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Parents in California are furious at the local school district – but school board officials insist they were merely following federal HIPAA regulations.

Surprised parents in Vacaville were caught off guard when their youngsters reported that last year’s female music teacher was now a “mister.” The teacher is undergoing transgender surgery, and reported to Foxboro Elementary school as a man at the beginning of the school year.

Angry taxpayers lodged complaints (more…)

 A new law will primarily affect larger employers in Kansas.

The state Department of Labor recently introduced regulations that require large employers to file their quarterly unemployment tax contributions online. While online filing has been an option for several years, until recently employers could choose not to use it. Now, it is mandatory.

The Kansas Department of Labor bills the online system as simple, quick and secure, and few employers report problems with it.

“If they’re not doing so already, we want Kansas employers to (more…)