NetZealous DBA as GlobalCompliancePanel, Atlanta
16-02-2017
Overview: This course covers a very broad range of topics from worker classification, to employee classification, to establishing methods and rates of pay, what must be included in the rate of pay, hours that must be compensated as worked time, required benefits, de minimus working fringes, withholdings and deductions from pay, voluntary deductions, child support and garnishment orders, payroll reporting, analysis of risks of noncompliance, proper documentation of your policies and procedures and record retention requirements. We will show where to find the laws, how to interpret them and how to apply them in the most effective ways. Why should you attend : Are you responsible for payroll or employer tax withholding compliance? Or maybe you were recently hired or promoted into the payroll department. During your indoctrination you are surprised at all the interesting things to do and how important this role is to the success of the company. You begin to wonder just how much there is to learn. Join us and develop a solid foundation for handling your company's payroll obligations and complying with federal and state payroll laws. Learn where to find the authoritative rules to support your policies and procedures. Accelerate your learning using our organized and thoughtful delivery and determine to handle your role with confidence. If you are concerned about your company's ability to comply with U.S. labor and payroll laws, it is important for you to begin with a formal study of the rules of engagement. Help ensure your company pays your employees fairly and handles tax and other withholdings properly. We will help you master the laws and identify the best practices to keep your company in compliance and out of court. Attendance could save your company thousands of dollars in fines and legal Areas Covered in the Session: - Learn how to streamline your payroll processing procedures for maximum efficiency
- Learn how to compute each worker's regular rate of pay and why this is so important
- Update on the most recent cases affecting payroll, overtime pay, comp time, the FMLA, and the ACA
- Red flags auditors look for in your payroll procedures
- How to prioritize and apply conflicting federal and state laws
- How to handle payroll deductions
- How to maintain adequate records
- Receive valuable contacts and resources and references to key web sites and other invaluable information
- Learn with an engaging professional speaker and payroll expert
- You will walk away with a guide manual to help you apply the principles of payroll administration back in the office
- Opportunity to network with other payroll professionals and benefit from their experiences and questions
Who will benefit: - Payroll Managers and staff
- HR Directors
- Information Reporting Officers
- Tax Managers
- Compliance Officers
- Compliance Managers
- CFOs
- Controllers
- Accounting Managers
- Auditors
- Small Business Owners
Agenda: Day 1 Schedule Lecture 1: Worker Classification - How to avoid improper classification Lecture 2: New Hire Reporting - What you must do and when Lecture 3: Exempt and nonexempt employees - how to apply the legal definitions to your work force Lecture 4: How to handle a FLSA complaint Lecture 5: Record keeping requirements - What the DOL is doing about this Lecture 6: Exempt v. Nonexempt employees - How to apply the rules to each group Lecture 7: FLSA exemption rules - What are the pending changes and how will they affect your company Lecture 8: Travel time, on-call, waiting time and call-back pay - what are the rules Lecture 9: Guidelines for dealing with travel advances - a very dangerous policy Lecture 10: Comparison chart of the federal and state minimum wage and overtime pay rules Lecture 11: Comp time in lieu of overtime pay - may be surprised how seldom it is legal Lecture 12: Computing overtime pay - method of regular pay, multiple pay rates for multiple jobs, etc. Lecture 13: Understand the basics of the Family and Medical Leave Act Lecture 14: Determine eligibility and rights under the FMLA Lecture 15: Properly compute leave time under the FMLA Lecture 16: Learn who FMLA leave applies to within the employee's family Lecture 17: Prevent fraud and abuse Lecture 18: Recommended employer policy guidelines for managing paid v. unpaid leave Lecture 19: Social Security number verification system - how it works and how to register to use it Lecture 20: The Affordable Care Act -how to determine your reporting requirements Day 2 Schedule Lecture 1: Military and guard duty - how to handle overlaps with payroll Lecture 2: Tips and uniform allowances - are they compensation and how to handle them Lecture 3: Cash and non-cash fringe benefits - rules for treatment as compensation and withholding Lecture 4: Computing withholding taxes - how do voluntary deductions affect withholdings Lecture 5: Low income families - handling the tax credits Lecture 6: Back-up withholding - what is it and when do you use it Lecture 7: Special procedures for employing resident and non-resident aliens Lecture 8: U.S. employees working abroad - how to handle withholdings and reporting Lecture 9: Handling garnishment orders Lecture 10: Establishing the priorities of competing orders Lecture 11: Determining amounts available for paying federal tax levies, child support orders, bankruptcy orders and general creditor garnishments orders Lecture 12: Rules regarding discharge of employees for garnishment orders Lecture 13: Dismissal - what to pay and when, how to handle the W-2 Lecture 14: Forms and reporting: Forms W-4, W-2, W-3,and 941
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