Payroll

IRS, DOJ highlight payroll initiatives

07/22/2016

Over 70% of the federal government’s ready cash is obtained through withholding. That puts you in the crosshairs for new compliance initiatives from the IRS and its in-house lawyers from the Tax Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Aug. 3 is near, W-2c procrastinators beware

07/18/2016

Aug. 3 is the date when information return penalties increase from $110 per form (up to $1,669,500), to $270 (up to $3,339,000), for W-2 missteps.

July 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

06/30/2016

Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Know when you can dock exempt employees’ pay

06/27/2016

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, exempt employees must be paid the same salary regardless of the quality or quantity of their work.

In the Payroll Mailbag …

06/23/2016

Late pay W-2c exception? Company liable for FICA withholding mistake?

DOL: Slow cash flow no excuse for missing payroll

06/22/2016

Joined, Inc., has agreed to issue $439,000 in back pay to 58 workers following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation.

ACA roundup

06/20/2016

The Department of Health and Human Services has released its final notice of benefit and payment parameters for the 2017 plan year and the Department of Labor has finalized changes to the summary of benefits and coverage template.

School’s out, hire carefully

06/16/2016

There’s a lot to know before you hire a teen for a summer job.

High Court OKs statistical analyses to figure unpaid time

06/13/2016

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employees at a meat processing plant may use statistical analyses to prove that they weren’t paid for their changing time in class action lawsuits brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Pay secrecy policies may no longer stand up

06/09/2016

States and the federal government are cracking down on payroll confidentiality policies.