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Workspan Daily
05/23/2025
Last month, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries commissioner Christina Stephenson announced the following 35-cent increases throughout the state:
;The Portland metro area’s minimum wage will increase from $15.95 to
$16.30 per hour for counties within the urban growth area.;
;The “standard minimum wage” will increase from $14.70 to
$15.05 per hour for most counties outside the Portland area.;
;The minimum wage for the smallest, non-urban counties will increase from $13.70 to
$14.05 per hour.;
Judge Strikes Down Workplace Protections for Transgender Employees
As reported by the
Associated Press , a Texas federal judge has struck down guidance from the U.S.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
09/04/2025
Eligible payments for the 2026 tax year are those made to:
;Employees who have worked for the employer for at least six months and work at least 20 hours per week.
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Workspan Daily
05/09/2025
Following the ruling, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026 (it had previously increased from $12.30 per hour to $13.75 on Jan. 1, 2025), and will adjust annually with the cost of living beginning in 2027.
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Journal Article
12/05/2022
In the first category, 38% of nontraditional workers have a single nontraditional job (referred to here as workers with a solo nontraditional job).
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Workspan Daily
09/07/2023
Examples of leading organizations that have adopted such programs include Aetna, which gives $2,000 per year up to $10,000 total, and Fidelity Investments, which offers $2,000 per year for up to five years.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
08/20/2025
Funds can be used for:;
;;Higher education (tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, and room and board);;K-12 education (up to $10,000 per year for tuition; this limit increases to $20,000 in 2026, and includes curriculum, materials and other educational programs);;
;Student loans (a lifetime maximum of $10,000 per beneficiary to repay qualified student loans);;
;Vocational training (costs for workforce training, licenses and credentialing fees); and,;
;Other educational needs (fees for standardized tests [e.g., SAT, ACT], fees for college courses taken during high school and specialized educational therapies for students with disabilities).;;
; Employer Contributions While there is no specific federal cap on an employer’s contribution to 529 plans, the contributions are treated as taxable income and are subject to gift-tax rules.
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Workspan Daily
01/03/2025
The standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck are now:
;70 cents per mile driven for business use, up from 67 cents per mile in 2024.;
;21 cents per mile driven for medical purposes, the same as in 2024.;
;21 cents per mile driven for moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces, unchanged from last year.;
;14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations, equal to the rate in 2024.;
The rates apply to fully electric and hybrid automobiles, as well as gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
01/07/2026
This is calculated annually by dividing total employer costs (premiums, claims and administration fees) by the average number of employees.;
;Per member per month (PMPM).
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Workspan Daily
02/29/2024
Direct financial penalties are $100 per employee for the first failure to file and $200 per employee for the second failure to file.
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Workspan Daily
07/03/2025
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Workplace Discrimination, Harassment Claims at All-Time High
Discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims hit a record high in 2024, averaging 14.7 incidents per 1,000 employees, according to a
new report by case management software company HR Acuity.
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