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| Trade Readjustment Allowances | 1/11/2008 | TRA - Trade Readjustment Allowances are income support to persons who have exhausted Unemployment
compensation and whose jobs were affected by foreign imports. |
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| State Unemployment Insurance Benefits | 1/11/2008 | In general, the Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program provides unemployment
benefits to eligible workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own (as determined
under State law), and meet other eligibility requirements of State law. |
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| Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS) | 1/11/2008 | Verifying that your record of employee names and Social Security numbers match Social Security's records BEFORE you report year-end wages will help ensure the successful processing of your annual wage reports. |
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| Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees | 1/11/2008 | The Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program provides benefits for eligible unemployed
former civilian Federal employees. The program is administered by States as agents of the Federal
government. |
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| Who Are Employees? | 1/11/2008 | A general rule is that anyone who performs services for you is your employee if you can control what will be done and how it will be done. This is so even when you give the employee freedom of action. |
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| Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits | 1/11/2008 | Extended Benefits are available to workers who have exhausted regular unemployment
insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment. |
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| Unemployment for Ex-Servicemembers | 1/11/2008 | The Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers program provides benefits for eligible ex-military
personnel. The program is administered by the States as agents of the Federal government. |
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| Employment Law Guide | 1/11/2008 | This guide, published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) describes the statutes and regulations administered by the DOL that affect businesses and workers. The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information. |
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| Disaster Unemployment Assistance | 1/11/2008 | Disaster Unemployment Assistance provides financial assistance to individuals whose
employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a
major disaster declared by the President of the United states. |
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| Alcoholism in the Workplace | 1/7/2008 | Alcohol is the single most used and abused drug in America. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), nearly 14 million Americans (1 in every 13 adults) abuse alcohol or are alcoholics. |
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| Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act | 1/11/2008 | The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. |
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| Self Employment Assistance | 1/11/2008 | Self-Employment Assistance offers dislocated workers the opportunity for early re-employment.
The program is designed to encourage and enable unemployed workers to create their own
jobs by starting their own small businesses. |
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| Independent Contractors vs. Employees | 1/11/2008 | How do you determine if a worker should be classified as an employee or independent contractor? Refer to the published IRS guidelines for clarification. |
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| Hiring Employees | 1/11/2008 | You must verify that each new employee is legally eligible to work in the United States. Have the employees you hire fill out Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification and Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate. |