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42% of medium and small businesses have negative feelings about their compliance management practices. Learn how to get the upper hand on this complex topic.
Case Study: Buy Sod
Buy Sod Inc. Partners with Paycor to Pay Employees & Maintain Tax Compliance “Because we’re a niche company, our administrators sometimes have trouble uncovering and implementing best practices. But when we partnered with Paycor they brought the expertise and thought leadership to help us overcome tough challenges like the new EEO-1 report. Paycor has the patience, knowledge and resources to help us stay ahead of problems and grow.” - Jennifer Hillard, Director of People and Culture Why Buy Sod Inc. Chose Paycor In 2002, three family businesses came together to create a network of sod farms that operate and distribute around the country. But with ten locations and eighteen different payrolls to process, Buy Sod Inc. struggled to...
Webinar: Compliance in 2020: What You Need to Know
A new year brings new compliance issues employers should be monitoring at the federal, state and local levels. To help your organization prepare for what’s ahead, our compliance team will outline key changes in 2020 and trends in the areas of payroll, tax and HR compliance.Speakers: Arlene Baker and James SchwantesArlene Baker is a Senior Compliance Analyst with over 40 years of payroll and tax experience. She’s a member of the National Payroll Reporting Consortium focusing on IRS compliance, and she’s been a member of the national and local APA for 25 years. In 2003, Arlene was awarded the Ohio Payroll Professional of the Year award. James Schwantes is a Compliance Analyst with a legal and tax background. Prior to working at Paycor in...
Webinar: Data Security: Does Your HR & Payroll Provider Stack Up?
You’ve probably seen the recent news about data security scandals that have impacted the payroll and HR industry. Are you confident your provider is taking the necessary steps to protect your company’s information?Learn how your business can protect itself, the questions you need to ask your provider and more. Speaker: Adam Leisring Adam Leisring is Paycor’s Senior Director of Information Security and is accountable for security aspects in Paycor’s Corporate IT and SaaS offerings. Having spent over 11 years with the organization and with a background in Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, and Software Engineering, he brings a breadth of experience and perspective to the role.SMB
3 Restaurant Problems That Human Resources Can Help Solve
People get into the restaurant business for a lot of reasons but managing complex HR challenges is usually not one of them. As a restaurant owner or operator, you’ve got a lot on your mind - menus, vendors, pricing, and of course keeping your customers well-fed and happy. The problem is, those complex HR challenges - the ones you don’t want to think about it - can become serious problems if you don’t get a handle on them. The good news is, with the right strategy and the right technology, you can dramatically simplify complex HR challenges before they become problems, protect your business, and get back to doing what you love to do. Restaurant PROBLEM #1: SCHEDULING THE WORKFORCE You don’t need us to remind you that restaurant profit...
2020 Mileage Reimbursement Rates
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued 2020 federal mileage reimbursement rates that should be used to calculate costs for operating vehicles for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. In summary, the business mileage rate decreased one half of a cent for business travel and three cents for medical and certain moving expenses from 2019. 2020 IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rates Beginning January 1, 2020, standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickups or panel trucks will be: 57.5 per mile driven for business (down from 58 in 2019) 17 per mile driven for medical or moving purposes (down from 20 in 2019) 14 per mile driven in service of charitable organizations (same rate as 2019) The mileage rates above can be used to...
2020 Report: The Future of HR
The landscape of HR is shifting from everyday HR functions to strategic HR initiatives like recruiting, people & labor cost management and more. To gauge the present and future of HR, Paycor interviewed more than 500 leaders of medium and small businesses.In this trends report you’ll learn: Where the best HR & business leaders plan to invest the most money Why CFOs are losing faith in HR’s ability to work with data (and what you can do) Which 2020 compliance regulations are keeping leaders up at night and what you should do to mitigate risk Why 48% of business leaders believe many core HR functions will be automated by 2022 And more!
New DOL Overtime Rule: FAQs
On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor issued its final ruling to increase the minimum salary threshold for executive, administrative and professional exemptions from $455 per week ($23,660 annually) to $684 per week ($35,568 annually). The new rule goes into effect January 1, 2020.To help HR leaders prepare for the new year and mitigate risk, our compliance team answered the most frequently asked questions around the new DOL overtime rule. Q: What determines if an employee falls within one of the exemptions? A: To have exempt employee status, there are three exempt employee requirements that must be met: The worker must be paid on a salary basis, make the minimum salary for exempt employees, and have job duties that are...HR
Federal Tax Deposit 101: Everything Employers Must Know
What is a Federal Tax Deposit? Most would agree that taxes is not an exciting topic. But a full understanding of the rules around taxes is absolutely essential for employers. It’s a major responsibility to manage employees and follow the requirements of withholding taxes from employee wages.The IRS has specific and strict guidelines around withheld taxes. Any withheld taxes must be deposited to the IRS in the appropriate manner. This process is called the federal tax deposit.In this guide, we’ll outline the important aspects of payroll processing and the federal tax deposit.Before we dig into the federal tax deposit, these are the important areas within employee taxes and payroll. Paycheck calculation and preparation Withholding taxes...
Leap Year Payroll: How to Handle 27 Pay Periods
If you pay employees bi-weekly, you normally have 26 pay periods a year. But 2020 brings you an extra one—thanks, leap year. True, an extra pay period isn’t exclusive to leap years, sometimes it just depends on which day of the week you pay your employees. But regardless of when it occurs, it can cause headaches for HR and payroll administrators who aren’t prepared.There are a few ways to approach a 27-pay-period year, but the most important thing is to communicate your plan to your workforce. Make sure they understand what to expect so there aren’t any surprises surrounding their paychecks. How to Pay Employees During a Year with 27 Pay Periods Option 1: Everyone gets an extra paycheck. Woo-hoo! The extra paycheck would be for the same...
Case Study: Rochester University
Michigan based Rochester University relied on their own payroll processing for nearly 60 years. But when their payroll administrator decided to retire, they turned to Paycor to help them save time and resources. “In the three years we’ve been a Paycor customer, I’ve never had a problem reaching my dedicated support team. If I have an emergency, I know I can trust Paycor.” – Ginny May, Director of HR With Paycor, Rochester University has significantly transformed how they manage HR and process payroll with Paycor Time, Paycor’s Mobile App and ACA filing. By eliminating manual work, their staff has more time to focus on strategic initiatives like finding the right faculty members, motivating employees and creating better experiences for...
DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers
On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor issued its final overtime rule to increase the minimum salary threshold for executive, administrative and professional exemptions from $455 per week ($23,660 annually) to $684 per week ($35,568 annually). The new rule goes into effect January 1, 2020.As your organization considers how to prepare and comply, we’ve created this guide which outlines the new ruling, provides tips to manage impacted employees and offers a checklist of key details to follow to mitigate risk. Click below to instantly download the guide.
What are W-3 Forms? FAQs and Helpful Tips for 2020
As a trusted HR & payroll provider, Paycor gets hundreds of questions about Form W-3 each year. To help HR professionals mitigate risk, our compliance experts answered the most frequently asked questions around Form W-3. What is a W-3 form? Technical answer: Form W-3 is used to total up all parts of Form W-2. Both forms are filed together and sent to Social Security Administration (SSA) every year. Form W-3 is also known as “Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements.”What employers really need to know: As an employer your responsibility is to review all W-2s for your workforce, summarize employee wages and tax information and then combine that data into one W-3 form. What’s the difference between Form W-2 and Form W-3? The difference...
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Get ExpertiseWhat Compliance Means for Your Organization
Do you spend too much or too little time on compliance? The IRS estimates U.S. businesses spend a collective 2.8 billion hours a year on tax compliance alone. Add in the Department of Labor’s requirements for overtime and minimum wage as well as the Affordable Care Act’s tracking and reporting regulations and you’ve only just scratched the surface of compliance.
Naturally, being compliant is going to mean something different depending on the industry in which you work. Are you a medical facility who can’t allow licensing to lapse or perhaps a manufacturer with concerns about Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) law? What sort of training do you have in place to prevent employment discrimination and a subsequent EEOC lawsuit?
The right HR partner can offer your organization expert advice on how to mitigate compliance risk. Learn what potential violations should be on your radar and how to avoid them as well as how to maintain compliance through the employee lifecycle.