Session 1
Thursday  10:45:-12:00

Session 2
Thursday 1:00-2:15

Session 3
Thursday 2:30-3:45

Session 4
Thursday 4:00-5:15

Session 5
Friday 10:45-12:00

Session 6
Friday 1:15-2:30

Workshop

“A”

IRS Updates

 

Chuck Barrington,

Sr. Stakeholder Liaison Internal Revenue Service

 

· Find out how to properly correct employment taxes with the new “X” forms

· Discussion of the COBRA subsidy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Web 2.0”

 

The Next Generation

of Web Technology

 

 Frank Tresnak

Business Development Director

Jon Bohnert Executive VP.

Symmetry Software

· Emerging on-line trends

· Web 2.0 – What is it and what do the buzzwords mean?

· How does Web 2.0 affect payroll?

Using the Internet for Federal, State and Local Payroll Research”

The Most Important

Governmental Websites

Frank Tresnak,

Business Development Director

Jon Bohnert, Executive VP.

Symmetry Software

· Using primary/secondary research tools

· Quickly and easily find federal, state and local payroll related laws, regulations, government forms and publications

· Efficient research techniques

 Trends in Paperless Payroll”

 

Pedro Cutino,

Director, Major Accounts Product Management

ADP

 

· Tips and caveats of paperless payroll

· Integrating into your existing system

“Michigan Child Support Program”

Chris Townsend, Policy Analyst, State of Michigan, Dept of Human Services, Office of Child Support

 

· Reporting (new hires, quarterly wages and employee terminations)

· Income withholding (child and/or spousal support, medical support and health insurance)

· Payment remittance

· Electronic income withholding orders (E-IWO) and national medical support orders (E-NMSN)

“The Latest in Employment Eligibility Verification”

Scott Cooper, Partner Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy PLLC

· What steps will the new Administration take regarding employer violations of employment eligibility verification requirements?

· Have you updated your I-9 policy and procedures to adapt new best practices?

· How can you avoid immigration-related discrimination charges while seeking to meet more rigorous I-9 enforcement?

· Time to go paperless - what should you look for in an online I-9 program?

· Making the decision whether to use and implementing E-Verify

Workshop

“B”

Going Global”

 What You Need to Know About Paying People Internationally

 

Michele Honomichl, CEO Janet Roome, CPP, Sr. Project Mgr., Celergo, LLC

· Complexity of paying international payrolls

· Basic structure of payrolls in foreign countries

· How payrolls in foreign countries differ from US payroll

· Compliance differences

Section 125”

Compliant Cost Containment Strategy for Employee Benefit Plans You Can Implement Now!

Joel Clark, President

Jennifer Young, Sr. Account Mgr.

JS Clark Agency, Inc.

· Cost containment opportunities

· Preparing for “Right” sizing

· Section 125 compliant material modifications

· A closer look at plan design opportunities

· Simple initiatives you can implement now

IAT Considerations,

EFT Controls

& Best Practices”

Adrian Brown

Consulting & Education Mgr.

The Payments Authority

· The law governing International ACH Transactions (IAT) was implemented September 18, 2009.  Are you in compliance with U.S. Law?

· Review of IAT Action Item Checklists to assist in due diligence

· Focus on developing policies, procedures and identifying best practices to protect your organization

“HSAs, FSAs and HRAs, Oh My!”

 

Marti Lolli, Product Mgr, Market Development, Priority Health

 

·   Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). What are they?

· How are they different?

· Brush up on the rules and regulations of how these plans have to operate

· If you don’t have one of these now the trend shows that you will, most certainly, have one in the near future

“Human Resources/Payroll Recordkeeping

Gary Chamberlin, Attorney,

Miller Johnson

· Provides an in-depth examination of employment-related records that must be maintained by employers

· Discuss how to manage your employees’ access to their personnel file and when you should NOT provide copies to outside parties upon request

· Provide advice on managing, organizing and retaining those records and for how long

“Weird Ways Workplace Laws Sway Pay Practices”

 

Randy Willis, National Speaker  Infinisource, Inc.

 

· Military FMLA – Active duty leave – What is a “qualifying exigency”?

· FMLA – Partial day docking on exempt salary /Pay supplementation “triple dip” rule

· NLRA (National Labor Relations Act) – Proposed Paycheck Fairness Act

Workshop

“C”

2009 FMLA Revisions”

An Overview for Human Resource/Payroll Professionals

 

Keith Brodie & Kelly Powis, Attorneys

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

· Provide an overview of new Final FMLA Regulations

· Address critical issues regarding

the proper administration of FMLA leave

· Discuss the new and revised FMLA forms employers should be using

Garnishments Go

On and On!

 

Jim Owen

Sr. Director of Administration American Payroll Association

 

· Michigan garnishments untangled

· The complexities of Child Support

· Who has priority of the money?

· The future of Child Support withholding

“Michigan Labor Laws”

Payment of Wages & Fringe Benefits Act and MI Minimum Wage & Overtime Law

Jack Finn, Director, MI Dept of Labor, Wage & Hour Division

Melanie Matthews, Wage Hour Investigator, US Dept of Labor ESA

· Review the Michigan regulations for payment of hourly wages, salaries, commissions and certain fringe benefits (vacation pay, sick pay, etc.)

· Discuss Michigan Minimum Wage Law which regulates minimum wage and overtime pay

“Social Security Administration Updates”

Patricia Hayes, Program Expert

Social Security Administration

· SSA offers many electronic business services that help employers be successful and accurate wage reporters

· Find out about electronic W-2’s and W-2c’s, as well as web-based name and number matching (SSNVS and E-Verify)

· Take advantage of an opportunity to ask questions and hear about updates from the Chicago Regional Office Program Expert

“Paperless Pay”

 

Essentials to a Seamless Transition

 

Jeremy Martin

ePayroll Product Consultant

 TALX Corporation

 

· Why implement paperless payroll?

· Address the paperless obstacles

· The Rollout

· Paperless Synergy

“Managing Through Change”

Christine Lucy

Sr. Regional Vice-President

Robert Half International

· When change occurs it is up to the manager to support and guide employees through the transition process

· The ability to lead and manage through challenging times is critical to a firm’s long-term success

· See how change affects employees

· Learn what steps managers can take to help adjust and thrive amidst change