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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.

More HEROES and so far no villains: House tries one last time for pandemic relief

09/30/2020
Tick, tick, tick. That’s the sound of the legislative calendar. It’s winding down and this may be the last, best chance for injecting another shot of pandemic-related relief into the economy.

Payroll tax deferral? Most employers say ‘no’

09/25/2020
A coalition of 34 major trade associations said most of their members refused to stop withholding payroll taxes, arguing that the deferral would hurt employees more than help because workers would likely be on the hook for all those taxes in early 2021.

Last Friday in September: More FAQs, more disaster relief, PPP news and other good stuff

09/25/2020
Here are some items you may have missed during the hustle and bustle of the week.

Time, time again: Fall back on Nov. 1

09/16/2020
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour to standard time at 2:00 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 1.

Be ready to reimburse teleworker expenses

09/10/2020
Employers may need to pay employees back for some infrastructure improvements they had to make so they could work remotely.

Consider hazard pay to fill essential positions

09/03/2020
Once upon a time, hazard pay was an incentive to entice workers to perform jobs that were themselves dangerous—think firefighting or defusing explosives. In the coronavirus pandemic era, hazard pay is being granted to delivery drivers, grocery cashiers and many other jobs now deemed “essential.”

Don’t let PTO policy backfire when employees terminate

07/01/2020
If you have a use-it-or-lose-it PTO or vacation policy, states’ wage payment laws may require you to cash out the entire bank if employees terminate.

August 2020: Employer’s business tax calendar

06/30/2020
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

In the Payroll Mailbag: July ’20

06/18/2020
Beware the trap with deferrals … Can a missed deferred deposit be made up?