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Workshop “A” |
“Identity Theft Tips for Businesses and Employees” Tracy Sonneborn Assistant Attorney General Michigan Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection & Charitable Trusts · What to tell your employees when they inquire on Identity Theft. |
“Consumer-Driven Health Care” Putting the Patient Back into Patient Care
Janet Vermeulen, CEBS · Consumer engagement in health care · Tools and approaches that work · Results - financial and care driven · Technicalities of HSAs |
“SSA Update”
Patricia Hayes,
Program Expert
· Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS) · Updates on current issues and/or legislation · Q & A |
“Trends in Time & Attendance” Simplify the payroll process and optimize your resources. Kevin Choksi President and CEO Workforce Software · Biometric Data Collection for today’s market · Employee self-service, leave management, and labor analytics · Enterprise-wide time and attendance solutions · Software-based scheduling |
“Preparing for FPC & CPP Exams”
E. Dina Rand, CPP Senior Consultant Deloitte Tax, LLP
· Review of the exams: structure, scoring and registration · Preparation for taking the exams · Practice exam · Q & A |
“International HR/Payroll”
E. Dina Rand, CPP Senior Consultant Deloitte Tax, LLP
· Assignment Planning · Pre-Departure Preparation · Assignment Administration · Year-end Compensation & Tax · Repatriation |
“Garnishments”
Nora Daly, CPP
APA National Speaker – Payroll Specialties
· Priority · Limits · How to handle multiple orders · Fees |
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Workshop “B” |
“6 Steps to Successful Sexual Harassment Management” Amy Purcill VP-Client Development Summit Risk Management, LLC · Strongly written policy · Sensitivity training for all · Awareness/Identification training for Leaders · Prompt, thorough investigations · Appropriate actions/responses · A formal process |
“Violence in the Workplace”
Betsy Leib-Ragowsky, Account Manager LMSW
· What is Violence in the Workplace? · Why should you be interested in Violence in the Workplace? · Identify early warning signs · Violence Profile |
“Introduction to Payroll, Part 1”
Howard I. Goldman, CPP Director of Payroll, Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. · Employee vs. Independent Contractor · Basics of FLSA · FICA and income tax withholding · Deferred compensation and cafeteria plans · Payment issues · Deductions from pay |
“Introduction to Payroll, Part 2”
Howard I. Goldman, CPP Director of Payroll, Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
· Taxable and nontaxable compensation · Benefits · Unemployment taxes · Depositing and reporting taxes · Basics of payroll systems · Recordkeeping |
“Mergers & Acquisitions” Be prepared for these advanced transactions. Director of Payroll Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. · Due diligence: Payroll – liens, notices, audits · Strategic planning & implementation · UI tax management/compliance update · Benefits plans, garnishments, child support, pension plans |
“Leading & Managing Payroll”
Martin Armstrong, CPP Director of Payroll Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
· Critical Thinking Skills for Today's Payroll Leaders · Using Performance Metrics & Effective Communication · Emotional Motivation Tools to Engage & Reward Employees · What Successful Leaders Do · Understanding Root Cause Analysis |
“IRS Updates”
Speaker TBD Stakeholder Liaison Office, Internal Revenue Service
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Workshop “C” |
“A World Class Payroll Organization” Sharing metrics, best practices and trends. Felicia Cheek Payroll Advisory Program Manager The Hackett Group · Learn what world class payroll performance looks like · Learn what world class payroll organizations do better · Learn what best practices world class payroll organizations use · See how you compare to world class payroll organizations |
“Employer Responsibilities for Child Support”
Ryann Moore Enforcement Policy Team · Income withholding order · National Medical Support Notices · Review the areas that could cause heartburn and heartache |
“Pension Protection Act”
Mike Rybka ARPC, CRPC, CFM Vice President & Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch
· Highlights of the PPA of 2006 · Roth 401(k) · Auto Enrollment · QDIA · EGTRRA Made Permanent |
“Crisis Management” Making the Best out of
Roger A. Smith, CPP Payroll Management Consultant
· What is a crisis? · Reacting to a crisis · Six Step Method for Crisis Management |
“Michigan Unemployment”
Shaun Thomas Director, Benefit Services Rose Pacis Manager, Tax Office Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency · Unemployment tax rates · Weekly eligibility for benefits · Monetary determinations · Charging Benefits to Employers’ Accounts · Hearings |
“DOL Update” James Smith Assistant District Director U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division John Finn Administrator, Wage & Hour Division, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth · Recordkeeping requirements for hourly & salaried employees under FLSA · Employees and overtime pay · When deductions from salaried employees’ pay are allowed · MI labor laws dealing with payroll issues · MI Minimum Wage & Overtime Law · MI Payment of Wages & Fringe Benefits Act |
“The Odyssey of the Payroll Professional”
James Paille, CPP Director, Payroll, Business Strategy & Development
· Join me in a humorous look back at my career · Learn the tools for success · Find the “Fountain of Youth” |