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Compensation & Benefits

Unlimited vacation: How to implement the popular benefit

03/02/2016
Unlimited vacation has become a popular benefits trend. The idea is simple: Employees take as much vacation as they want so long as they get their work done.

As work evolves, do old pay rules still apply?

03/02/2016
Technology and new ways of doing things sometimes clash with old laws and regulations. Take, for example, the Fair Labor Standards Act rules on who is an exempt employee.

Paid sick leave coming for federal contractors

03/02/2016
Proposed rules issued Feb. 25 would require federal contractors to provide paid sick leave 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.