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You May Not Be Stuck With The IRS Mileage Rate

Published on Fri Sep 11, 2020

New DOL opinion letter gives employers leeway on transportation reimbursement. Right when many home care agencies are reevaluating their compensation structures due to the pandemic and other factors, the Department of Labor has given them more flexibility on reimbursement visiting staff for mileage. “The [Internal Revenue Service] business standard mileage rate is optional, not required,” the DOL Wage and Hour [...]
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