Payroll

DOL ends PAID program, which granted employers FLSA amnesty

02/02/2021

Launched in 2018, PAID let employers self-report federal minimum-wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act to avoid litigation, penalties or damages.

DOL adjusts penalties for 2021

02/02/2021

The Department of Labor has announced the 2021 inflation adjustments to penalties for employers that violate of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the FMLA and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Remote work goes national: Do you adjust pay?

01/28/2021

As the remote work trend becomes more permanent in the coming years, employers will take a more national-based approach to their recruiting. But that quickly raises a key question about salaries: “Do you pay a remote sales rep in Boston the same as someone based in Boise?”

There’s a new sheriff in town and payroll is on the agenda

01/26/2021

The administration has issued a bunch of executive orders and policy statements, ranging from pandemic relief to immigration reform. Here are highlights.

DOL rule updates tip-sharing rules for restaurant workers

12/30/2020

Waiters and bartenders can be required to share their tips with cooks, dishwashers and other back-of-the-house food service workers under a final rule issued Dec. 22 by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Prepare to start paying for home office costs

12/30/2020

During the initial migration to home offices, many employees gladly picked up the incidental costs of working remotely. That probably won’t last.

A shot in the arm is worth two questions, at least

12/02/2020

Can you require employees to get vaccinated? And must your group health plan cover the expense cost-free to employees?

DOL: Include covid hazard pay when determining overtime rate

12/01/2020

Employers must factor coronavirus-related hazard pay into an employee’s regular rate of pay when calculating how much to pay for overtime hours.

W-2 reporting: Some good news and bad news from the IRS

11/24/2020

When filing your 2020 W-2 forms, the IRS says the e-filing threshold will stay at 250, meaning organizations filing 250 or more W-2s must file electronically. The bad news: W-2 filing will be complicated this time around.

When to pay for travel time: 3 scenarios

11/16/2020

A new Department of Labor opinion letter answers questions about when employers must pay for time employees spend traveling to and from worksites. Opinion letter FLSA2020-16 addresses three scenarios.