January 8, 2020
Greetings!

A new year can bring a new hope. No, not Star Wars but rather the excitement of striving to accomplish something new. What are your new year's intentions for 2020?What exciting goal is on your HR to-do list? MRA is here to support you!

News to Know
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2020 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile (including vans, pickups and panel trucks) for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

President Trump signed the Fair Chance Act, which prohibits federal agencies and federal contractors from asking about job applicants' criminal history until after making a conditional employment offer. 

On January 1, 2020, Duluth, Minnesota joined a growing list of state and local jurisdictions that now require private employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave. The city ordinance applies to employers within the city of Duluth with five or more employees nationwide.
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From the MRA Expert
While impeachment issues continue to consume Congress and the news media, little attention is paid to the flurry of year-end cases at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that continued its reversal of significant decisions issued under the Obama administration.

These reversals will please employers as they restore management rights and practices that employers were accustomed to for many years prior to the Obama era.
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Scott Paulsen
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The Survey Says...
MRA is excited to announce that the 2020 National Wage & Salary Survey has published. This survey is a combined effort among Employer Associations across the U.S.

Members who participated in the 2019 Benchmark Compensation Survey and/or the 2019 Industrial & Production Trades Survey can download the report from their dashboard. Members who did not participate can purchase the final report for $495. Non-members can purchase the final report for $990.
Any questions? Contact the Survey Department at surveys@mranet.org .  
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