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2009: The Year of Failure and Redemption for American Employees
2009 findings on employee financial issues have been released by Financial Finess. The report analyzes direct calls to the company’s helpline and online data from employees of over 300 employers across the country.
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COBRA Subsidy Extended Again
President Obama has signed a stop-gap bill that extends the COBRA subsidy eligibility through March 31. So employees who are involuntarily terminated between March 1 and March 31, 2010, would be eligible for subsidy participation.
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Australian taxpayers pay $37 million for pay admin costs associated with MPs' perks and entitlements
The astonishing figure has been revealed by the Department of Finance as part of an inquiry looking to overhaul the system, which could recommend paying MPs a bigger base salary and axing all the hidden and costly payments and allowances.
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