Remove blog how-to-determine-a-workweek-and-employee-pay
article thumbnail

The Certified Payroll Professional Corner: Gross Ups

ThomsonReuters

In our last edition of the Certified Payroll Professional ( CPP ) Corner , we talked about the regular rate calculation for overtime purposes. Regular rate of pay for overtime. The amount of overtime pay due to an employee is based on the employee’s regular rate of pay and the number of hours worked in a workweek.

payroll 85
article thumbnail

The Certified Payroll Professional Corner: Involuntary Deductions

ThomsonReuters

In a previous edition of the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Corner, we talked about gross ups. This may be desirable, for example, when the employer wants to give an employee a “net” bonus or cover an employee’s relocation expenses in full. Here’s how such a gross up would look: Step 1.

payroll 83
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Trendspotting: Top Ten Payroll Issues of State Legislatures

ThomsonReuters

States eye workforce as a legislative priority for payroll The majority of state legislatures began their legislative sessions this January. A flurry of bills is being proposed in the payroll space — many having to do labor and employment. State legislators are responding to the call. Minimum wage increases. per hour by 2027.

payroll 105
article thumbnail

Last Week in Payroll: Localization of Work

ThomsonReuters

The UIPL discusses the principles for determining where wages should be reported when work is performed entirely in one state or in a number of different states. The guidance is aimed at helping multi-state employers determine to which state wages should be reported and unemployment taxes paid.

payroll 98
article thumbnail

Last Week in Payroll: Choose to Challenge

ThomsonReuters

And how we choose to handle or deal with challenges is also part of life. Through the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), she established the first minimum wage and overtime laws for American workers and defined the standard 40-hour workweek. Choose to Challenge. But challenges – big and small – are part of life.

payroll 52
article thumbnail

Legal analysis: Implications of state tax exclusion of overtime wages for employers and employees

ThomsonReuters

Other states are passing pay transparency laws to energize applicant activity. Other states are passing pay transparency laws to energize applicant activity. Checkpoint Payroll Update caught up with John Wertz, tax attorney and partner at Holland & Knight’s New York office, to discuss this first-of-its-kind law.