Companies often give workers items with their logos on them as gifts, never even considering whether they’re taxable income. In many cases they are, according to a presentation at the 2018 American Payroll Association (APA) Congress. Cost isn’t the issue While some say items like logo T-shirts fall under the IRS’ de [...]
Company owes $62k to workers required to drop of trucks Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA), all travel between job sites throughout the workday must be paid. This includes if employees are required to “check in” at their employer’s location after completing their work at the end of the day. Making mistakes [...]
FMLA may supersede rules on breaktimes What happens when an employee asks to take repeated, short breaks each workday for a health condition? Should you be making sure that person gets paid – or does the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) supersede the rules on breaktimes? The Dept. of Labor (DOL) [...]
Employer falsified timecards, then disposed of them Investigators found glaring paycheck errors at a food-processing plant in Westbury, NY, the state attorney general announced. From 2013 to 2017, Diversified Processors Inc. and Processors Inc. mishandled minimum wage and overtime payments due to 10 plant workers. Now, the employer must pay $120,555 in [...]
Check your records: The IRS recently updated several key pubs and forms related to federal tax levies. You’ll want to double-check that you have the most up-to-date info when calculating how much of an employee’s pay is exempt from levy. New instructions Because the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the personal [...]
Eleven Attorneys General address their concerns The Dept. of Labor (DOL) just announced the launch of its PAID (Payroll Audit Independent Determination) program, which was designed to give companies a reprieve from fines and other penalties when they self-report wage issues. Although the PAID program’s in its infancy, it’s already facing some significant [...]
The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA), passed in 1945, was the first state law of its kind. But it hasn’t provided enough detail to be useful to employees or stiff enough penalties to be compelling for employers. The amendments to MEPA, which take effect July 1, 2018, make the law significantly more relevant. Equal Pay [...]
Details about how companies leave programs can qualify The IRS has just released more details about the new paid family and medical leave business credit. An FAQ from the agency clarifies some of the key requirements companies must meet to collect the credit. Here are the highlights. Wages and more To claim [...]
Company owes worker at least 30K in wages and damages Just because you don’t always have to pay employees when they’re on leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be on the lookout for any pay-related issues. If it even looks like FMLA leave was a [...]
Self-audit initiative would limit liability if violations found Sometimes, self-audits of a company’s payroll process may uncover surprising issues with paying workers correctly. The Dept. of Labor (DOL) is throwing a lifeline to employers who discover wage problems with its newest initiative, the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. Specific requirements [...]
