Much has been said about the impact of the Super Bowl on sex trafficking, most of which indicates it is a key variable leading to a dramatic increase in commercial sexual exploitation and victimization. Recent reports and dozens of news articles strongly point to the Super Bowl as the most prominent national event where sex trafficking flourishes, with estimates of as many as 10,000 victims flooding host cities to be offered to willing purchasers intent on buying sex. While this has attracted a great deal of attention in the media and has served as a key point in the national dialogue on sex trafficking, support for such assertions has been sparse.
While some such inquiries have been conducted capably, evidence supported research on the influence of the Super Bowl on sex trafficking has been limited.
With the support of the McCain Institute, researchers from Arizona State University sought to investigate and understand the true impact of the Super Bowl on sex trafficking, to further the national discussion on sex trafficking and its local and national impact as well as to develop a baseline understanding of regional sex trafficking trends for the 2015 Super Bowl which is to be held in Phoenix. What follows is what we believe to be the first comprehensive and systematic review of the quagmire that is the Super Bowl and sex trafficking and the first attempt to add clarity to a complex, national epidemic.
Source Credit: http://www.mccaininstitute.org/programs/humanitarian-action/exploring-sex-trafficking-and-prostitution-demand-during-the-super-bowl
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Andraya Carson: Update on Arizona State Unemployment and Payroll Taxes
With the start of a new year comes new requirements to abide by regarding state taxes and payroll "stuff". Many of our clients have been asking for updates, and so, whether you are an employer or an employee, you should know a few things.....
Withholding Requirements:
- Register as an employer by filing Form UC-001 (Joint Tax Application). Registration can be completed online here.
- Employee Withholding Form, A-4
- Withholding Method = percent of gross pay
- Supplemental Rate = percent of gross pay
Local Taxes:
None
Arizona State Tax Unemployment Insurance:
Report quarterly wages and contributions by filing Form UC-018 (Unemployment Tax and Wage Report) by last day of month following end of quarter. Can be completed online here.
Wage base $7,000 for 2014 and 2015
Rates range from 0.03% to 7.79 for 2015%
New employers use 2.0% for 2015
Job Training Tax surcharge - 0.10%, not included in stated rate.
Rates range from 0.03% to 7.79 for 2015%
New employers use 2.0% for 2015
Job Training Tax surcharge - 0.10%, not included in stated rate.
Special Assessment of .50% for 2012. This will NOT be assessed on wages in 2013.
State Disability Insurance:
None
State Labor Laws:
Minimum Wage - $7.90 per hour effective 1/1/14 and $8.05 per hour effective 1/1/15.
Termination Pay - Fired- pay within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner. Quits- pay by the next regular payday.
Termination Pay - Fired- pay within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner. Quits- pay by the next regular payday.
New Hire Reporting:
Arizona New Hire Reporting Center
P.O Box 402
Holbrook, MA 02343
P.O Box 402
Holbrook, MA 02343
Remit Withholding for Child Support to:
Division of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Economic Security
PO Box 40458
Phoenix, AZ 85067
602-252-4045
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Department of Economic Security
PO Box 40458
Phoenix, AZ 85067
602-252-4045
Report using this site
Reciprocal States:
None
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