Question

I work part-time at a small hotel in Los Angeles. Since March 15, after the owner received his withholding tax tables for 2009, the entire staff, including myself, have noted that our withholding tax on our paychecks had increased. As a result, I and other part-time employees have been taking home about $30 less per bi-weekly paycheck. Full time employees are taking home approximately $70 less per paycheck. We are incredulous however, in that it had been our understanding that with the Stimulus Bill passed this year in Congress, that withholding tax would be *decreased* not increased, so that we'd be getting paychecks approximately $30 more each bi-weekly pay date. We have brought this to the attention of the owner, who is insisting that he is using the appropriate tax tables for 2009 and that he's taking out what it shows. Is this possibly correct, or are we right to assume something's amiss owing to what the Stimulus Bill is meant to achieve? Thank you very much, XXXXX XXXXXX