized technology company, uniquely qualified to help providers gain efficiencies within their...

ST. LOUIS -- Safety National Casualty Corporation, the market leader in excess workers' compensation, is launching a new program for policyholders called Safety: Emergency Responder Vehicle Education (S:ERVE). This online driver simulation and...

--First Workers' Compensation Cat Bond for U.S. Earthquakes-- NEW YORK -- Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), part of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, today announced that it has...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA-' to the following revenue bonds of the City of Tampa, Florida (the city): --$19.405 million taxable non-ad valorem revenue bonds, series 2011....

This two-part article covers significant developments in late 2010 and 2011 in employee benefits, including executive compensation, health and welfare benefits, qualified plans, and employment taxes. Part I, in the November 2011 issue,...

The term "extended business travel" has worked its way into the lexicon of mobility professionals. Yet the phrase remains ripe for misinterpretation inside and outside human resource departments. When business leaders fail to...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Volunteers play an essential role in providing important charitable services and constitute a vital link to an organization's constituency and the public--enhancing or harming a nonprofit's image and functioning. Using volunteers...