Worker Compensation Regulatory Compliance Training - Live Webinars, Recordings & CDs

This DOL H-1B/LCA Regulations webinar will discuss the appropriate method for determining the required wage in compliance with H-1B/LCA Required Wage Payment Rule.

Learn the legal differences and financial aspects involved in determining someone as an employee or an independent contractor. This training will discuss in detail the Do's and Don'ts in hiring an employee versus an independent contractor.

This webinar concentrates on federal and state wage and hour requirements that must be followed in the payroll department. The key areas that will be covered in the training program include calculating overtime, travel time, minimum wage, posting requirements, meal and rest periods, how often an employee must be paid and by what method and paying terminated employees.

This training program will focus on current DOL/ETA prevailing wage policy guidance (H-1B and PERM), DOL/WHD wage “leveling” authority in enforcement investigations, the “safe harbor” rule, and more.

This Workers Comp training program will explore Workers Comp basics and safety and highlight best practices to select a service and provider. It will discuss list cost-effective strategies for safety and how to research, design and administer WC.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs are stepping up their game and focusing on pay disparities as a form of employment discrimination. This training program will offer attendees an understanding of Title VII, sex discrimination and pay equity to help employers get ahead of the EEOC/OFCCP’s new priority and avert pay discrimination claims.

This webinar will discuss 4 key payroll practices that will be crucial to the department in 2017. These practices will increase efficiency, cut costs, prevent fines and penalties for errors and help the department identify areas to focus on for improvement in 2017 and beyond. The training session will address other payroll essentials such as why it isn’t just Forms W-2 that are being scrutinized by the IRS - it is also fringe benefits and all tax practices.

In this training program, participants will learn how to compute the correct or target annual withholding to avoid underwithheld tax penalties, understand how to test employer designed withholding methods for compliance with IRS requirements, and learn to compute withholding using the four alternative methods provided by the IRS.

This training program will discuss what to do when you receive communications from the IRS and also what to do when doing business with other federal, state and local regulatory agencies and lawmaking bodies. It will also explain how to conduct internal audits of the payroll department to pre-emptively uncover issues of non-compliance that could be extremely costly if found by official audits from regulating agencies. Additionally, best practices in performing audits for fraud will also be covered.

The webinar will overview the injunction on the FLSA overtime rule. It will offer attendees an understanding of the effect it can have on their organization and discuss the implications of the change.

With the overtime changes in New York State, this training program will discuss areas in New York State where the change will take effect. It will also discuss future changes to the rate and potential federal changes to the overtime rule.

This training program will describe the key components of a performance management system. It will also highlight key strategies for engaging employees in the success of the business and discuss developing measurable performance goals.

This training program will focus on the value of inviting different perspectives and world views into the workplace, to become culturally competent. It will also explore cultural competence development models and illustrate the U.S. Army’s approach to cultural competency as an example.

This Excel training program will cover a wide range of Excel functions to help simplify the task of managing and maintaining employee data. From conditional formatting to highlight HR required information to an overview of Pivot Tables, HR Dashboards, and HR KPIs, this webinar will provide essential how-to practices for HR personnel, accountants, and administrative or supervisory personnel.

This training program will discuss the taxation of different types of fringe benefits related to transportation including the personal use of a company car, proper accounting and taxation of auto allowances, personal use of a company aircraft, and the IRS 132 fringe benefits such as parking and mass transit passes.

This webinar will discuss proper taxation and reporting of the fringe benefit known as third party sick pay. It will discuss what is and is not third party sick pay, how the taxation is affected by the status of the provider (who is or is not the employer’s agent), when this type of payment is taxable and/or reportable, and who is responsible for this taxation and reporting.

In this webinar we will discuss how to handle correctly all fringe benefits including the simple ones in order minimize the chance for penalties and interest to be levied against your company or for triggering larger and more intrusive governmental audits.

In this webinar we will discuss in-depth what is required for the payroll department to continue operating properly during disaster situations. We will provide guidelines for creating a disaster program, identify critical elements necessary for a successful program and provide sample charts explaining critical functions.

In this webinar we will discuss the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code as it relates to certain fringe benefits including relocation, meals and educational assistance. The instructor will provide guidance on how these benefits should or should not be taxed and/or reported.

This training program will cover how to set up and bench mark payroll processes in order to seek out ineffectual processes and strengthen effective ones while improving the department’s efficiency, focusing on best practices for 2016.