Pack of THREE : Top HR Courses by Vicki M. Lambert

Overview: This webinar examines what the requirements are to correctly classify a worker as an independent contractor and also the requirements for when a worker must be classified as an employee. Areas Covered in the Session:

• What classifications of workers are permitted under IRS Rules
• What is the common law rule and how is it used to determine worker status
• What are the three factors the IRS uses to determine worker status and how to apply them correctly
• How the FLSA rules differ from the IRS rules and why you must follow both
• How does the state trump both the IRS and the FLSA on determining independent contractor status with the ABC test for SUI
• What are the latest agreements or programs being used by the IRS, DOL and the states to “find” misclassified employees
• Using the Form SS-8 to your advantage to determine worker status
• Who gets a W-2 and who gets a 1099 and why it should never be the same worker
• Find out how easily a 1099 audit can be triggered and why the chances of getting one are on the rise
• What are the penalties for misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor and who assesses them. It's not just the IRS you have to worry about.
• You found out you have a misclassified employee-now what?

Who Will Benefit:

• 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

Overview: In this webinar we will discuss the handling of state taxes when an employee lives in one state and works in another, or works in two or more states simultaneously. This includes what taxes to be on the lookout for including locals, determining liability as an employer, how reciprocal agreements can play an important role in determining state withholding, the differences between resident and nonresident taxation, Form W-4 equivalents and state unemployment insurance. A payroll professional must know the taxation and reporting requirements for all states where the company has employees working or in some cases, living. Which state gets the SUI tax and which gets the income tax for a nonresident working in the state? Does the state have disability insurance and is it done through an insurance company or through a payroll deduction? Does the state follow the IRS Code for taxing Section 125 plans or not?

Why should you attend: Complying with the tax code and the tax withholding requirements for the IRS and one state is complicated enough. But for the multistate employer multiply this by 5, 10, 20 or even 40 and it can turn into a payroll department's worse nightmare keeping track of it all. Not only more rules and regulations to comply with but you must multiple the penalties if you make a mistake as well. Employees who live in one state and work in another or work in two or more states simultaneously require special handing by payroll to ensure that the proper amount of income tax comes out for the correct state. And the employer cannot simply tax for the home state and hope to survive an audit. The question the employer must answer: is it prepared to meet the challenges of multistate taxation?

Areas Covered in the Session:

• How to determine state withholding liability
• Who is a resident
• How reciprocal agreements affect taxation of wages
• How state exemptions or credits affect withholding
• Resident and nonresident taxation policies
• The four factor test for state unemployment insurance
• Income and unemployment taxation of Fringe benefits
• Which states follow the Internal Revenue Code and which version
• How to handle income and unemployment insurance taxation for employees working in multiple states
• Supplemental withholding rates
• Withholding requirements when an employee is in a state temporarily
• Which states require the use of their own Withholding Allowance Certificate, which states allow either theirs or the Form W-4, and which states don't have a form
• Reporting wages for multistate employees on Form W-2

Who Will Benefit:

• Payroll professionals
• Human Resources
• Accounting Personnel
• Business Owners
• Lawmakers
• Human Resource Professionals

Overview: This webinar concentrates on Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements for wage and hour law that must be followed in the payroll department. Topics include calculating overtime correctly, workweek and workday definitions, travel time, minimum wage, and posting requirements. But there are more requirements than just the federal that payroll must handle. The state can have its own set up requirements for the same areas as listed above. In addition, there are many areas of wage and hour law that the FLSA does not even address but yet is required on the state level. This webinar examines the state requirements in the areas of meal and rest periods, payday statements (paystubs), posting requirements, how often an employee must be paid and by what method, and paying terminated employees.

Why should you attend: The Department of Labor added 200 more auditors to handle the increased volume in their investigations of Wage and Hour violations under the previous Secretary of Labor and no one knows yet how many more will be added by the incoming Secretary. Over the past four years stepped up audits have resulted in millions of dollars in back wage payments as well as penalties, fines and interest. Additionally, civil lawsuits for Wage and Hour violations are always a threat to business and are also on the rise. This lecture focuses on how to comply with Federal and State requirements under wage and hour law to ensure compliance that will help to avoid these audits and lawsuits.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Federal minimum wage
• State minimum wage
• Tip credits
• Youth minimum wage (training wage)
• Board and lodging credits
• Defining the legal work week and work day
• How and when to pay for travel time
• What is considered hours worked and how do they affect overtime
• Is it covered under the FLSA or do I need to check the state?
• What to do when the FLSA and the state law differs
• How to handle the FLSA and union contracts
• What is regular rate of pay?
• Posting requirements
• Meal and rest periods
• State requirements
• Statements and payday notices
• Frequency of wage payments
• Method of payment
• Paying terminated employees
• Paying out accrued vacation

Who Will Benefit:

• Payroll professionals
• Human Resources
• Accounting Personnel
• Business Owners
• Lawmakers
• Attorneys, or any individual or entity that must deal with the complexities and technicalities of the payroll process.