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Compensation & Benefits

Avoid overtime disputes: Do the math right the first time

03/02/2016
Overtime: One and one-half times an employee’s regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a work week. Each part of this simple definition carries a lot of baggage

March 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

02/29/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

What to do when one of your employees is arrested

02/29/2016
It’s a question more employers worry they will find themselves asking: “What should I do if one of my employees gets arrested?”

Harrisburg mayor’s bookstore stiffed employees on overtime

02/29/2016
The Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg has paid just over $1,800 to 15 employees to settle charges the store miscalculated their overtime payments.

Beware giving promotions without pay raises

02/29/2016
Have some of your employees been promoted without getting raises? That could be dangerous if those workers can show that other employees outside their protected class did get higher pay.

FICA refunds due on ‘excess’ mass transit fringes

02/29/2016
Congress’ retroactive reinstatement of parity between mass transit benefits and employer-provided parking is no favor to Payroll.

Feds tap brakes on mileage rate, drop to 54 cents per mile

02/26/2016
Reflecting the steep drop in gas prices, the IRS’ standard mileage rate decreases to 54 cents a mile from 57.5 cents a mile for 2016.

Long Beach switches on minimum-wage escalator

02/25/2016
On Jan. 20, the Long Beach City Coun­­­­cil voted 6–2 to approve a multi-year plan to raise the city’s minimum wage as a way to reduce poverty.

Arbitrator may decide issues to be covered

02/25/2016
A federal court has concluded that an employer and employee can agree that claims will be arbitrated and that an arbitrator can decide if the parties had the right to agree on the subject matter.

A sample request form for corrected/reissued 2015 W-2s

02/22/2016
Here is a form you can use when employees request a corrected or reissued W2.