STRATEGIC ISSUES...ONLINE
For week
of September 18, 2006, Issue #277
Featured
Articles:
1. State
Minimum Wage to Increase on October 1
2. Tech Tip
Weekly:
3.
Compliance Calendar
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articles, let us know. We would appreciate
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1. State
Minimum Wage to Increase on October 1
Michigan's minimum wage will
rise to $6.95 per hour on October 1, 2006. The increase
covers nearly all Michigan workers. The minimum hourly
wage will increase further on July 1, 2007, to $7.15 and
on July 1, 2008 to $7.40.
Detailed information about the
increase and other related material is on the Wage & Hour
Division website -
www.michigan.gov/wagehour. You can also call the Wage
& Hour Division with your minimum wage questions at
517.335.0400 on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
2. Tech Tip
Weekly: Dash Away in MS Word
There's a difference between hyphens and dashes. Most
people insert a hyphen where they should use an em dash or
an en dash.
-
An em dash looks like
a hyphen but is longer -- it's as wide as the letter m.
The last sentence has an em dash in it. Did you notice?
-
An en dash is the
width of the letter n. Use en dashes to show inclusive
numbers or time periods, like so: pages 45-50;
Aug.-Sept. 1998; Exodus 16:11-16:18. An en dash is a
little bit longer than a hyphen.
To place em or en dashes in your documents
and impress your readers, press Alt+Ctrl+- (the
minus sign key on the Numeric keypad) to create an em
dash, or Ctrl+- (on the numeric keypad) to create an en
dash. You can also choose Insert, Symbol, and, on the
Special Characters tab in the Symbol dialog box, choose Em
Dash or En Dash.
3.
Compliance Calendar
September 22
-Deposit payroll tax for
payments on September 16-19 if the semi-weekly deposit
rule applies.
September 27
- Deposit payroll tax for
payments on September 20-22 if the semi-weekly deposit
rule applies.
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