Workshop Schedule

 

Session 1
Thursday  10:
15:-11:30

Session 2
Thursday 1:
00-2:15

Session 3
Thursday 2:
30-3:45

Session 4
Thursday 4:
00-5:15

Session 5
Friday 9:00-10:15

Session 6
Friday 10:30-11:45

Session 7
Friday 1:
15-2:30

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
VP Health & Benefits
AON Consulting

·  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 Administration

 

·  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

Workshop

“B”

6 Steps to Successful Sexual Harassment Management”

Amy Purcill

VP-Client Development
Mason-McBride Insurance

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
Value Options

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.
Martin Armstrong, CPP

Director of Payroll

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
 Jared S. Vale
 
Director, Strategic Compliance, Barnett Associates

·  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

 

 

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
Michigan Child Support Enforcement

·  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
a Bad Situation

 

Roger A. Smith, CPP

Payroll Management Consultant
PayrollProf.com

 

·  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
Thomson Reuters

 

·  Join me in a humorous look back at my career

·  Learn the tools for success

·  Find the “Fountain of Youth”