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The IRS announced that it is delaying implementation of the normal retirement age rule for governmental plans to 2011.
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Thursday that he is laying off nearly 600 state workers, closing some prisons and cutting funding for higher education by about 6 percent as the state struggles with one of its worst financial crises in modern times.
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The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, reversing a lower court decision that had concluded that the civil unions legalized in the state three years ago offered the same rights and benefits as marriage.
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While it's no secret that gas prices and rising transportation costs are straining employee pocketbooks, they are also causing a new kind of worry for employers, finds the 2008 TransitCenter Commuter Impact Survey: the need to pay higher salaries to relieve workers' financial burden as well as keep them from jumping ship.
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IPMA-HR members now have access to many of the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.'s (BNA, Inc.) research and resources at a discount! BNA, Inc. publishes the Human Resources Library, the Payroll Library, as well as the HR Report and many others. Click here to learn more...
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