Employee Working from Anywhere…Compliance Issues That Must Be Resolved
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Date
May 06, 2022 -
Time
13:00 PM EST -
Duration
90 Min
Overview:
This webinar discusses
the issues surrounding employees working anywhere outside the traditional
office.
Background:
Before the pandemic we
all normally worked together in the same office at the same time. Then,
suddenly, Covid hit. And everything changed. Hundreds of thousands of employees
scattered to the four winds. Some just went home from the office and stayed
there. Others move their home, maybe to be closer to family for the duration. And
we all thought that after Covid was over everything will return to as it was.
But has it, and will it? Many employees discovered that they enjoyed working
from home and were even more productive, while still others longed to return to
the office. 21st technology allowed us to work from anywhere during the
pandemic and will continue to allow employees and employers the freedom to work
from anywhere. Unfortunately, as we come to a close on the major upheaval of
the pandemic and start to settle into the new normal of office life, the
compliance issues are not as easy to address as the technology ones were at the
beginning.
During the pandemic
many states did not enforce their taxation rules because they too assumed that
the moves by employees were temporary. Why set up as an employer in a state
that your employee will only be there for 2 months, never to return to work
there again. As the dust settles, we are discovering that employees working
totally outside of the standard office or as a hybrid employee (part time in
office, part time at home) is becoming the new norm. The states are reacting to
this new business model. No more free pass on taxing employees working from
home which happens to be across the state line. By 2022 all states will revert
back to their withholding requirements for state income tax be honored as it
would have been pre-Covid. So just what are those taxation requirements? What
if the employee works as a hybrid, coming into the office a couple of days per
week? What if they work from home and only come into the office once a month, a
quarter or even once a year? Does that alter the requirements? And is state
income tax the only compliance issue?
Where an employee is
physically located determines which state’s wage and hour laws apply. An employee now living and working from home
in Indiana would be subject to Indiana wage hour laws even if the employee used
to work in Illinois and the employer is still located in Illinois. Overtime
rules, minimum wage rates, and permitted deductions from paychecks, even
paystub requirements are governed by where the employee is physically
performing the work. The same applies to garnishments for child support and
creditors. Payroll must make determinations on all these compliance issues in
the age where employees can work from literally anywhere.
Session Highlight:
· State income tax
withholding requirements for employees working from anywhere
· Local tax issues
· Who gets the state unemployment insurance for hybrid workers
· Which wage and hour laws apply when employees work from anywhere
· Do wage hour laws or tax laws change if the employee comes into the “office” once a week, month, or quarter
· Which sick pay laws apply for hybrid employees
· What compliance issues arise concerning child support and creditor garnishments
· Travel pay issues for hybrid employees
Who Should Attend:
· All Employers
· Business Owners
· Executive Officers
· Company Leadership
· Compliance Professionals
· Payroll Professionals
· HR Professionals
· Accounting Professionals
· Operations & Departmental Managers
· Managers/Administrators/Supervisors/Practitioners
· Lawmakers
· Attorneys/Legal Professionals
· Any individual or entity that must deal with the complexities and requirements of payroll compliance issues
Ask your question directly from our expert during the Q&A session following the live event.
Vicki M. Lambert, CPP, is President and Academic Director of The Payroll Advisor, a firm specializing in payroll education and training. The company’s website www.thepayrolladvisor.com offers a payroll news service which keeps payroll professionals up to date on the latest rules and regulations.
With nearly 40 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over three decades as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert has become the most sought-after and respected voice in the practice and management of payroll issues. She has conducted open market training seminars on payroll issues across the United States that have been attended by executives and professionals from some of the most prestigious firms in business today.
A pioneer in electronic and online education, Ms. Lambert produces and presents payroll related audio seminars, webinars and webcasts for clients, APA chapters and business groups throughout the country. Ms. Lambert is an adjunct faculty member at Brandman University in Southern California and is the instructor for the American Payroll Association’s “PayTrain” online program offered by Brandman University.
1.50 HRCI Credit Hours (Applied)