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This has been popping up in the news during the past few weeks. An article yesterday by Marj Dario of the Needles Desert Star provides a nice and simple summary.
Assembly Bill ABSX3 82, which includes language to create the emergency enterprise zone around the United Motor Manufacturing Inc. automobile plant in Fremont (see previous post), also includes language to create 10 additional state enterprise zones. Recognizing the value of enterprise zone tax incentives, the sponsoring legislators are attempting to bypass the Enterprise Zone Act’s limitation of 42 zones. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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As I wrote yesterday, the recent Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 3-09 included the revised WOTC form that we’ve been waiting for — DOL ETA 9061. TEGL 3-09 also indicated that within two weeks, WOTC centers would be prohibited from accepting the old version of the form. The last day to use the old form, therefore, was September 16th.
HOWEVER, my contact in California’s WOTC center tells me today that the U.S. Department of Labor seems to be backing down from that deadline (although perhaps only informally at this point). As a result, the California WOTC center is not yet rejecting WOTC applications that use the old forms. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Yes, what you’ve heard is true. The San Joaquin Enterprise Zone’s designation status has been updated from “conditional” to “final” by the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). Here’s an excerpt from an email I received today from Nicole Wells, the zone’s Enterprise Zone Coordinator. (more…)
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The long wait is over!
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new WOTC-related Training and Employment Guidance Letter (or TEGL) dated September 1, 2009. TEGL No. 3-09 provides guidance about documentation standards for the two new WOTC eligibility categories created by the February stimulus bill. It also includes the new Department of Labor Form ETA 9061 – Individual Characteristics Form that we must begin using immediately in order to obtain WOTC employee certifications. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
