PayrollOrg

MAY 7, 2024

The Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund projects the social security wage base will be $174,900 for 2025.

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Florida Workers' Comp

MAY 7, 2024

A curious instance of legal misfeasance occurred some time ago. It was brought to my attention just before it was referred to the authorities. The litigation had been ongoing for several years and late in 2022 a motion was made for appointment of an Expert Medical Advisor. About a month later, an EMA was appointed and trial was continued to accommodate the evaluation and testimony.

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PayrollOrg

MAY 6, 2024

PAYO’s rebranded Bookshelf design updates are featured in the Tizra Upgrade Showcase. Tizra highlights the improved Bookshelf navigation and the “Latest News” section.

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Florida Workers' Comp

MAY 1, 2024

Dope is not a new topic. In Florida, we await November to see if the people will constitutionally de-criminalize dope. The vehicle for this effort is Amendment 3, and it was cleared for the November ballot by the Florida Supreme Court, according to the USA Today network. They refer to this as "recreational weed." Of course, there is no medical purpose to weed, so "recreational" is all it could be.

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APA Congress Today

MAY 6, 2024

The Dallas Chapter took top honors during the Chapter Exchange, sponsored by rapid!, held tonight at the 42nd Annual Payroll Congress, winning PayrollOrg’s Chapter of the Year for the third time since 2004 and the fourth time in its 34-year history.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 1, 2024

A new poll from Ricoh Europe claims that the majority of organisations lack the technology to support flexible working, with only 30 percent of European employees saying they have all the technology to collaborate seamlessly when working with other colleagues. The research, conducted by Opinion Matters on behalf of Ricoh Europe, polled 7,000 workers and 1,800 decision makers across Europe.

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PayrollOrg

MAY 3, 2024

Kansas is the fourth state to enact an earned wage access (EWA) law, following Missouri, Nevada, and Wisconsin. The new Kansas law requires EWA providers to be licensed in the state.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 1, 2024

Pairing AI with traditional mental health support can help employees stick to a routine that will improve their health and well-being.

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Patriot Software

MAY 2, 2024

Are all of your employees eligible to receive overtime pay? Some employees are exempt from overtime pay and minimum wage laws. Exempt employee qualifications are determined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). To run payroll correctly, you need to be familiar with exempt employees. What is an exempt employee?

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Workplace Insight

MAY 1, 2024

Life imitates art pt. 94. Scientists have discovered that lab mice may be conducting their own experiments on us. A paper published in the journal Current Biology and summarised here , speculates that mice seem to be testing their testers. They do this by deviating from simple expected behaviours such as responding to rewards to work out what might happen.

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Pacific Prime

MAY 7, 2024

Today, mental fitness in the workplace is just as important as physical fitness, and employers across all industries are encouraged to give mental fitness as much thought when designing an employee benefits plan for their employees. In the past, many organizations believed that employee benefits plans should focus on an employee’s physical health and fitness.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 1, 2024

Employees classified their emotional wellbeing in the workplace higher than both compensation and flexible work.

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PeopleKeep

MAY 1, 2024

When employees start a new job, they can feel tremendously uncertain, stressed , and nervous. One way to ease their anxieties and make them more comfortable is with a solid first impression and a welcoming environment. Extending a proper welcome to new hires isn’t just helpful for them—it’s also beneficial for your company. Taking the time to welcome them shows professionalism, boosts employee engagement , and helps retain your new hire for the long haul.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

Last week, the world celebrated Global Intergenerational Week, a campaign that encourages us to view the relationships between older and younger people as essential. There’s much to learn from each generation, especially in the workplace, with the older generations acknowledging that the younger generations have just as much to offer them, seeing a rise in reverse mentoring.

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PayrollOrg

MAY 3, 2024

In this May 2024 edition of Compliance TV: DOL finalizes salary thresholds for 'White Collar' Exemption; IRS data affirms payroll's vital role in nation's tax system; and more.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 1, 2024

On March 13, 2024, Indiana enacted Senate Bill No. 9, which establishes that the Office of the Indiana Attorney General must receive prior written notice of certain transactions involving Indiana healthcare entities. This new law goes into effect July 1, 2024, and has a more expansive reach than many of its peer transaction notice laws. […] The post Indiana Enacts New Law Requiring Notice of Healthcare Transactions appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 1, 2024

Flexjobs put together a list of companies that offer full-time remote positions and four-day workweek policies.

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HR Lineup

MAY 1, 2024

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape of work has undergone a significant transformation. Traditional office-based work setups have been challenged, leading to the emergence of hybrid work models. These models combine remote work with in-office work , offering employees greater flexibility and autonomy while maintaining the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 7, 2024

Almost three-fifths (59%) of UK employees have not taken time off work due to illness or injury despite needing to, according to research by protection and employee benefits provider Metlife UK. Its survey of 2,009 employees found that when asked why they did not call in sick when they needed to, 36% of respondents did not think there was anyone to cover them, 28% did not want to miss work and 16% had a deadline to meet.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 7, 2024

Scale AI has selected London as the location for its first European headquarters, reinforcing the company’s mission to accelerate the development of AI globally. Scale’s United Kingdom (UK) office will serve as the centre of its operations in Europe. The firm is an artificial intelligence company headquartered in San Francisco in the US State of California.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

This spring sees the introduction of a number of important changes to employment laws in the United Kingdom. These include: Expansion of the existing right to request flexible working New rules for the calculation of holiday and holiday pay entitlement for irregular hour workers and part-year workers A new unpaid leave right for carers Greater […] The post New UK Employment Law Changes Taking Effect appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 3, 2024

Tech can be used to improve access to necessary benefits that help employees grow and thrive in and out of the workplace.

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HR Lineup

MAY 7, 2024

In the contemporary landscape of work environments, the traditional cubicle-laden office is becoming increasingly obsolete. In its place, concepts like Agile Working and Activity-Based Working (ABW) have gained prominence, promising greater flexibility, collaboration, and efficiency. While both approaches seek to optimize workspaces for the modern workforce, they operate on different principles and cater to distinct organizational needs.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 7, 2024

Media and telecommunications organisation Virgin Media O2 has launched a 12-month volunteering programme to help tackle chronic loneliness experienced by disabled people. Through a partnership with disability charity Sense, Virgin Media O2’s 15,000 employees have been invited to take part in a virtual buddying service to support those who are at risk of isolation and loneliness.

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15Five

MAY 3, 2024

For the second consecutive year, 15Five has been named a winner of Lighthouse Research and Advisory’s HR Tech Awards in the Talent Management category as a Best Midsize Business-Focused Solution. The 2024 recognition includes a special emphasis on how organizations have benefitted from 15Five’s HR Outcomes Flywheel approach, our guiding philosophy that enables strategic HR by connecting its impact to the business through higher employee performance, retention, and engagement.

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Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

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