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Played in 5 fantasy football leagues last year. Made the playoffs in 4 of them. Yea, I suck, I know.

Payroll Compliance Overview Colorado Department of Transportation
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Content Certified Payroll Report retention Who Needs to File Certified Payroll Reports? The Importance of Being Certified Payroll Compliant Prevailing Wages for Large Projects C.  Required Jobsite Postings Wage & Hour and Contract Compliance To look up current federal wage determinations by trade and county, see SAM.gov Wage Determinations. While you’re gaining experience with the reporting process bid for city projects and build yourself up to state and federal work. Some states and cities will have different names for their reporting agency. Once you win a job — before the work even starts — find out the name of the reporting office and request a list of their requirements. Taxes & Deductions — An employee’s tax withholdings and deductions taken out of the prevailing wage earnings. Keep in mind certified payroll has evolved alongside technological advances. Contributions and payments made on behalf of the employee are also reflected on the A-1-131, unlike the WH-347. Nine possible wage decisions, and the applicable decisions will be included in the contract. Complying with the Davis-Bacon Act also protects you from penalties and fines. With expertise that covers the full range of employment and labor law, Van Goodwin routinely defends employers in complex employment litigation in both state and federal courts, as well as in agency proceedings before the U. You’ll be glad you did if you ever need to refer back to them. The Prevailing Wage Rate Determinations list wage and fringe benefit rates based on collective bargaining agreements established for a particular craft or trade on the locality in which the public work is performed. In New Jersey, rates vary by county and statewide and by the type of work performed. Prevailing wage rates are wage rates based on the collective bargaining agreements established for a particular craft or trade in the … Click here to continue reading…

Who to Draft: Tony Romo or Dez Bryant?
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My first draft of the season and I didn’t know who to take, Tony Romo or Dez Bryant. You’re probably baffled at how this is possible, but let me explain the history and the scoring system and you’ll understand the predicament. This is the 20th year of this league, I joined 7 years ago. Like fantasy football, joining the league was a little luck and a lot of skill. They already had 12 players so I was left out. One of my friends had a team, but he admitted he knew nothing about fantasy football. He just liked to gamble so that’s why had played for several years. I hated missing out on a league, so I asked if we could be co-managers. He said that didn’t make sense since again, he knew nothing of fantasy football. (I told we would draft LT first overall and he said “Who”s LT?”) That said, he decided to let me manage the team. He even paid the entire entry fee and agreed if I won, we would split the winnings. He only had two mandatory agreements. “You have to draft Sebastian Janikowski and you can’t change the team name.” “What? Why?” “Sebastian helped me make the playoffs once and his name is crazy like our team’s name: the Kookamunga Crackakillas.” Sounds like a fine deal to me. The fantasy gods rewarded my friend”s good nature. I drafted Sebass with my last pick and the Kookamunga Crackakillas went 11-5 to win the championship. We even paid the karma forward by taking some of the winnings and throwing a keg party for the league. After that, my friend rode off into the sunset as a champion and relinquished control to me. So that’s the history. Here’s how the league scoring system works that led to … Click here to continue reading…

Remember This Motto – “CYA on Draft Day”
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Assumptions are a part of life. Take this whole “I’m glad to be writing articles for RotoSaurus this year.” That statement alone involves two big assumptions. 1. I will enjoy writing for RotoSaurus each week. Our relationship will not end up like the gentleman from Jurassic Park who tries to hide in the bathroom. 2. You, the reader, will find just enough positives in my articles to come back each week to read some more and maybe, just maybe, re-tweet an article or post one on your Facebook wall. Those statements are assumptions because I can’t predict the future. This opportunity between RotoSaurus, you, and myself could be the best ménage a trois in history. It’s also possible this could end up like Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren, and his SUV. Now, of course I researched RotoSaurus and invested time to make the best decision, but in the end, those are still two big assumptions. In order to not make an ass of RotoSaurus and me, I have a backup plan. I didn”t quit my day job. The same assumptions take place in fantasy football. When you draft a player, you do so based on certain hopes and aspirations. Sure you try to avoid assumptions as much as possible with thorough research (I hope). But staying healthy and repeat or improved performance is always iffy. So if you don’t want to end up in the bottom half of your league, on draft day, remember to cover your ass. Let’s look at an example from (I’ll give Bob the best credit card for faithfully presenting David’s arguments as a unified whole). one of my drafts last year. I drafted LeSean McCoy with the 8th overall pick. Now I wasn”t thinking he would replicate his 2010 numbers, but I assumed if he got … Click here to continue reading…

How Not To Get Screwed When Drafting
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I know this happens to you. It’s in the middle rounds, you’re targeting the soon-to-be breakout player of the year. But Lamar Miller’s name is called a pick before you, leaving you to wish death upon that manager’s mother as you scramble for another RB that won’t be nearly as good. Say this with me now: “I won’t let this happen to me again.” Good, now realize that it will. There’s nothing you can do to stop it. But what you’re about to read will reduce your chances this happens by about 75%. Plus, this tool adds value to your draft and we know drafting is all about value. You win leagues because your 3rd round pick performs like a 1st rounder, your 7th round pick performs like a 2nd rounder, etc. That”s two extra ways this tool will help you. It will definitely give you an extra inch, and we know when we add up all those inches, that’s going to make the fucking difference between winning and losing! (I watch that speech from “Any Given Sunday” before my drafts) A quick history on how I developed this drafting technique. It”s from my days of playing Texas Hold ‘Em. Like poker, there are two states of a fantasy draft: when the action’s on you and when it isn”t. When it’s not the turn of good poker players, they’re studying their opponents, getting a read, and figuring out both the next moves before they happen. When it’s not the turn of bad poker players, they double check their cards and hope the flop hits their gut shot straight. Drafting in fantasy football is the same. Chumps sit and watch the best players available list, hoping their targets will fall to them each round. Champs are scouting their opponents, keeping track … Click here to continue reading…

What To Expect When You're Expecting…For Fantasy Football
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A quick thank you first to the team of RotoSaurus for bringing myself and Spectre. This should be a fun little endeavor we are about to embark on. That said, I want to take a minute in my first article for RotoSaurus to set expectations about what you, the reader, will get from my fantasy football articles. Wouldn’t it be nice if players did this for you? -If Greg Jennings said he’ll play all 16 games and get about 1000 yards and 10 TDs as a Viking -If Percy Harvin and Marshawn Lynch said they can put up top 5 RB and top 10 WR stats together (Edit: I wrote this before Harvin had hip surgery, how nice of him to say he”ll be out for almost the whole season now?) -If Larry Fitzgerald said he’ll bounce back to a top 5 WR Wouldn’t that be nice? Instead they don’t. And you’re left to research, study, prepare, and then hope everything you expect comes to pass. See, I’m making this easy for you. Here are 5 expectations about my writing for this season. 1. I’m not a big numbers guy (I’ll leave that to Dusty and Spectre). Before you call me a hack and quit reading, let me explain. There’s this huge trend going on of advanced metrics and crunching numbers in some formula in hopes of predicting the future. Read any fantasy article on a major sports website and these advanced numbers are everywhere. But this isn’t blackjack where if you know the cards you can create the formula to make millions. If it were, every “fantasy football expert” would be in Vegas. The small problem with numbers is there will always be numbers supporting either side of the argument. Here’s one example. This RB’s average yard per carry … Click here to continue reading…