tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post4958967449970811397..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Alabama Governor Fiddles While Rome Burnslegalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-3255124704273907782009-02-25T06:39:00.000-06:002009-02-25T06:39:00.000-06:00Riley is correct to refuse the temptation of print...Riley is correct to refuse the temptation of printed up money out of thin air that will saddle Alabama businesses with more ridiculous taxation im coming years by enforcing higher unemployment tax rates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-35205588648827910972009-02-24T22:22:00.000-06:002009-02-24T22:22:00.000-06:00One provision I have never liked is the limit on h...One provision I have never liked is the limit on hours worked per week. I recently agreed to a part-time schedule to help my employer cut payroll without layoffs, so if they eventually HAVE to lay me off I will get **NO** unemployment benefits.Matt Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775385227870993490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-47436138792997240142009-02-24T16:54:00.000-06:002009-02-24T16:54:00.000-06:00According to the Alabama Dept of labor there are 1...According to the Alabama Dept of labor there are 1,951,864 people working in Alabama cover by the current law. Dividing that number in the $17,000,000 in additional UI taxes to be paid to cover those part-time an seasonal workers means that employers will be paying an additional $8.71 per employee per year. If Riley thinks that this will be an undue burden on Alabama businesses he needs to go to the farm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-64944591989664418962009-02-24T12:22:00.000-06:002009-02-24T12:22:00.000-06:00Apparently Riley or his political advisers on this...Apparently Riley or his political advisers on this did not bother reading the law. Word is that Riley does not get a line-item veto on the package. He gets to take all or none. If he chooses none, I would bet the legislature would over-ride it. This is nothing but dumb political grandstanding.<BR/> jim gundlachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com