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Compensation & Benefits

Docking pay for snow-day absences: When is it legal?

02/04/2024
The snow’s coming down pretty good and an exempt employee calls to say she can’t make it in today because her car is stuck. Can you deduct a full day’s pay from her salary for that missed day? What if she’s non-exempt? What if you close work because of bad weather? Here’s guidance—and a handy flowchart—to help you make the call.

First Friday wrap of February: IRS advises on 2023 W-2s, House passes a tax bill and more

02/02/2024
Did the groundhog see its shadow in our first Friday wrap of February?

March 2024: Employer’s business tax calendar

01/31/2024
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Recruiting: Offer work-from-home option, tout opportunities to advance

01/29/2024
It’s tough to attract the best new hires if you can’t pay as much as larger employers can. However, you may have a couple competitive advantages big companies can’t offer: the option for employees to work remotely full-time and the promise of promotion opportunities.

Friday wrap: Affordable health benefits, IRS continues enhancing online services and more

01/26/2024
Affordable health benefits, Form 990-T, Maryland taxpayer break and more as January winds down.

Develop a process for extending FMLA leave

01/26/2024
Every employer needs a clear process for handling requests for additional time off after an employee exhausts FMLA leave. How you handle those requests can make the difference between winning and losing a disability discrimination lawsuit.

Retirement: What HR pros need to know about SECURE 2.0

01/24/2024
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which went into effect Jan. 1, is the latest overhaul of the nation’s retirement planning laws. Here’s what you need to know.

In the Payroll Mailbag: February ’24

01/24/2024
Can a W-2c report $0 wages? … Does leap year impact exempts’ pay?

Information return penalties increase for 2024

01/24/2024
Failing to file your information returns this year, failing to file in the proper medium—which for most employers is e-filing—or failing to include correct information will now cost you more.

Et tu, reissued W-2s?

01/24/2024
Panicky phone calls to the payroll department from employees who lost their paper W-2s are as predictable as the sun rising in the east. You need a strategy for dealing with the reissued W-2 process.