The IRS standard mileage rates for the use of an automobile effective on or after January 1, 2015 will be: 1  57.5 cents per mile for business miles driven. 2  23 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes.he business rate increased 1.5 cents due to the annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating a vehicle. The medical or moving rate decreased half of a cent, since the annual study is based on variable costs (i.e., gas and oil). The charitable rate is set by law and remains the same as last yearâs rate.
Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary. A group of people protected by law from discrimination or harassment based on their membership in the group. For example, under federal law, race, national origin, sex, and age are examples of protected classes. more. Create Your Own Employee Handbook.
An important key in harassment prevention in the workplace is staying aware of the protected classes, both federally and state-wide. Protected classes are characteristics a person has that cannot be the reason for discrimination or harassment.The federal protected classes are race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, disability, genetic information and veteran status.owever, as of July 1, 2012, Massachusetts will consider gender identity a protected class. So any workplace harassment prevention training plan would need to list this category as protected and the human resources managers would need to make sure the employees were educated on this topic.