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Compensation & Benefits

Career management programs miss the mark

11/10/2014
Research from Towers Watson reveals that employees don’t believe their employers deliver on the promise to help them grow.

Webinar Wisdom: Wage & Hour Law 2014 – Employee Classification Workshop & New Overtime Rules

11/07/2014
A quick summary of a recent training webinar presented by Business Management Daily.

IRS: Value of ‘free’ parking may be taxable fringe benefit

11/03/2014
A recent Information Letter issued by the IRS on the taxation of employer-provided parking, although noncontroversial, serves as a useful reminder that “free” parking for employees may result in taxes for both the employee and the employer.

Oil firms must pay millions for required pre-work meetings

11/03/2014
Oil and natural gas giant Shell Oil and refiner Motiva have agreed to pay $4,460,764 to 2,677 workers after the U.S. Department of Labor determined the companies failed to pay workers for required pre-shift meetings.

Form 1099-MISC news you can use

11/03/2014

Completing Forms W-2/W-3, and getting them into the hands of employees and the Social Security Administration on time, is tough enough. Your stress is further compounded if you also handle Forms 1099-MISC for the company’s independent contractors. Here’s what you need to know for the upcoming 1099 filing season.

How should we pay for weekend travel time?

10/31/2014
Q. How do you pay hourly employees who are traveling on a day that’s not considered a workday, like Saturday or Sunday? What if they normally have a 10-minute commute to the office but instead they have to go to the airport, which is an hour away?

November 2014: Employer’s business tax calendar

10/31/2014
This is your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

PTO banks go mainstream

10/31/2014
Use of paid time off leave banks has increased almost 50% in the last dozen years.

Walmart drops health benefits for part-timers

10/30/2014
Walmart has announced it will stop offering health insurance benefits next year to part-time employees working less than 30 hours per week—about 5% of the retail giant’s workers.

Are there limits to direct deposit?

10/30/2014
Q: A new employee wants us to direct deposit her paychecks into a business bank account. She’s provided proof that she’s the signatory on the account. Is this OK?