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Five Hidden Mandates in New Payroll Tax Cut Bill
Posted: February 21, 2012
By now you have probably heard that Congress passed a bill that will extend the two percent payroll tax cut. The bill, dubbed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, also contains five other provisions that have not received nearly as much hype.
- Expand work sharing program
- The bill will allow workers who have had their hours reduced to receive unemployment benefits equal to half of their reduction in pay. Unemployment insurance funds will be used to pay for this benefit.
- Give more money to training programs
- More funding will be given to programs in which unemployed individuals collect benefits in exchange for participating in a job training program.
- Provide benefits for self-employed
- Entrepreneurs and self-employed workers will also be eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
- Allow drug testing
- States will be allowed to test unemployment benefits applicants for drugs if they lost their jobs because of drug use or they are seeking jobs that require drug tests.
- Extend unemployment benefits
- Unemployment benefits will be extended once again. But the bill caps the maximum duration an individual can receive benefits at 73 weeks, down from 99 weeks.
Want to know more? Read the full article by Christian Schappel at HR Morning
