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The Department of Transportation has released the applicable terminal charge and standard industry fare level (SIFL) mileage rates for July 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. These rates will be used by the IRS to determine the value of noncommercial flights on employer-provided aircraft. For the rates, see ¶2020R.
The 2009 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey forecasts continued declines in trends for 2009, marking the sixth consecutive year of declining trends. Most trend rates are projected to be lower in 2009 than in 2008, but cost trends for all medical plan types are higher than inflation. For details, see ¶2020S.
A municipality, a county, and the independent, non-profit emergency communications entity that they jointly created were not "joint employers" within the meaning of the FMLA, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (CA-7) has held. For more information, see ¶2020T.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance on new mandatory reporting requirements for group health plans (GHP), liability insurance, including self-insurance, no-fault insurance, and workers' compensation, as well as CMS implementation plans as of June 1, 2008. The mandatory secondary payer (MSP) program imposes various reporting requirements on employers. For details, see ¶2020U.
The IRS has released Notice 2008-62 concerning deferred compensation to provide relief to schools as they begin the 2008/2009 school year. For more information, please see ¶85P.
President Bush has appointed Jack Miller of Darien, Conn., Dana M. Muir of Ann Arbor, Mich., and John J. Szczur of Rockville, Md., to serve on the Advisory Committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. For more information, please see ¶85J.
The IRS has announced tax relief for taxpayers within a 5-county disaster area in Florida affected by Tropical Storm Fay. For more information, please see ¶85Q.
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