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Workshop “A” |
“Recessionary Impact on Unemployment Taxes”
Scott Bankert, Regional Director of Employment Tax Services, TALX
· Overview of the national economy related specifically to unemployment costs · Review State trust fund solvency, current trends and the impact to employers · Analyze Federal/State legislative trends and cost minimization strategies |
“Inbound Students/Professors” Jeff McCann, International Tax Director, and Mia Yun, International Tax Manager, Moore Stephens Doeren Mayhew · Wage reporting and withholding compliance for foreign national students, professors and trainees · Individual income tax reporting for foreign national students, professors and trainees · Treaty considerations for foreign national students, processors and trainees |
“Change Management”
Penny Weller, PhD, CMA Senior Director, Global Business Services, North American Practice Leader, The Hackett Group
· General Concepts on Change Management · Metrics to support the value of change management - Is investing in change management worth it? · Sample models and approach |
“MI Unemployment”
Joseph Mulligan, SUTA/1099 Manager, MI Unemployment Insurance Agency
· Charging Employer Accounts/Benefit Charges · Calculating Employer Tax Rates · Form UIA 1110 Tax Credit |
“HIPAA and FMLA”
Matt Isbell, President, COBRA Resources, Inc.
· HIPAA Special Enrollments and How they impact your Health Plan and COBRA · FMLA and Coordinating Military Leaves · Paid FMLA vs. Unpaid Leave |
“Payroll Auditing and Internal Controls”
Howard Goldman, CPP, Director of Payroll, Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
· Preventing and spotting employee theft · Paycheck fraud · Payroll process controls · System controls and security |
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Workshop “B” |
“DOL - GOV Updates”
Brooke Avello, Investigator, US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
· Regulation 541: Salaried Exempt vs. Non Exempt · FMLA Updating your policy to include the Military Entitlement · Q & A on Wage Related Issues |
“Current Benefit Issues and Reporting”
Joel Clark, Founder and President,Jennifer Young, Director of Corporate Compliance J.S Clark Agency, Inc.
· PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) · Exchanges · W-2 Requirements |
“Employee Benefits/Health Care Cost Control”
Sue Mathiesen, Director of Research, McGraw Wentworth
· Review of the Health Care Cost Challenges · Discuss options employers can consider to keep cost in check · Review key considerations in looking at options |
“Time Management”
Rebecca Westmaas Branch Manager Robert Half International
· Doing more with less · Company-wide time management · Pick techniques that work for you |
“Managing Labor Issues”
Gary Chamberlin, Attorney, Miller Johnson
· The Independent Contractor determination is NOT governed by the parties' intent · Misclassification has enormous consequences for wages, overtime, taxes and benefits liability · Learn the true factors that determine independent contractor status · Learn how Electronic State forms can work for you |
“Direct Deposit-Can There Be Anything New?”
Rona Mehl, Treasury and Professional Services, The Payments Authority
· Authorizations, Returns and Reversing Entries · Contingency · Opportunities for International ACH (IAT) |
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Workshop “C” |
“SSA Updates”
Vonda VanTil, Public Affairs Specialist, SSA
· What's New in 2011 · Going Online for Employer/Employee · Tips for Successful Reporting |
“MI - DOL Updates”
Jack Finn, Administrator Director, MI Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Wage and Hour Division
· Michigan Wage Claims Law · Michigan Minimum Wage and Overtime Law · Q & A |
“IRS Updates”
Susan Rahn, Stakeholder Liaison, IRS
· Current Payroll information from the IRS · Amending Employment Tax Returns · IRS Resources for Payroll Professionals |
“I-9 Electronic System”
Scott Cooper, Partner and Managing Attorney Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
· Issues in moving I-9 Compliance to an Electronic Platform · Benefits of an On-Line I-9 System · To E-Verify or Not to E-Verify - "That is a really good question" |
“Implementing Paperless State and Local Withholding Forms”
Frank Tresnak, Business Development Director, Symmetry Software/Paycheckcity.com
· Learn how Electronic State forms can work for you · Review compliance requirements for online forms · See the advantages and discuss the "gotchas" |
“Payroll Fraud”
Erik Lindquist, CFE, Certified Fraud Examiner, Lindquist & Associates, LLC
· The changing environment of payroll fraud - with technology, comes new exposures · Schemes and approaches historically used to defraud employers · Prevention and oversight process needed to stay ahead of the fraudsters |
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Workshop “D” |
“Child Support Electronic Payments” William Stuart. Principal System Architect ,and Chris Townsend Enforcement Analyst, Federal Office of Child Support · Receive your child support IWO electronically · Learn how the process works · Learn how your company can take advantage of this no cost program
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“Worker Classification/Employment Status Issues”
Michael Baer, CPP, Managing Editor, BNA, Inc.
· Worker status is not just a tax issue; it impacts benefits, wage and hour, other labor issues · Various statutes, common law, and facts and circumstances center around control · Recent actions by governments and courts, highlight growing need for clarity |
“Cafeteria, Qualified/Nonqualified Compensation Plans”
Richard Ferrari, CPA, Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP
· Developments in federal and state employment taxes · Q&A |
“MI Tax Tribunal”
Kimbal R. Smith III , Chairman, MI Tax Tribunal
· What is the Michigan Tax Tribunal? · The Economy of MI and its effect on property values · Case Law Update |
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