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Benefits in the News > By Subject > Fringe benefits - transit, discounts, other Now Viewing Recent Headlines View Excerpts and Recent Headlines H1N1 Paid Sick Leave Splits Democrats, Advocacy Groups Pets Are Healthcare Dependents, Too Temporary Paid Sick Leave Legislation Introduced to Deal with H1N1, Other Illnesses EEOC Provides Technical Guidance on Pandemic Planning in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Chart of 2009 and 2010 Retirement Plan and Other Inflation‑Adjusted Benefits (PDF) Congress Will Consider Option for Federal Workers to Contribute Unused Leave Toward Retirement Account Firms Boost Workplace Benefits to Attract and Retain Tech-Savvy Workers Tax-Free Commuter Benefits Enhances Overall Benefits' Offerings [Guidance Overview] IRS Guidance on Contribution of Unused Paid Time Off, Automatic Enrollment and Tax Notices (PDF) IRS Mounts Audit Initiative Targeting Misclassification and Fringe Benefits [Guidance Overview] 2010 Benefit Limits At Rescued Banks, Chief Executive Perks Keep Rolling with Fringe Compensation Rising 4 Percent Last Year Study Finds Almost Half of New York City's Workers Lack Sick Leave Telework Programs Can Provide Myriad Benefits If Companies Get the Appropriate Policies in Place Commuter Benefit Offerings Increase, According to Survey [Guidance Overview] Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Transportation Benefits, Adoption Assistance, and More [Guidance Overview] Tips Offered on Retirement Plan Changes Commuter Benefit Offerings Increase [Guidance Overview] Some Cautionary Advice About Cash-Outs of Unused Leave or Paid-Time-Off [Guidance Overview] Revenue Rulings 2009-31 and 2009-32 Dealing with Contribution of Dollar Equivalent of Unused Paid Time Off to Profit Sharing Plan (PDF) [Guidance Overview] IRS Increases Alternative Per Diem Rate for Travel and Entertainment Expenses European Workers Get More Time Off than U.S. Workers [Guidance Overview] IRS Guidance on Safe Harbor Distribution Notices; Automatic Enrollment/increase Arrangements; Contribution of Unused Paid Time Off to Qualified Plans In Equitable Distribution, Ex-Spouse's Sick Leave/Vacation Should Be Present-Valued in Accordance with Employment Agreement [Guidance Overview] EEOC Cracks Down on Leave Policies That May Violate ADA Accenture Employees Can Finance Own Unpaid Leave [Guidance Overview] IRS's Business Travel Expense Guidance Text of Rev. Proc. 2009-47: Per Diem Substantiation of Expenses While Traveling Away From Home (PDF) National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2009 [Guidance Overview] Red Flags Rule: Application to Health Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Dependent Care Assistant Programs and Transportation Plans [Guidance Overview] Proposed Legislation Would Require New York City Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave [Guidance Overview] Guidance Allowing Unused Paid Time Off to Be Contributed to 401(k) Plans Flu Outbreak Could Give Momentum to Paid-Sick-Days Bill [Guidance Overview] Recent Defined Contribution Plan Guidance: Automatic Enrollment, Paid Time Off Contributions, 404(c) and Mutual Fund Prospectus (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Treasury Facilitates Workplace Retirement Savings [Guidance Overview] IRS's Retirement Plan Options for Paid Time Off Plans [Guidance Overview] IRS's Guidance on Expanding Automatic Enrollment and Contributing Unused Leave Amounts to 401(k) Plans [Guidance Overview] IRS Response to President Obama's New Initiative Regarding Retirement Savings New York City Business Groups Taking Stand on Paid Sick Days Vermont Solar Firm Offers New Workplace Benefit Companies Handing Out Cash to Needy Workers Sabbatical Programs Aid Work/Life Balance OPM Proposes New Federal Employee Leave Policies for Pandemics and Family Care Detroit Mayor Targets Detroit City Workers' Perks N.Y. City Council Pushes for Mandatory Paid Sick Days for Workers Exempt Workers Enjoy an Average 9.2 Vacation Days, According to Survey [Guidance Overview] IRS Letter Ruling Finding That Expense Reimbursement Arrangement Satisfies Accountable Plan Rules [Opinion] Paid Sick Days Would Go Long Way Towards Addressing Flu Pandemic Unions in U.S. Guarantee More Vacation [Guidance Overview] Group Health Plan Eligibility, COBRA and the Importance of Clear Leave of Absence Policies Sabbaticals, Furloughs: Retention Tools or Layoff-Lite? [Guidance Overview] New Academic Leave Law in Nevada [Guidance Overview] San Francisco Commuter Ordinance: Update on Enforcement and Enhanced Federal Commuter Benefits Sick Kids Add to Workplace Anxiety [Guidance Overview] Vacation Policy Cannot Save Massachusetts Employers from Paying Accrued, Unused Vacation Time upon Termination Senate Shoots Down Federal Employee Sick Leave Credit [Opinion] HR Policy Association Urges Senate to Consider Workplace Leave/Scheduling Mandates as Part of a 'Larger Framework' (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Nevada Expands Employee Leave Entitlements [Guidance Overview] Recent Legislation and Regulations Require Changes to Health and Welfare Benefit Plans Insurers Offer Benefits Bundles Important word about authorship: BenefitsLink® (BenefitsLink.com) provides this page for you, containing selected hypertext links to pages on the web that our editors think will be useful or interesting to you. 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