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	<title>The Larkin Company News </title>
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	<description>babblings!</description>
	<copyright>Copyright 2007</copyright>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>San Francisco Enacts Paid Sick Leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Leave Administration</category>		<guid>http://thelarkincompany.com/wordpress/index.php?p=12</guid>
		<description>Effective February 5, 2007 employers who have workers in San Francisco must provide paid sick leave to each employee (including part-time and temporary employees).  Employees as of February 5 begin to accrue sick-leave immediately.  Those hired after February 5, 2007, begin to accrue after 90 days of employment. ...</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>DOL Requests Public Information on FMLA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Leave Administration</category>		<guid>http://thelarkincompany.com/wordpress/index.php?p=11</guid>
		<description>In the first major examination of the regulations, the Labor Department is requesting information from the public on possible changes to the 13-year old Family and Medical Leave Act.  Twelve specific areas have been identified in this request for guidance, but the commenters are not limited to just the ...</description>
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		<title>California SDI Changes for 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>CA EDD</category>		<guid>http://thelarkincompany.com/wordpress/index.php?p=10</guid>
		<description>The California Employment Development Department announced that the 2007 State Disability Insurance (SDI) employee contribution rate will be lowered to 0.6%.  The employee wages on which the contribution is taken will increase to $83,389.  The maximum employee cost in 2007 will be $500.33.
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		<title>MEET LEXI</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Lexi Young joined The Larkin Company in May.  She worked part-time while in training and while completing her studies at the University of Santa Clara from which she received her BA in English in June.  Lexi has been working and training with Nancy Cantley and will be handling ...</description>
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		<title>DMEC CONFERENCE A SUCCESS!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Larkin Company was an exhibitor (first time!) at the 11th annual Disability Management Employer Coalition Conference in steamy San Diego, July 16th through the 19th.  Tom Larkin actually worked the booth all three days.  It was an opportunity to meet some old friends, make some new ones ...</description>
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		<title>CA EDD&#8217;s MAY DISABILITY INSURANCE FUND FORECAST</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>CA EDD</category>		<guid>http://thelarkincompany.com/wordpress/index.php?p=3</guid>
		<description>In its May Forecast, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) projected that the 2007 SDI contribution rate would fall to 0.6% of covered employee wages (wages up to $81,498).  Both the contribution rate and covered wage amount are set by statutory formula.  The current contribution rate is 0.8% ...</description>
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