Payroll Law

What you don't know can hurt you. That's never more true than when handling payroll. The first step to complying with regulations is understanding them. That's why you'll begin your day with a crash course in payroll's legal basics. You'll find out what areas fall under state, federal, and joint regulation, and learn how to avoid the often staggering penalties and fines of non-compliance.

Handling payroll sounds like a simple proposition. Employees work at a certain rate of pay. You take out taxes and give them the rest of what they've earned. If only it were that clear cut. Regulations regarding special benefits and other payments turn a simple proposition into a legal landmine. Armed with the strategies you'll gain at this seminar, you'll handle payroll accurately, legally, and with complete confidence.

Every employee's paycheck presents a different challenge. After this seminar, you'll know which forms to use when and, most important, how to keep your company out of hot water with the DOL and state agencies. It's their job to catch you in a mistake. Together, we'll make sure that doesn't happen.

Payroll Law — Seminar Overview

The New Basics of Payroll Management
Making Sense of the FLSA
Special Pay Considerations — Perks and Benefits
Special Circumstances — Special Treatment

The New Basics of Payroll Management

The high cost of improperly classifying employees
Critical steps for new hire reporting — what you must do
The most important thing to know about statutory employees
Why payroll managers hold more responsibility today than ever before
The legal importance of maintaining the distinctions between contract employees and staff
What to do if you get an FLSA complaint

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Making Sense of the FLSA

The must-do's of FLSA record keeping
Exempt vs. nonexempt employees — are you applying the FLSA properly to each?
What are your company's responsibilities for travel time, on-call time, and time employees spend waiting on behalf of your company?
Are all meetings and training deductable — even those that are primarily vacations?
When are exempt employees eligible for overtime?
Understanding overlapping federal and state wage and hour laws
The important tip credit and what it means to your company's labor costs
Comp time — the common illegal practice many companies unknowingly use

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Special Pay Considerations — Perks and Benefits

When and how to tax fringe benefits such as company cars, club memberships, etc.
The legal ramifications of paycheck advances
When must prizes won at a company function be taxed?
Gone to the Guard for the week — what to do when military pay and your payroll overlap
Tips and uniform allowances — what's considered income, what's not?
What you're required to pay when an employee is dismissed
Compensation and fair market value — what the law says you must do
Gifts that must be reported to the IRS
Withholding and reporting rules for cash fringe benefits vs. non-cash fringe benefits