10 Common Misconceptions About Payroll and How to Avoid Them

Why Should You Attend:

Even in the 21st century there are many misconceptions about what is actually required to pay employees correctly under federal and state wage and hour laws.

• There are some who absolutely know that it is illegal to force exempt employees to record their time, it is not so.
• It is also believed that if you pay an employee for a holiday it must be included in the calculation for overtime under the law, it does not.
• Others are convinced that if they have a firm policy in place that states emphatically that overtime must be approved in advance or it will not be paid is perfectly legal not to pay the overtime, it is again not so.

This webinar discusses 10 areas of wage and hour law that when misunderstood or applied incorrectly.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Weekly overtime is the only OT employers need to worry about because federal law always supersedes state law
• The workweek is whatever the company defines it as and it can be changed as the need arises
• The employer gets to decide what is worked time
• Employees do not have to be paid for sleep, travel time or other type of “unproductive time”
• Employees have the option to skip meal periods or breaks
• Benefit time such as holiday, sick or vacation pay must be included in the computation of overtime
• Only hourly employees are paid overtime
• Exempt employee cannot be forced to punch a time clock. If they did their hours exceeding 40 would be considered overtime
• An exempt employee working in an hourly position does not have to be paid overtime
• Overtime not approved in advance does not have to be paid

Who Will Benefit:

• Payroll professionals
• Human Resources
• Accounting Personnel
• Business Owners
• Lawmakers
• Attorneys

Vicki M. Lambert
Payroll Authority and Instructor, The Payroll Advisor

Vicki M. Lambert, CPP, is president and academic director of The Payroll Advisor™ a firm specializing in training payroll professionals. With over 35 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over 20 years as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert is a sought-after and respected voice in the practice and management of payroll issues. She has conducted open market training seminars on payroll issues across the United States that have been attended by executives and professionals from some of the most prestigious firms in business today.

Ms. Lambert has lectured extensively on payroll administration and compliance issues for clients that have included Automatic Data Processing, CCH Incorporated, Ceridian Employer Services, and The Employer Group. Ms. Lambert has also served as a consultant and in-house trainer for businesses such as Sun Microsystems, Paychex, Fox Studios, Disney, County of Riverside, and City of Hesperia.

Ms. Lambert is an adjunct faculty member at Brandman University in Southern California. She is the creator of and the instructor for the Practical Payroll Online program offered through the School of Extended Education. Ms. Lambert currently produces and presents audio seminars and webcasts for clients and business groups throughout the country.

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