10 Common Misconceptions About Payroll and How to Avoid Them in 2022

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On-Demand Schedule

Mon, December 09, 2024 - Mon, December 16, 2024

Duration

90  Mins

Level

Basic & Intermediate

Webinar ID

IQW22D0441

Attend this webinar to understand the 10 most common areas of misconception about paying employees and to ensure that the company is handling them correctly thereby not underpaying or overpaying the employee.

  • Gift Cards are only taxable if they are over a certain dollar amount
  • Workweeks can be combined for calculating overtime on bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly payrolls
  • The employer gets to decide what is worked time
  • Employees do not have to be paid for sleep, travel time, or other type of “unproductive time”
  • Employees have the option to skip meal periods or breaks
  • Benefit time such as holiday, sick, or vacation pay must be included in the computation of overtime
  • Payments made to employees through accounts payable can be reported on a 1099-misc
  • Exempt employees cannot be forced to punch a time clock. If they did their hours exceeding 40 would be considered overtime
  • A bonus paid out of accounts payable never affects overtime   
  • Overtime not approved in advance does not have to be paid

Overview of the webinar

This webinar discusses 10 areas of wage and hour and tax law that when misunderstood or applied incorrectly, causes employees to be paid or taxed incorrectly with the resulting penalties, fines, and interest levied on the employer. Some of these wage and hour law misconceptions can even cause the employer to overpay employees forcing unnecessarily higher labor costs.

Who should attend?

    • Payroll Executives/Managers/Administrators/Professionals/Practitioners/Entry Level Personnel
    • Human Resources Executives/Managers/Administrators
    • Accounting Personnel
    • Business Owners/Executive Officers/Operations and Departmental Managers
    • Lawmakers
    • Attorneys/Legal Professionals
    • Any individual or entity that must deal with the complexities and requirements of Payroll compliance issues

Why should you attend?

Even in the 21st century, there are many misconceptions about what is actually required to pay employees correctly under federal and state wage and hour laws. There are some who absolutely know that it is illegal to force exempt employees to record their time (it is not) or that if you pay an employee for a holiday it must be included in the calculation for overtime under the law (it does not). Others are convinced that if they have a firm policy in place that states emphatically that overtime must be approved in advance or it will not be paid is perfectly legal not to pay them overtime (it is not).

 

This webinar discusses 10 areas of wage and hour law that when misunderstood or applied incorrectly cause employees to be paid incorrectly with the resulting penalties, fines, and interest. Some of these misconceptions can even cause the employer to overpay employees forcing unnecessarily higher labor costs.

Faculty - Ms.Vicki M. Lambert

Vicki M. Lambert, CPP, is President and Academic Director of The Payroll Advisor, a firm specializing in payroll education and training. The company’s website www.thepayrolladvisor.com offers a payroll news service that keeps payroll professionals up-to-date on the latest rules and regulations.

With over 35 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over 20 years as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert has become the most sought-after and respected voice in the practice and management of payroll issues. She has conducted open market training seminars on payroll issues across the United States that have been attended by executives and professionals from some of the most prestigious firms in business today.

A pioneer in electronic and online education, Ms. Lambert produces and presents payroll-related audio seminars, webinars, and webcasts for clients, APA chapters, and business groups throughout the country. Ms. Lambert is an adjunct faculty member at Brandman University in Southern California and is the creator of and instructor for their Practical Payroll Online program, which is approved for recertification hours by the APA. She is also the instructor for the American Payroll Association’s “PayTrain” online program also offered by Brandman University

 

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