HR Advice Archives – CEOHR, Inc.

February 1, 2021

Roselyn, who joined the CEOHR team as a Payroll / HR Specialist Business in January 2021, brings more than 20 years of experience in payroll and human resources. As a payroll and human resource manager, she handled multiple administrative tasks, across numerous states for several firms employing 150 to over 300 employees. Her deep understanding of various technology platforms makes her a perfect fit for CEOHR, Inc. Over the last several years, she has continued to hone her payroll and HR skills to provide exemplary customer service. She is fluent in Spanish with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Roselyn grew up in Brooklyn, NY; she and her daughter moved to Parrish 3 years ago. Roselyn enjoys the beautiful beaches Sarasota has to …

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January 6, 2020

On December 20, 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Trump. Included in this newly enacted legislation are “Tax Extenders” which include valuable provisions for employers. These provisions include the following: • Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC): Extended through December 31, 2020 • Federal Empowerment Zone Tax Credit: Retroactively extended for 2018, 2019, and 2020 • Employee Retention Tax Credit: Enacted for specified disaster areas designated and determined by the federal government, including places of business impacted by Hurricane Michael, Hurricane Florence, and the 2018 wildfires in California • Indian Employment Credit: Renewed through 2020 • WOTC Funding for Fiscal Year 2020 increased by 2.5 million dollars Please reach out to Josh Emerick, Director of …

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January 6, 2020

It’s January 2020 – Have your exempt (salaried) employees been reclassified to non-exempt (hourly)? Have you put controls in place to manage this change? 1) Punching In/Out – It’s a new concept for salaried employees to track their time. If your salaried employees have been reclassified to hourly to comply with the new law, these employees are now eligible for overtime if they work over 40 hours in one workweek. 2) Morale – If employees don’t know why their status is changing, (especially true for Managers) morale may become an issue. They should be told of the law change, and depending upon the state you work in, how this change impacts their daily work, it’s certainly not a demotion! 3) …

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December 20, 2019

Here we are at year end again. There’s a cluster of new laws that go into effect next month, but the biggest on the federal level is Fair Labor Standards Act ‘Overtime Rule’ which makes 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime. The ‘Overtime Rule’ is a simple concept and has been sold as a benefit for the middle class – but if you are not ready for the change, it’s an unexpected dent in your labor budget. The Overtime Rule is an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage threshold for salaried employees. The ‘Overtime Rule’ updates the earning level necessary to exempt executive, administrative or professional employees from overtime requirements. The ‘Overtime Rule’ raises the standard salary …

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May 14, 2018

Q: We have an hourly employee who will be working at two different locations and under two titles, 25 hours at one location and 25 hours at the other. Will he need to be paid overtime? A: Yes. Titles, job duties, and locations are irrelevant—focus only on the total number of hours worked by the individual for your organization. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees must be paid overtime for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek for a single employer. In some cases, an employee working a schedule like this for two separate companies may even be entitled to overtime, assuming the organizations have the same owners and management or otherwise qualify as joint employers. Failure to …

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Category Archives: HR Advice

Roselyn Ramos Joins CEOHR as a Payroll / HR Specialist

Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Empowerment Zones Extended through 2020

Are Your Controls In Place

Winter Storm On The Horizon? New FSLA Overtime Rule January 1, 2020

Question About: Overtime Pay At 2 Different Locations