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Posts for February 2013

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What the State Auditor is Looking for...and Findings (Part 2)

February 25, 2013  by  Tracy Burrows
Category:  Accounting

In reviewing county and special purpose district audit findings from 2010 to 2012, a few key issues stand out. This post summarizes those issues and provides tips to help these jurisdictions avoid audit issues in the future.

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How Is Employee Travel Time Treated Under the Fair Labor Standards Act?

February 19, 2013  by  Paul Sullivan
Category:  Compensation ,  Fair Labor Standards Act

When an employee travels to work in the morning and then travels home at the end of the work day, that travel time is not “work time.” But what if the employee, at home after work, is then called back to work? Or if the employee must travel to another city for training? Does it matter if the employee drives his or her own car to an out-of-town assignment? Or if he or she travels as a passenger...

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Revisiting the “Uninterrupted Continuation” EMS Levy with an Informal Attorney General’s Opinion

February 4, 2013  by  Judy Cox
Category:  Emergency Medical Services

On May 11, I wrote a blog post discussing new legislation (SB 5381, ch. 115, Laws of 2012) that makes it easier to renew an emergency medical services (EMS) levy.

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