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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On behalf of millions of American transit commuters, the Commuter Benefits Work for Us Coalition is pleased that legislation was signed into law by President Obama yesterday to increase the monthly pre-tax limit for the transit commuter benefit from $125 per month to $240 per month, the same level as the parking benefit, through the end of 2013. Paul Dean, Vice President of TransitCenter, Inc. stated, "Our coalition is extremely...

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 29 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WageWorks Inc.(NYSE:WAGE), a leading on-demand provider of tax-advantaged programs for consumer-directed healthcare, commuter and other employee spending account benefits, today announced that it has been selected by GE to administer health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and flexible spending account (FSA) programs for more than 95,000 employees in the United States. "We are extremely pleased that GE, one of the nation's largest...

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WageWorks (NYSE: WAGE), the provider of TransitChek commuter benefits, and Central Parking announced today an exclusive program that offers New York City commuters preferred pricing on parking at participating Central Parking locations. This preferred pricing is available only to WageWorks and TransitChek customers enrolled in their commuter benefits program. Eligible participants will be able to save anywhere from 10% to more than 50% off...

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Commuter Benefits Work for Us Coalition today spoke out against Congress' failure to increase the pre-tax monthly limit for the transit commuter benefit to the same level as the parking benefit as part of the "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" (MAP-21). A provision to restore parity between the transit and parking benefit was included in the Senate version of the legislation, but the language was dropped from...

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the United States House of Representatives failed to approve a multi-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill that would reverse cuts to pre-tax transit accounts available to commuters who use public transportation and vanpools. As a result of this failure, many Americans will continue to face higher taxes and commuting costs at a time when they can least afford it. Legislation approved in the Senate earlier this month...

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the United States Senate approved legislation that would reverse cuts to pre-tax transit accounts available to commuters who use public transportation and vanpools. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives. As crafted, the legislation increases the monthly amount that can be set aside on a pre-tax basis for public transportation expenses to $240 a month, up from the reduced limit of $125 a month that became effective at...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the United States Senate Committee on Finance approved legislation that would reverse cuts to the monthly pre-tax transit benefits available to commuters who use public transportation and vanpools. If approved by Congress, the bill will restore the monthly amount that can be set aside for public transportation expenses to $240 a month, rather than $125, saving commuters annual costs of up to an additional $550 this year. The...

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WageWorks, a leading on-demand provider of tax-advantaged programs for consumer-directed health, commuter and other employee spending account benefits, announced today that it has acquired the business operations of TransitCenter, Inc., an industry leader in commuter benefits with more than 10,000 small and mid-sized clients across the nation. These benefit programs, known primarily under the name TransitChek® will now become part...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by the CommuterBenefitsWorkForUs.Com coalition, which includes public agencies, transit operators and private businesses, pressure has grown for Congress to quickly pass legislation that would reverse cuts to the monthly pre-tax transit benefit available to commuters who use public transportation and vanpools. Without a fix, the monthly amount that can be set aside for public transportation expenses has been reduced from $230...

New mobile app eliminates paperwork for healthcare and dependent care pre-tax benefit accounts SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WageWorks, Inc., a leading on-demand provider of tax-advantaged programs for consumer-directed health, commuter and other employee spending account benefits, is pleased to announce the launch of its new EZ Receipts(TM) mobile application ("EZ Receipts") for use by WageWorks' participants on their smartphones and other mobile devices. EZ...