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So Catbert and one of the other VPs around here are leaving. They're getting married, he's taking another job somewhere else, we don't know what she's doing. Or care.

But anyway, today $COMPANY had a little reception for them. I was going to skip it, on account of I can't stand her and I don't know him from a hole in the wall, but we got an email from our division VP yesterday basically making it mandatory. So this morning I made sure to wear a loose-fitting $COMPANY logo shirt, and before going downstairs I switched from my daily Birkenstocks to an old pair of non-Birk sandals that I keep in my cube for just such occasions.

Now I'm back, having had half a glass of Merlot and some snacks...and I escaped having to say a single word to Catbert. Yippee.

Questioner on the HR forum here:

The IRS recently ammended it rules on cafeteria plans
(section 125) to allow for a grace period for qualified dependent care
assistance immediately following the end of a cafeteria plan year. This
basically allows employees to use unused contributions remaining at the
end of the plan year in the first few months of the next year. Is NISC
looking at ammending its plan to allow for a grace period? If we aren't,
why not?

Catbert's reply boils down to "It wasn't worth our effort."

I wasn't aware of the IRS change until today, but apparently I have
Catbert to thank for the $600 I've forfeited in child care deductions in
2005.