expense reimbursement

IRS Lowers Mileage Rate For 2009

Anthony Zaller
December 02, 2008 00:09

The IRS announced that it will be lowering the IRS mileage rate in 2009.  Beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be 55 cents per mile for business miles driven. This is a change from 50.5 cents in the...

New Ruling On Meal Breaks and Itemized Wage Statements: Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc.

Anthony Zaller
October 29, 2008 20:36

A recent case, Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc. (October 28, 2008) is getting quit a bit of attention due to its ruling on employers’ duty to provide meal breaks. The court in Brinkley (out of the Second Appellate District), agreed with the holding of the appellate court in Brinker v....

CA Supreme Court Holds Non-Competes Are Generally Unenforceable and Release of "Any And All" Claims Not Unlawful

Anthony Zaller
August 07, 2008 22:03

In Edwards v. Arthur Anderson LLP, the California Supreme Court ruled on the following issues: (1) To what extent does Business and Professions Code section 16600 prohibit employee noncompetition agreements; and (2) is a contract provision requiring an employee to release “any and all”...

Outdated IRS Rules on Employee Cell Phone Usage Likely To Change

Brian Van Vleck
July 30, 2008 07:28

A recent LA Times Article reports that the current IRS rule for expensing employer-provided cell phones is likely to be changing soon.  The current rule permits employers to treat employee cell phone reimbursement as a deductible business expense only if the employee has kept a detailed log of...

IRS Increases Mileage Rates Through December 31, 2008

Sheppard Mullin
July 02, 2008 18:36

Effective July 1, 2008, the optional standard mileage rate will increase from 50.5 cents per mile to 58.5 cents per mile for determining the reimbursed amount of employee expenses in operating an automobile for business purposes. The revised standard mileage rates apply to mileage...