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San Diego, California, 2027 Minimum Wage Rising to $18.35
The minimum wage in the city of San Diego, California, will rise to $18.35, from $17.75, on Jan. 1, 2027, according to a notice posted to the city’s website. The minimum wage applies to any employee who works at least two hours in one workweek within the city limits. Multilingual versions of the notice are available in English and Spanish, Chinese and Tagalog, and Vietnamese, and include a directive to “post where employees can easily read.”
San Mateo City and County Post 2027 Minimum Wages
San Mateo City and San Mateo County, in California, announced their 2027 minimum wage rates on their websites. The minimum wage will rise to $19.25, from $18.60, in the city of San Mateo. The minimum wage will rise to $18.58, from $17.95, in the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. San Mateo County’s minimum wage only applies to unincorporated areas of the county.
US Updates Foreign Per Diem Rates, Effective Oct. 1, 2026
Foreign per diem rates for 65 locations, including Budapest, Caracas, and Seoul, were updated by the US State Department and take effect Oct. 1. Updates apply to cities and other locations in Belarus, Bolivia, Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Liberia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela, and Zambia, according to the department’s updated list.
IRS Wants to Improve Payroll Customer Engagement Original
Payroll professionals are a “crucial, crucial part of tax administration,” an IRS official said May 13. “In the past, we were doing a lot less with payroll groups than with CPA societies, enrolled agents, and attorneys,” said Maggie Romaniello, manager of the IRS’s Issues Management Resolutions Systems.
IRS Issues Finalized 2024 Sick-Pay Withholding Form Original
The finalized version of the 2024 federal withholding certificate for third-party sick pay was released Dec. 22 by the Internal Revenue Service. The final 2024 Form W-4S, Request for Federal Income Tax Withholding From Sick Pay, did not contain any changes from the draft released Dec. 19
IRS Releases 2024 Inflation-Adjusted Payroll Amounts Original
Adjustments to tax-related amounts for 2024, including transportation fringe benefits, were released Nov. 9 by the Internal Revenue Service. The monthly limit for the qualified transportation fringe benefit and for qualified parking is rising to $315 from $300, the IRS said in Revenue Procedure 2023-34. For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, the standard deduction rises to $14,600 from $13,850.
Funding Offers Promise for IRS Compliance Plans, Officials Say Original
Thanks to funding included in the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS is planning compliance initiatives several years out, according to two agency officials speaking on May 17. “If you’re familiar with the IRS in some form or fashion, you’re aware that funding has been a concern for the past 13 to 15 years,” said Paul Mamo, IRS assistant deputy commissioner for services and enforcement. “We’ve been operating in austerity for a long time.
Webinar: Preparing for Payroll Year-End 2022
Payroll year-end has started, and it is time for employers to prepare to close out 2022 and implement changes for 2023. Tax professionals from KPMG LLP and Bloomberg Tax will address the latest developments affecting the 2022 year-end process.
Penguins Face Strong Horizon League Test at Oakland
Posted: Dec 31, 2021 Youngstown State at Oakland Date & Time Saturday, Jan. 1 | 3 p.m. Location Athletics Center O'Rena | Rochester, Mich.
Penguin Cagers Top Defiance 96-56 on Wednesday Evening
William Dunn (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Dec 29, 2021 The Youngstown State men's basketball team built a 20-point lead in the first eight minutes and cruised to a 96-56 victory over Defiance College on Wednesday evening at Beeghly Center. The Penguins led by double digits for the final 36-and-a-half minutes, and the margin was at least 20 for the final 32:23. The game came in short order as YSU's game at Detroit Mercy scheduled for Thursday was canceled.
Penguins Visit Wright State on Friday on ESPN2
Myles Hunter (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Jan 07, 2021 Youngstown State at Wright State Date & Time Friday, Jan.
A succulent delivery service is doing DIY iso terrariums
We’ve all been there. It’s late at night and you’re crawling through your neighbour’s garden, trying to snag a piece of that one glorious succulent that’s about as big as your ever-present uni debt. You’ll inevitably return with one sad little leaf that you will probably kill because the laws of horticulture are a cruel and unusual mistress. Thankfully some super-cool people with some super-green thumbs are here to help.
Portarlington Mussel Festival
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The 7 best waterslides in Melbourne
Looking for waterparks near Melbourne? You don't have to go far to find water sliding fun in Victoria There's no shortage of extreme waterslides in and around Melbourne. From spiralling towers to rides that will make you weightless, here's our list of the best waterslides around Victoria. Rather bounce than slide? Check out our list of the city's best trampoline parks. Are the kids still running riot? Melbourne has plenty of activities to entertain them.
Lekker Bikes Garage Sale
Photograph: Supplied Time Out says Walk in to this bargain hunt and ride out with a brand-new bike Melbourne’s one-stop-shop for Dutch bikes is throwing a massive two-day garage sale. Visitors can score up to 50 per cent off Lekker’s range of bikes, parts and accessories. The sale includes e-bikes, fixies, geared bikes and more, and they all have beautiful styling. The denim blue or classic black e-bikes retail for more than $2,000, so it's quite the savings.
Meet the artist behind Sydney Design Festival's most thought-provoking work
London-based artist Pamm Hong is trying to change the way people talk about data. Actually, she’s just trying to get people to talk about data at all. The designer and artist is coming to town for the Sydney Design Festival. Her work, the ‘Watermelon Sugar Wellness Lab’ is featured as part of the Common Good group exhibition, she’ll also present a talk explaining the concept and themes of her work.
'Headis' is coming to Sydney and we're here to tell you what it is
The world is full of strange sports: toe wrestling, chess boxing, curling... While we might live in a country dominated by AFL across the winter and cricket in the summer, strange sporting start-ups have a serious following amongst their competitors. 'Headis' is one such sport, and it’s just so strange it might actually be fun. Have you ever looked at a table tennis bat and thought ‘My head would be better suited to this job’? You have? Seriously? Well then this is the sport for you.
Sydney's Botanic Gardens now has free high-speed WiFi
Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens has launched a brand new free, high-speed WiFi network. Forty smart-nodes have been ‘planted’ across 63 acres of the Gardens, meaning you’ll no longer have to climb a tree to fetch a strong WiFi signal. The nodes help to boost 4G mobile connectivity and are set up to support the 5G upgrades. It means the park is now a legitimate place to staying connected with the office during your lunch hour, while you take a wee nap under a shady tree.
Donate your old mobile phone and OzHarvest will donate a meal to someone in Sydney
Mobile phones: That thing your grandmother has but doesn’t fully understand how to use. It seems that there’s a new must-have phone hitting the shelves every few days. We camp out in line to get our hands on one, casually tossing aside the older, seemingly out-of-date models. This can add up to a lot of waste and it's estimated that there are close to 5 million unused phones in Sydney alone. Here’s the deal: Recycling phones is way better than throwing them out.
This new café is doing six types of eggs benny
They say you shouldn't mess with the classics, but new café Riddik is not one for following the well-trod path when it comes to breakfast, which is why they have no less than six different kinds of eggs Benedict on the menu. Upon hearing this news some might wonder if chef Adam Robbins (of Penny House fame) has all his eggs in one carton. But maybe his experimentation with the eggs-meat-butter combo are just crazy enough to work.
The Cat Protection Society is looking for kitten carers
Fun fact: kittens are usually born from September through to April, which means we’re currently smack bang in the middle of kitten season. Cats can give birth to up to 18 kittens at this time, meaning that there are currently a lot of lonely little felines out there. The Cat Protection Society of Victoria is hoping to change that. These cat loving heroes have been fighting the good fight for over 70 years, taking in cats and kittens alike and helping them find that special someone to love them.
Chicago barbecue legends Lillie's Q are popping up in Melbourne
There are few things better in life than finishing a plate of ribs and licking sweet, sticky sauce off your fingers. Chicago favourite Lillie's Q knows this better than most. They're legends in the American barbecue game and they make the good stuff. We're talking the kind of good you’d sell an organ for so you could head back stateside for another hit. Luckily Lillie's Q chef Charlie McKenna is en route to Australia so we can get our fix with all our organs intact.
This Fitzroy pub is selling takeaway picnic hampers all summer long
Melburnians love a good picnic, almost as much as they love dressing for both summer sun and winter blizzards within a 24-hour span. But more often than not by the time you get to your favourite picnic spot the beer is warm, the food’s cold and you realise you forgot the rug. Now the good folks at The Recreation have taken the picnic game to a whole new level. They've put together a couple of tasty, take-away hampers perfect for your next outing down the park. Best of all?
Young Henrys is offering mates rates on slabs for Meredith
Many a pub and bottle shop across the land has suffered this tragic situation... a lack of tinnies come Meredith-time (Dec 8-10). It’s a common story; as the party-ready masses descend on the famed music festival they discover that local watering holes have run dry. This year, Young Henrys are looking to put an end to this by offering mates rates for those thirsty punters on the way to Meredith. For a pineapple ($50) you can snag a case of Newtowner Pale Ale, Natural Lager or Cloudy Cider.
You can support asylum seekers by drinking at these Melbourne bars
Fair employment crusaders Scarf are bringing back their campaign Do More Than Drink for a third year. Scarf help people who have faced hardships in their past, including individuals from refugee and migrant backgrounds, get started on new career pathways with training to help them enter the hospitality industry. People are referred from such organisations as the Brotherhood of Saint Laurence, the Red Cross and the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
Banana Bus is back to take you to festivals across Victoria this summer
They’re the two words that strike fear into the heart of any festival goer; designated driver. It’s not a fun job but it’s an important one. Every festival season, punters roll the dice – whether they mean to or not – and drive home after a hectic weekend of partying, unsure of whether they're over the limit. But all that is about to change.
The gâteau gods at Bibelot are celebrating their new pop-ups by giving away free treats
This Christmas you can have your cake and eat it too as Melbourne treat wizards Bibelot launch two pop-up stores. Starting this Friday they’ll be setting up shop at the Prahran Market and the first floor of Myer Melbourne and will be staying open for the Christmas period. To celebrate this gastronomic grand opening, the Prahran Market location will be giving away free salted caramel eclairs to the first 100 customers on Saturday November 25 from 10am.
Vinomofo are bringing back their wine ice cream for one weekend only
I scream, you scream, we all scream for winescream! That’s right, winos and winees, it’s back. For this weekend only the wine geniuses at Vinomofo are helping to cut through the summer heat with a fresh batch of their famous wine ice cream. There’ll be two new flavours on offer at their Warehouse Wine Sale: a sparkling blanc de blanc sorbet and a shiraz soft serve. Take your pick, or mix them to create the holy grail of frozen, alcoholic delight. Oh, did we mention it’s free?
This new app lets you eat at top restaurants for half the price
We've got an interesting new player on Melbourne’s culinary scene. It's called EatClub, and it's an app that lets you dine at some of Melbourne’s best restaurants for a fraction of the price. "What kind of sorcery is this?" you might ask but fear not my foodie friend, you and your wallet are can rest easy. The app launched in September with the support of co-founder Marco Pierre White. Yes, that Marco Pierre White.
Lano and Woodley are reuniting after 12 years for a national tour
What do you think of when it comes to great Australian comedy duos? Is it Clark and Dawe, Kath and Kim or maybe Crocodile Dundee and that buffalo? One thing’s for sure, we’ve got a bevy of comedy teams and next year will see the return of one of the best. Lano and Woodley are getting back together for a national tour in 2018. Whether you know them for their quirky live shows or their brilliant TV series, they're practically Australian comedy royalty by now.
Drink a Stomping Grounds brew and help raise funds for Movember
The Movember Foundation has long been championing men’s health awareness. We all know the drill: just as you’re packing away your Halloween decorations you whip out the razor and begin to grow your glorious mo, all while getting your mates to donate a few bucks towards the Movember mo-vement. But sadly not all men are so fortunate as to have been blessed by the beard gods.
Vegan high tea has arrived in Melbourne
If you’re a vegan then chances are you’ve never been able to experience the simple pleasure of a quaint and decadent high tea on a Sunday afternoon. But fear not – your dear Aunt Maggie has heard your worried cries and is happy to present a sumptuous alternative. A 100 percent vegan high tea has launched at Aunt Maggie’s new Carlton store. Start off with a kombucha mocktail and work your way through the menu of tasty delights, each of which is guaranteed to be both animal-free and scrumptious.
A same day succulent delivery service has launched in Melbourne
We’ve all been there. It’s late at night and you’re crawling through your neighbour’s garden, trying to snag a piece of that one glorious succulent that’s about as big as your ever-present uni debt. You’ll inevitably return with one sad little leaf that you will probably kill because the laws of horticulture are a cruel and unusual mistress. Thankfully some super-cool people with some super-green thumbs are here to help.
A thrilling new waterslide is opening near Melbourne this weekend
Pack up the kids, your bathers and your heart medication and dive head first into Adventure Park Geelong’s newest thrill ride, the Tornado. This is not your average water slide, oh no. This one of a kind adrenaline-fuelled monster is the biggest and longest waterslide of its kind in Victoria. Forget sliding around in the backyard on an old tarp, the Tornado ramps up the excitement factor to 11, and the fear factor to about a million.
Souvlaki institution Stalactites has opened a sister venue
Whether it’s for a quick lunch, easy dinner, or for life-giving sustenance at the wrong end of a night out, Melburnians love a good souva. Like a good friend they’re simple, reliable, and won’t judge you the next morning – and now the CBD has another purveyor of glorious, meaty deliciousness from the team behind the 24/7 souva masters Stalactites. Taking up residence on Elizabeth Street, Hella Good is the answer to your souvlaki prayers. Cue drooling like Homer Simpson.
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