Headlines about "Dependent care"
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[Official Guidance] Bill Text for H.R.3820: Elder Care Tax Credit Act of 2012
"To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer." (The Library of Congress)
[Guidance Overview] IRS's 2011 Form 8839 (Qualified Adoption Expenses) and Instructions
"The revised instructions complete the transformation of Form 8839 to a system of refundable credits. Unfortunately for both the IRS and taxpayers, however, that system was temporary and expired at the end of 2011. Unless an extension is enacted, the credit carryforward rules will return for 2012, and the IRS will have to revise Form 8839 yet again next year." (Thomson Reuters/EBIA)
Child Care Subsidies, Maternal Well-Being, and Child-Parent Interactions
"[The] findings suggest that work-based public policies aimed at economically disadvantaged mothers may ultimately undermine family well-being." (National Bureau of Economic Research; paid subscription or individual purchase required to retrieve fulltext)
Prepare for Higher Child Care and Commuting Costs in 2012
"Thanks to little-known factors such as lower transit and child care benefits, some workers can expect to have their net pay decrease by several hundred dollars this year as new federal regulations rolled out Jan. 1." (Reuters via Employee Benefit News)
IRS Issues 2011 Versions of Publications on Medical and Dental Expenses and on Child and Dependent Care Expenses
"Pub. 502 provides valuable guidance on what qualifies as a medical expense under Code ? 213(d), and thus, helps identify the expenses that may be reimbursed or paid by health FSAs, HSAs, or HRAs." (Thomson Reuters/EBIA)
Breast-Feeding at Work Now Protected by Law
"The Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in March 2010, amended the Fair Labor Standards Act, and for the first time employers are now federally mandated to provide women with breaks and a place to breastfeed. The final rules regarding the law have not been finalized, but that hasn't stopped the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour division's enforcers from going after employers who don't make accommodations for working moms who want to pump." (msnbc.com)
Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers: 1961?2008 (PDF)
"The report first analyzes trends in women's work experience prior to their first birth and the factors associated with employment during pregnancy. Changes are placed in the historical context of the enactment of family-related legislation during the last quarter of the twentieth century." (U.S. Census Bureau)
Half of Working Women Who Gave Birth Did Not Receive Paid Maternity Leave, According to Census Report
"[A] higher percentage of women were being fired from their jobs either during or after their first pregnancy between 2006 and 2008 than had been over the prior 30 years, the report found." (Business Insurance)
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