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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 ~ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Keynote: Craig Price – Author & Speaker, Price Points
The Realist’s Guide to Getting a Grip on Negativity
Is negative thinking causing problems in your business? It may be because you're not using all that negative thinking to your advantage!
We all know that negativity is an unfortunate part of life. Understanding its usefulness and value is a major key to success. With this innovative, entertaining program Craig Price takes a realistic, humorous look at traditionally "negative" issues. By looking at the hidden value in complainers, criticism, and failure, Craig will provide tools to not only limit the occurrence of these difficulties, he’ll have you looking at these "problems" in a whole new light.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 ~ 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm
Don’t Let Worker Misclassification Disqualify You from the Race
- Learn to identify different types of workers
- Pros and cons of leased vs. temporary help agencies
- Learn the taxability of wages earned by various types of workers
- How much can misclassification cost an employer?
The Department Of Labor has stepped up worker classification audits. Are you prepared?
Teresa Mulkey, CPP – Payroll Manager, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
Mergers and Acquisitions – Employment Tax Planning and Compliance Requirements
- Merger and acquisition employment tax compliance requirements
- Employment tax compliance options on asset vs. stock purchases
- Refund opportunities that may exist on past mergers and acquisitions
This session provides a broad overview of many employment tax issues that face payroll professionals regarding a merger or acquisition. A high level overview of basic terminology and a systematic approach to handling mergers and acquisitions will be provided. The session will overview unemployment tax issues regarding experience transfers and rate combinations. In addition, federal and state wage base continuation and Form W-2 and 941 issues will be addressed.
Scott Bankert – Director, Employment Tax Services, TALX Corporation
HSAs, FSAs and Cafeteria Plans
- HSA's
- FSA's
- Cafeteria Plans
- Health Care Reform
Health care reform will change the FSA limits in 2013 and has created several federal and state tax dilemmas for some of the dependent children now covered under the age 26 provisions. This session will explore the fundamentals of these taxed advantaged plans and the impact of health care reform on these plans.
Edward M. Oleksiak, Esq. – Vice President, Holmes Murphy, Texas
Rev Up Your SOX Compliance and Internal Controls
- Legislative governance: This law impacts companies whose stock is publicly traded and who are governed by the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
- How this act impacts payroll departments: Find out how payroll is impacted by this act.
- How can payroll benefit from understanding and implementing these controls? Even if you are not a publicly traded company, you can benefit from compliance with this act.
This class will go over the requirements and purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, payroll’s role in implementing the internal control requirements such as segregation of duties and written retention policies and how the payroll group can benefit from these controls and be protected by the whistleblower provision in this act even if they are not covered from a legislative standpoint.
Robyn Harris, CPP – Executive Director of Payroll, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
Generation X and Y: The Xs and Os of the New Workforce
Before you can manage a person, you need to understand them. This humorous and in-depth program puts the spotlight on what has shaped and what motivates the younger workers that are entering the business world. Craig offers practical management tools as well as his honest assessments by separating popular opinion with the actual reality of this up and coming generation of workers. Audience members of any age will be entertained and enlightened by this informative presentation.
Craig Price, Author and Speaker, Price Points
Social Media Impact – An Employer Roundtable
- Impact on employers and employees
- Employment issues – really?
- Social networking policies
Join your peers in this open discussion session to share how social media and networking is impacting your business. We will discuss how payroll and HR departments are impacted, the importance of a social networking policy, as well as how to protect yourself as a social media user. Bring your stories to share and let's learn from one another on this growing hot topic.
Barbara Youngman, CPP – Director, Legal Compliance, Brinker International
Identity Theft
- Defining what Identity Theft is and providing information from actual cases
- Identity Theft involving credit accounts, loans, employment, and arrests
- Credit card fraud and check forgeries
Join this session to get security tips for the individual and learn about current legislative laws that have been enacted for the prevention of identity theft.
Michael Dana – Detective, Dallas Police Department
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 ~ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Been There, Done That, Now What?
You’ve implemented a health and wellness strategy at your company and are concerned with the lack of measurable results. This session will validate what’s really worked, what hasn’t, and introduce new and exciting opportunities to improve health and flatten trend.
After this session, the attendee will be able to:
- Identify the areas in health and wellness that have not had the impact we hoped for in improving health and reducing cost.
- Apply a simple set of questions and criteria to determine which programs are working and how to best demonstrate their impact and ROI to senior management.
- Walk away with a good understanding of the new and innovative approaches that will help HR.
Wally Gomaa – Sr. VP, Holmes Murphy & Associates; President, Trajectory Health, LLC
Rising Unemployment Costs – 2011 and Beyond
- The national economy and unemployment costs
- State trust fund solvency
- Unemployment cost minimization strategies
This session provides a broad overview of the national economy related specifically to unemployment costs. The session will review state trust fund solvency, current trends and the impact to employers. The information will also provide proactive guidance to employers related to rising unemployment tax costs in 2011 and beyond. Federal and state legislative trends will also be analyzed and discussed. In addition, unemployment cost minimization strategies will be reviewed to help employers control costs and forecast future tax rates.
Scott Bankert – Director, Employment Tax Services, TALX Corporation
Garnishments – Child Support
- Child support withholding orders
- State laws on child support
- State law definitions of income and disposable earnings
Do the following acronyms: PRWORA, CCPA, OCSE, and CSE have you sitting in the pits? Well, join this class as we learn the meaning of the state and federal laws regulating child support orders. You will be up to speed in 90 minutes and back on track, as we cover federal and state laws on child support orders and the employer’s obligation to withhold and remit.
Kathy Phillips, CPP – Payroll Manager, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Start Your Engines for Stock Equity Programs – Taxation
- The three types of stock programs: Employee Stock Purchase (ESPP), Employee Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Employee Stock Options (stock options granted to employees).
- What are the tax implications of the 3 types of stock equity programs for the payroll department?
- How do you meet the federal tax deposit deadlines and stay in compliance, and how should equity be reported for payroll on the W-2 Form?
This class will gain an understanding of the different types of stock equity programs that have unique tax handling and what the requirements are for reporting information on payroll, tax withholding, tax payment timing as well as what goes on the W-2 Form. This class focuses on U.S. income tax and reporting. In addition to the U.S. discussion, we will deliver an electronic copy of “Selected International Tax & Legal Consequences” of global income and tax reporting compliments of Global Equity Services at Baker & McKenzie.
Robyn Harris, CPP – Executive Director of Payroll, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
Canadian Payrolls
- How do I prepare the “Pit Crew”?
- What pitfalls do I need to look for?
- How do I ensure I am in the “Winner’s Circle”?
This class will provide an overview to prepare you and your team with knowledge of the Provincial and Federal Canadian requirements. It will look at how to determine and expose any gaps with reports, audits, and various handy resources. We will demonstrate how useful, simple, and clear communications and work tools will prevent errors and loss of ownership as you cross the finish line with successfully produced tax documents.
Robin Moses, CPP – Director of Payroll, A H Belo Corporation
The Heat is on . . . I-9 Compliance
- I-9 Compliance - Pit Stop Challenges
- Audits – Are you under the Yellow flag?
- Best Practices – Winner’s Circle
I-9 audits are on the rise and Payroll and HR Professionals must be the ones to prepare their employers before the race starts. Join us in this session as we review the basics of completing the Form I-9, explore electronic I-9 solutions, walk through the steps of an I-9 audit, and discuss best practices. Come ready to share experiences and walk away a winner. This is one session you don't want to miss!
Barbara Youngman, CPP – Director, Legal Compliance, Brinker International
Effective Communication
How do you use the communication avenues?
- Face-to-face
- Phone
- E-mail
How do you communicate?
- What are your gestures, expressions and tone saying?
- Are you listening?
- How do you respond to others’ ideas?
Are you creating an environment where everyone feels connected through open communication? Join this interactive workshop to identify key skills needed for effective communication through various mediums with coworkers, clients and others.
Heather Curran – Director, Training & Development, Hines
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 ~ 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Keynote: Kathy Phillips, CPP – Payroll Manager, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Winning the RACE with Your Own PIT Crew!
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Positive Attitude and Motivation
Are you a points leader in your organization? Do you ever feel like throwing in the white towel instead of racing to the checkered flag? Do you and your pit crew need a tune up? Join me for this candid discussion on how to WIN the RACE and discover small changes that can make a big difference.
Thursday, September 22, 2011 ~ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Keynote: Jon Bohnert – Executive Vice President, Symmetry Software
Web 2.0 - The Next Generation of Internet Technology
- Emerging online trends
- Web 2.0 - What is it and what do the buzzwords mean?
- How does Web 2.0 impact payroll?
The Internet continues to evolve in ways no one would have expected only a few years ago. This interactive workshop focuses on new web technology commonly referred to as "Web 2.0" This includes things such as SaaS, Social Networking, Wiki's, Blogs and Mash Ups. Is this emerging technology relevant to payroll? Attend this workshop to find out. Examples will be provided along with explanations.
Thursday, September 22, 2011 ~ 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Introduction to Expatriate Tax & Tax Equalization
- Introduce the concept of and explain the need for tax equalization
- Discuss the many different characteristics of tax equalization
- The importance of hypothetical tax withholding
- The need for Tax Advances/Gross Up’s
- Discuss other tax equalization tips and pitfalls
In this session, we will discuss the purpose of tax equalizations for mobile employees (foreign and state to state). We will also discuss various aspects of a tax equalization calculation and a tax equalization policy, along with identifying how the year end “true up” is calculated.
Shane Grace – Tax Director, Deloitte Tax LLP ; Cindy Bedford – Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax LLP
Garnishments – All Others
- Tax levies
- Bankruptcy Orders
- Creditor garnishments and more
Involuntary deductions can cause a spin out. This class will help you learn the federal and state laws on involuntary deductions and the employer’s obligation relating to them. So, move into the winner’s circle with discussions on involuntary deductions and the priority of each order as well as compliance of federal and state regulations.
Kathy Phillips, CPP – Payroll Manager, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Workgroup Dynamics
- What is effective teamwork?
- What are the barriers to effective teamwork?
- How do you manage conflict?
How is your team working together to accomplish shared goals? Join this interactive workshop to assess your team’s effectiveness and then identify techniques to address your challenges.
Heather Curran – Director, Training & Development, Hines
Taxable Fringe Benefits
- Do you stall when asked “is this taxable?”
- Need to rev up your compliance expertise?
- Does your company get black flagged for non-compliance?
Move from the garage and out onto the track! Start your engines and race into this session. If you have any questions or want to be sure we cover any grey areas, please send an email to susan.charles@sabre-holdings.com.
Susan Charles, CPP – Sr. Payroll Analyst, Sabre-Holdings
AP, Payroll & HR: When Do They Talk?
- Learn about the need for good communication between departments.
This class will focus on 3 areas of your corporate team who handle very different functions and are essential to one another in some very important ways. Why do they need to communicate, when do they need to communicate and who do they need to communicate with.
Jodi Parsons, CPP – Manager of Payroll and Accounts Payable, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
Documenting Your Processes and Procedures
- Know your audience
- Know the purpose and intent of your documents
- Add frequently asked questions and answers to your documentation.
Learn the tools required in order to have a clear, concise, easy-to-read document that will be used by trainers and employees throughout your company.
De Ann Doonan, CPP – Director of Global Payroll, Dell Inc.
Get Ready . . . Get Set . . . E-Verify!
- E-Verify – What is it and how does it work?
- Impact on I-9 compliance
- Legislative News
Get ready; get set….get E-Verify? Join us to discuss the hottest buzz word on the immigration reform front. This introductory session will provide you a high-level overview of the E-Verify process and an option for beginners to ask questions, current users to share their stories and for all of us to share best practices. Whether you are thinking about using E-Verify or are a current user, this session will touch on something for everyone. Drivers…start your engines…!
Barbara Youngman, CPP – Legal Compliance Director, Brinker International
Thursday, September 22, 2011 ~ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Project Management
- Processes
- Procedures
- Techniques
Got a big project? Get it done right!
De Ann Doonan, CPP – Director of Global Payroll, Dell Inc.
Payroll and HR Working Together
- What is HR really saying - Learning their language
- Tips on building a partnership with HR
- 5 Reasons HR and payroll should work together
- Ways Payroll and HR can save the company money by working together
Do you sometimes feel that H. R. and Payroll are speaking different languages? Do you feel that neither department is worried about the other’s time schedule? Come join this interactive workshop to help understand how you can better work together for both the company and your department.
Rhonda Potter, CPP – Sr. Payroll Manager, Wyndham Worldwide; Becky Mather, CPP – Consultant, R. S. Mather H. R. and Payroll Consulting
Formula 101
- Basic Gross-Ups
- Federal Income Tax Withholding
- Regular Rate of Pay (Basic)
- Overtime
Today, payroll systems do all the work for us. However, when an employee asks you if their check is accurate, do you know the answer? Do you know how to calculate a paycheck manually? Join us this session to go over some basic payroll calculations and ensure you have a solid foundation to handle those questions! Bring a calculator and a pencil!
Carl York, CPP – Payroll Manager, La Quinta Inns & Suites
Non-Taxable Fringe Benefits
- Shift your compliance into high gear to ensure smooth compliance
- Avoid the black flags that put you in non-compliance
- Take the checkered flag to victory!
After a brief pit stop, we’ll race into the area of what isn’t taxable. We’ll slow for the pace car on any sticky messes on your race to compliance. If you have any questions or want to be sure we cover any grey areas, please send an email to susan.charles@sabre-holdings.com.
Susan Charles, CPP – Sr. Payroll Analyst, Sabre-Holdings
The ABCs of Form 1099
- Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Form 1099
This class will review the who, what, where, when, why and how of Form 1099. Everything from A-Z, including the new laws and regulations and how they apply to you.
Jodi Parsons, CPP – Manager of Payroll and Accounts Payable, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
Local Taxes: A - L
- Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky
- County & Municipality taxes
- Denver, Colorado "Head Tax"
- Local tax – Q&A
Payroll professionals in multi-state environments are required to be the local tax expert and that means you cannot miss this critical workshop! Come prepared to increase your knowledge on local taxes and how your payroll department is impacted. Walk away with additional resources and the information to be the "tax star" when you get back to the office.
Bruce Phipps, CPP - Corporate Payroll Manager, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Relocation - Ins and Outs
- Roles of Relocation
- Industry update
- Policy Benchmarking
- Expense Reporting
- Recommendations for a smooth relocation program
Bruce Waller and Mike Gonzales have been helping corporations relocate their most valuable assets, their people, for many years. Talent Management Strategies are the lifeblood to the success of any company. Mobility programs come in all shapes and sizes. Bruce and Mike will show how to get the most value out of your relocation program from a different view point. They will also provide money saving ideas to improve your program while assisting those in your recruiting department.
Mike Gonzales, CRP – President, Armstrong Relocation-Dallas; Bruce Waller, CRP, RIM, CMC – Vice President, Corp. Relocation Armstrong Relocation-Dallas
Thursday, September 22, 2011 ~ 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
The Fundamentals of Equity-Based Compensation
- Definitions and explanations of equity-based compensation
- When equity-based compensation becomes wages for FICA and income tax purposes
- Withholding issues and challenges around equity-based compensation
- Reporting equity-based compensation to employees
- What payroll professionals should know about corporate tax deductions in this area
The manner in which equity-based compensation is taxed and reported is often a challenging issue for payroll professionals. This presentation will facilitate an understanding of the commonly used types of stock-based compensation and will discuss considerations around vesting events, the transfer of stock to employees, and Form W-2 reporting.
Nick Broomhead – Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax LLP; Brian King – Director, Global Employer Services, Deloitte Tax LLP
Beyond The Finish Line with Payroll Accounting
- You have completed payroll; what happens next?
- Learn to identify the various general ledger accounts that affect payroll
- Learn to post and reverse general ledger transactions
- The importance of reconciling accounts
Payroll affects many aspects of finance and accounting. Learn what happens after you push the payroll button.
Teresa Mulkey, CPP – Payroll Manager, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
Formula 201
- Complex Gross-Up Calculations
- Weighted Average Overtime
- Taxable value of GTL over $50,000
- Imputed Income
- Gross-to-net Problems
We covered some basic calculations in Formula 101; now, join us for Formula 201 where we will cover additional topics and explore more complex calculations. We will add on to the calculations from 101 making them more complex, and we’ll tackle some sample problems. For example, what if your company asks you to gross-up a check and include 401(k)? Let’s take Formula 101 to the next level! Bring a calculator and a pencil!
Carl York, CPP – Payroll Manager, La Quinta Inns & Suites
Drive It Like You Stole It…Prepare for the CPP
- What are the benefits of taking the FPC/CPP?
- What can I expect?
- Need some practical advice for test-taking?
Join us for information about the certification process, test taking strategies, what to study, and some sample test questions.
Holly Graham, CPP – Payroll Administrator, University of St. Thomas
Managing Your AP Vendor Master File and Preventing Duplicate Payments
Learn how to set up your vendor master file, and just as importantly, how to maintain it. Learn how this and other strategies, will help you to prevent duplicate payments.
This class will concentrate on the proper setup, control and maintenance of the vendor master file, posting invoicing from vendors and payments to vendors. By following a few simple rules, we can virtually eliminate opportunities for duplicate vendors and duplicate payments.
Jodi Parsons, CPP – Manager of Payroll and Accounts Payable, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
Local Taxes: M – Z
Payroll professionals in multi-state environments are required to be the local tax expert and that means you cannot miss this critical workshop! Come prepared to increase your knowledge on local taxes and how your payroll department is impacted. Walk away with additional resources and the information to be the "tax star" when you get back to the office.
Bruce Phipps, CPP - Corporate Payroll Manager, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Fundamentals of Effective Business Writing
- Learn the 5 Ws and 7 Cs of communication
- Write clear, concise, and effective emails
- Learn helpful writing tips
It’s easy for misunderstandings to occur in written business communication. Learn the difference between business and personal writing. How you write- proper word usage, grammar, spelling, etc. - in your business correspondence reflects on the writer and makes a lasting impression on the reader. Know when and how to use the proper form of communication.
Susan George, CPP – Senior Client Support Manager, Automatic Data Processing
Friday, September 23, 2011 ~ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
How to Make Payroll a More Effective Business Partner
- How payroll has evolved over the years from a transactional function to a strategic business partner
- The key ways payroll technology and analytics can contribute to bottom-line benefits such as cost savings and increased employee engagement
- What every payroll professional should know about human capital management and strategic talent management
- Tomorrow's Payroll: trends that will affect the payroll industry including the changing workforce and social media
How can your unique skills and expertise help others in your business—or even benefit your company’s bottom line? By understanding how your role interacts with and strengthens HR, recruitment, talent management, finance, and other business functions, you can improve your value, add critical input to the company or individual business units, and make preparations to enhance your role in the future.
Zach Thomas – VP of Product Strategy, Ultimate Software
Red Light, Green Light - California Payrolls
- Wage & Hour issues
- Payment of wages
- Vacation pay
- State taxation
- Title XII loans
California’s state Wage and Hour requirements are complex and can differ significantly from Federal laws. Identify red lights in the areas of minimum wage, overtime rules, wage orders, requirements for pay stubs, terminations and vacation pay, meal or rest periods, and deductions from pay. Understand the differences to green light your company’s race to California compliance and avoid elimination in the last lap.
Valery Noakes, CPP – Payroll, Manager, Tesoro Companies, Inc.
FLSA: Basic Standards for Non-exempt Employees
• Minimum wage and deductions
• Pitfalls of non-compliance: investigations and enforcement
Learn about the regular rate of pay issues such as overtime must be paid not only on base rate but on shift differential, on call pay, most bonuses and other types of incentive payments. This session will also cover hours worked issues, such as break time, meal periods, travel time, etc.
Brian Farrington – Attorney & Owner, Law Offices of Brian T. Farrington
Fundamentals of Expatriate Compensation
- How exclusions and treaties help to minimize tax liability of US Expatriates
- Overview of the Balance Sheet approach, with emphasis on Tax equalization and hypothetical tax
- Importance of Mirror (or Shadow) Payroll
- Impact of foreign compensation on US Payroll
In this fast-paced world of globalization and global mobility, payroll professionals are faced with the challenge of keeping pace with the various payroll requirements to serve expatriates. Our business partners and HR partners rely on Payroll to ensure that expatriate policies are implemented and taxed appropriately. In this session, you will gain an understanding of common expatriate compensation practices and tax withholding requirements.
Amy Parrent, CBP, CCP, GMS – Director IHR, Deloitte Tax LLP; Brett Cummings – Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax LLP
The I-9 Form
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, must be completed by all employers to ensure that new employees are authorized to work in the United States. Form I-9 was mandated by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). IRCA prohibits the hiring or continued employment of aliens whom employers know are not authorized to work in the United States.
Michael A. Pollard – Management & Program Analyst, USCIS, Dept. of Homeland Security
Local Taxes — Ohio & Pennsylvania
- Municipalities & school districts
- Local earned income taxes
- Special local issues
- Local tax Q&A
If you pay employees in Ohio & Pennsylvania, you need to know how many agencies are involved in their challenging local tax areas. This workshop will provide you the information all employers and payroll professionals need to know about local taxes impacting your payroll department.
Tommy Windsor, CPP - Payroll Tax Specialist, One Source, VHR
Don’t Spin Out on Davis Bacon!
- Davis Bacon Act – What is it and why do we have to comply?
- What are wage determinations and how to read them?
- Calculate a prevailing wage rate using the correct classifications?
- How do fringe benefits apply?
- What is form WH 347?
The compliance requirements for the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) can be very overwhelming. Working on a federal government project is a very delicate balancing act. Employers are required to pay their laborers and mechanics the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for laborers and mechanics performing work on Federal, Federally assisted contracts in excess of $2000, or District of Columbia no less than the wages of similar projects in the area. The contractual and regulatory landscape is vast and ever changing so what do employers need to know?
Cheryl Hollowell, CPP – Payroll Manager, TDIndustries
Friday, September 23, 2011 ~ 9:45 am – 11:15 am
The Basics of Dual Payroll for Expatriates: Splits & Shadows
- A base level understanding of expatriate payroll
- Four basic approaches to expatriate dual payroll: Recommended split, Flexible split, Required split and Shadow payroll
- Why companies decide to use these approaches and suggested alternatives to each
- The challenges faced by Payroll and HR groups when dual payrolls are used
- Recommendations for operating efficient dual payroll programs
Dual payrolls are complex strategies for compensating expatriates that require extensive coordination between international HR professionals, payroll teams, service providers, and assignees. In this session, we will discuss four primary approaches to dual payrolls, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Amy Parrent, CBP, CCP, GMS – Director IHR, Deloitte Tax LLP ; Laura Davis – Manager, Global Mobility and US Payroll, Texas Instruments
ACH Rules and Regulations
The ACH Rules are constantly changing and if you do not keep up, you will be left behind! Are you aware of the ACH Rules as they pertain to your organization’ role in the ACH Network and do you know if you are in compliance with them? In this session we will provide you with an update of the ACH Rules as they apply to the payroll industry and we will discuss some strategies that can be used to help promote the many benefits of direct deposit to your employees.
Beverly Dobesh, AAP – SVP, Educational Services, SWACHA
FLSA: Salaried Exempt Employees
• Salary basis of pay and “Safe Harbor”
• Current status of Duties Tests
This session will discuss the importance of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the impact of misclassification on employers. This is one of the biggest targets of collective action litigation. Come learn how to protect your company by understanding the laws.
Brian Farrington – Attorney & Owner, Law Offices of Brian T. Farrington
The Benefits of Paycards in the Payroll Department
Did you know you could save 90% of the costs of processing and distributing paper checks if you incorporated a debit payroll card into your payroll process? Companies nationwide are looking for new ways to cut costs and improve efficiency. Paycards are an easy and often overlooked opportunity to make operational changes that will have a direct, measurable impact on the bottom-line. The cost savings realized when implementing electronic pay is significant, provides added productivity, and results in increased employee satisfaction.
Brian Slowik – President, rapid! PayCard
Texas Payday Law
Attendees will learn not only about recent updates to the Texas Payday Act, but how to avoid common pitfalls occasioned by state and federal law.
John P. Hagan – Labor & Employment Law Attorney, Hagan Roach LLC
Managing Millennials, Multi-Generational Trends and Management
- Am I weird, or are they just different?
- The new generational gap!
- Workforce of the future......what does it look like?
Learn how to move your work force to a level of multi-generational success. It's all about improving relationships and long term people skills. Effective people don't just do things differently....they do different things. Learn how to improve staff performance by understanding the new trends in managing multi-generational workers. Come take a look at the workforce of the future! If you can cope with diversity and differences, you can master the art of managing change. Are you are headed in one direction but pointed in another? Learn how to track trends and fads that will challenge your future. Be prepared to take a look at yourself first and then laugh!
Janet Sue Rush, Professional Speaker
E-Verify: The Government’s Inside Track
E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify is fast, free and easy to use – and it’s the best way employers can ensure a legal workforce.
Michael A. Pollard – Management & Program Analyst, USCIS, Dept. of Homeland Security
Friday, September 23, 2011 ~ 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Drivers’ Meeting: Ask a Payroll Professional
- Open forum for asking questions and discussion
This session provides an opportunity to get answers to those difficult questions that have eluded you.
Teresa Mulkey, CPP – Payroll Manager, Dr Pepper Snapple Group; Jodi Parsons, CPP – Manager of Payroll and Accounts Payable, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
Drivers’ Meeting: Ask an Accounts Payable Professional
- Open forum for asking questions and discussion
This session provides an opportunity to get answers to those difficult questions that have eluded you.
Sandy Champion – Moderator – President, IAPP; Carrie Chambers; Jan Wallace; Sherry Strahla; Tom Lyman
Drivers’ Meeting: Ask an Employment Lawyer
- Open forum for asking questions and discussion
This session provides an opportunity to get answers to those difficult questions that have eluded you.
Brian Farrington – Attorney & Owner, Law Offices of Brian T. Farrington
Drivers’ Meeting: Ask an HR Professional
- Open forum for asking questions and discussion
This session provides an opportunity to get answers to those difficult questions that have eluded you.
Yvonne Freeman – Vice President of Human Resources, Michaels Stores
Exhibitor Forum: Timekeeping
- Brief demo of timekeeping products/services and open forum for asking questions
This session is for attendees who would like to see a demonstration of timekeeping products and services and to have the opportunity to ask questions. This session will be conducted by vendors that will be attending the exhibit hall at the conference.
Exhibitor Forum: Outsourcing Your Payroll
- Brief demo of HR/Payroll products/services and open forum for asking questions
This session is for attendees who would like to see a demonstration of HR/Payroll products/services and to have the opportunity to ask questions. This session will be conducted by vendors that will be attending the exhibit hall at the conference.
Exhibitor Forum: Reference Resources
- Brief demo by reference resources providers and open forum for asking questions
This session is for attendees who would like to get information about reference resource services and to have the opportunity to ask questions. This session will be conducted by vendors that will be attending the exhibit hall at the conference.
Saturday, September 24, 2011 ~ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
Keynote: Shelly Abril – Government Relations Manager, Automatic Data Processing
Legislative Update
Find out what laws, rules, and regulations have already been enacted and how they will affect payroll. What does the future hold?
Saturday, September 24, 2011 ~ 9:45 am - Noon
Keynote: Janet Sue Rush, Professional Speaker
I’d Like to Be Motivated But I Just Don’t Feel Like It!
Take time to sit back and laugh, and learn how to "stay up in a down world."
Got the drags and no place to go? Well, pick up and learn that motivation is not just hype but a basic love for your passion and the energy it takes you to get there. What motivates one person is not what motivates another person. Learn what motivates and de-motivates your life. Are things right, wrong or different in your work and business? Understanding how others misunderstand you and how your ideas will shape the future. The secret: Stay Cool and Calm on Top and Paddle Like Crazy Under Water!
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