Kelly Services Supports Governor Granholm's Call to End Michigan SUTA Dumping - Legislation will improve business climate - TROY, Mich., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kelly Services today applauded Governor Granholm's inclusion of State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) dumping in her priorities for early 2005 action by the Michigan Legislature. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991208/KELLYLOGO ) SUTA dumping occurs when employers disguise their true unemployment experience to falsely qualify for lower unemployment compensation tax rates. Ethical employers must make up the difference. "Governor Granholm clearly recognizes the importance of ending SUTA dumping for Michigan's overall business climate," said Carl Camden, President and Chief Operating Officer of Kelly Services. Camden encouraged the legislature to act promptly and effectively on the issue. "We must be sure to fully close this loophole that hurts employees and ethical employers alike," Camden continued. "Leaving open any possibility for this kind of behavior will only encourage future evasions." Kelly Services was a leader in the campaign to gain Congressional action on the issue in August of 2004. Michigan must enact conforming legislation to comply with the new Federal law. Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., offering staffing solutions that include temporary staffing services, staff leasing, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement. Kelly serves 200,000 customers through 2,500 company owned and operated offices in 27 countries. Kelly provides employment for nearly 700,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, health care and home care. Revenue in 2003 was $4.3 billion. Visit http://www.kellyservices.com/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991208/KELLYLOGO DATASOURCE: Kelly Services, Inc. CONTACT: Jim McIntire of Kelly Services, +1-248-244-5370 Web site: http://www.kellyservices.com/

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