Your Paycheck and the 2019 Tax Rates

The 2019 tax rates have been announced. These are the rates for many of the Federal and State deductions in your paycheck. The 2019 tax rates are as follows:

  • The Social Security Tax rate for employees is 6.2 percent through the end of 2019, with maximum taxable earnings of $132,900.
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2019 Mileage Increase

The business mileage rate for transportation will increase from the current 54.5 cents per mile to 58 cents per mile starting January 1, 2019. The employee reimbursement form found on Pulse, under Frequently Used Links, will be updated on January 2, 2019, to reflect this change.… Read more.

Crane Activity on Hospital Campus

Please be advised that beginning Wednesday, December 5, 2018, and continuing through Thursday, December 6, 2018, a crane will be located on the hospital campus adjacent to the Emergency Department entrance. The crane is necessary for work related to the co-gen project, which will provide Cooper with lower cost energy and a back-up power supply in case of public power outages.… Read more.

Cooper Learning Network Access Issue

The Cooper Learning Network was down for several hours today due to a server issue with the vendor. It is back up and running but a number of the links to courses are still refreshing and are currently unavailable.… Read more.

Construction Notice: New Cooper Conference Center

Beginning Monday, November 19 through Friday, November 23, 2018, at 7 a.m. each morning, construction will take place in front of the Roberts Pavilion to run electrical feeds for the new Cooper Conference Center. During this time, fencing will be placed in front of the building, just off the walkway leading to Martin Luther King Boulevard.… Read more.

Leadership Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Kathy Devine and Bob Hockel, who have been working as interim Chief Nursing Officer and interim Vice President of Hospital Operations Officer, have been appointed to their respective roles on a permanent basis.… Read more.

Chairman George E. Norcross, III Announces Cooper University Health Care to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for All Employees, Calls on Other Health Care Systems to Join Effort to Raise Wages

Wage Hike by Largest Employer in Camden City and County Will Benefit 10% of Workforce

Cooper University Health Care Chairman George E. Norcross, III today announced the health system will increase the minimum wage it pays employees to $15 an hour, the first health system in New Jersey to make such a commitment to its full-time, part-time, and per-diem employees.… Read more.