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Payroll errors and how to avoid them

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For business owners, payroll is complex and often their greatest expense. For accounting professionals, payroll services have long been viewed as a time-consuming, high-risk loss leader. Payroll errors are certainly a real concern, but with the right tools and resources in place, payroll services can be a growth opportunity for firms.

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Attorney Explains Legal/Legislative Landscape Surrounding Classifying Student-Athletes As Employees

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A legal expert in multiple practice areas that includes wage and hour litigation recently talked with Checkpoint Payroll Update regarding the legal battles and pending federal legislation surrounding student-athletes and whether they may be classified as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the future.

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Legal insights on the DOL’s proposed worker classification rules

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On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor released proposed rules rescinding current worker classification rules (2020 final rule) and reverting to prior guidance based on historic court rulings on the matter. 2020 final rule As the administration changed hands, the 2020 final rule was placed under scrutiny.

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Last Week in Payroll: Choose to Challenge

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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. Perkins chose to challenge and made changes in many ways for women but also for the payroll professional. Choose to Challenge. the Frances Perkins Building.

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

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Overview of the Alabama exclusion of overtime wages On June 8, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 217 into law, excluding wages earned for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek from gross income, beginning January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. All across the nation, employers are struggling to fill open jobs.