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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a directive changing the required fall protection systems for residential construction. This directive, effective June 16, 2011, requires the use of conventional fall protection systems in residential construction activities six feet or more above lower levels. Use of these systems is not currently required in residential construction.

The Safety and HR professionals at Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, have the knowledge and expertise to help employers comply with ever-changing employment laws. Whether the concern is safety, payroll or benefits administration, or any other human resource issue, Management 2000 provides the human resources help employers need to operate successfully. For more information about Management 2000’s human resource administration services, call (317) 549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com.    

While federal law sets minimum wage requirements, many states require higher payments. For example, the federal minimum hourly rate is $7.25, but Ohio requires payment of $7.40/hour, Oregon requires $8.50/hour, and the state of Washington requires payment of $8.67/hour.

The HR professionals at Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, have the human resource management tools needed to research laws in every state. With this knowledge, Management 2000 provides the human resources help employers need to establish legally compliant payroll policies. For more information, contact Management 2000 at (317) 549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com.   

Maintaining accurate employee records and legal compliance is critical for all employers. Failure to do so can result in hefty penalties, as demonstrated by a Texas company that failed to maintain accurate time and payroll accounts and did not properly pay employees for overtime hours worked. As a result, the company must pay $579,910 in back overtime wages. 

Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, provides the human resources help employers need to develop effective payroll policies. For more information about all the human resource management services Management 2000 can provide, call (317) 549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com.

The owners of a concrete company in California have been charged with 15 felony charges of payroll tax evasion and workers' compensation insurance fraud. The charges are based on allegations that the company intentionally under reported wages by disguising the funds as payments made to independent contractors. This, in turn, illegally reduced the company's state payroll tax and workers' compensation expenses. If found guilty, the company would owe $230,000 in back taxes.

Without proper payroll policies, companies like this one face costly legal actions. The human resources consultants at Management 2000, a Professional Employer Organization, help employers avoid these problems. Whether it’s payroll, employee benefits management or human resources administration, Management 2000 provides the HR support employers need to stay compliant and profitable. For more information, call (317) 549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com.

Many employers reimburse their employees for mileage driven in an employee’s personal vehicle for business purposes. For 2010, the business mileage reimbursement rate set by the Internal Revenue Service is 50 cents per mile. Starting Jan. 1, 2011, however, these rates for the use of a car, van, pickup truck, or panel truck will rise to 51 cents per mile.  Revenue Procedure 2010-51 contains additional information regarding the standard mileage rates.

Management 2000, an Indiana Professional Employer Organization, provides human resources, benefits and payroll assistance to small and medium size businesses throughout Indiana and across the country. Utilizing their vast array of HR management tools, the HR professionals at Management 2000 are able to provide effective HR strategies and support to client companies. Whether it’s current mileage rates, human resource issues, employee benefits administration or payroll processing, Management 2000 can help. For more information call (317) 549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com.

• Payroll and employee benefits administration. Management 2000’s employee benefits advisors can make sure companies comply with employment laws regulating payroll and benefits, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

• Recruiting and retention. The HR professionals at Management 2000 can manage recruiting and retention efforts to ensure success as well as compliance with federal, state and local laws.

• Policy development. Management 2000 can develop the human resource policies and procedures needed for internal control and guidance, again in compliance with employment laws prohibiting discriminatory labor practices.

• Recordkeeping and compliance. Management 2000 can help make sure companies comply with employee record retention requirements. 

For more information about the many ways Management 2000 can help your company, call (317) 549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com.

There can be no doubt that job satisfaction is linked to whether or not employees believe they are compensated appropriately.  Employee morale can be negatively affected when pay is below industry standards or where there is a disparity in pay between employees in similar positions.  This can result in low productivity and turnover, both of which are costly to employers.  

Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, provides the human resources help employers need to develop effective HR strategies, including compensation programs. Its HR Department has the tools and experience to research wage trends in various geographic areas. With this information, Management 2000’s HR professionals can help employers create effective payroll policies and procedures.  For more information about all the human resource management services provided by Management 2000, call (317-549-2000) or visit www.management2000.com.       

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, “outside sales” employees are exempt from the overtime provisions in the Act.  It would seem reasonable to assume, therefore, that pharmaceutical sales representatives who call on physicians would fall into this exempt category.  The United States Department of Labor, however, disagrees. The Department recently submitted a brief in a 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals case arguing that the job of the pharmaceutical sales representatives in that case was to persuade physicians to prescribe the company's products, but they did not "make sales" as required by the Act’s exemption for outside sales employees.

Management 2000, a Professional Employer Organization in Indiana, constantly monitors federal and state laws and regulations as well as other media related to human resources administration. With this information, the HR professionals in Management 2000’s HR Department can provide guidance and support regarding payroll policies as well as other human resource issues.  For more information about the many human resource management services provided by Management 2000, call (317-549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com. 

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued a new interpretation of compensable time for workers changing into or out of protective clothing. This changes the prior interpretation that time employees spend donning and doffing protective clothing was not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Accordingly, employers must now compensate non-exempt employees for the time they spend changing into or out of protective clothing or equipment “required by law, by the employer, or the nature of the job.”

Management 2000, a Professional Employer Organization with offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, constantly monitors federal and state laws and regulations related to human resources administration. With this information, the HR professionals at Management 2000 provide the human resources help employers need for compliance. Whether the issue involves payroll, benefits or general HR administration, employers can count on Management 2000 for accurate, timely advice. Contact Management 2000 at (317) 549-2000 or at www.management2000.com for more information.

Although the economy may be showing signs of improvement, employers remain focused on increasing efficiency and holding down costs.  This may include downsizing, eliminating pay raises, and even cutting pay for employees.  While these actions can be justified, employers must be careful.  Top performing employees still need to be rewarded for their efforts and companies must make sure their compensation is in line with what is being offered in their market.  Otherwise, employees might leave and companies can end up spending even more time and money to replace them.   

Management 2000, a PEO in Indianapolis, Indiana and Dayton, Ohio helps employers develop an HR strategy to recruit and retain quality employees.  From human resource policies, to employee benefits, to payroll services, Management 2000 provides the HR support employers need to be successful. 
 

Payroll errors can be costly. Last month, a petroleum company in New Jersey entered into a settlement agreement under which it will pay $4 million in overtime pay, damages, interest, and penalties to more than 700 current and former employees. According to the Department of Labor, the company and its owner failed to pay employees time and one-half the regular hourly rate for time worked in excess of 40 hours a week and failed to keep accurate time and payroll records for approximately seven years. 

Employers cannot afford to have ineffective payroll policies. Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, provides payroll services for small businesses as well as HR and employee benefits administration. With help from Management 2000, employers can rest assured that payroll and other human resource issues are properly managed. 

• Benefits Plan design
• Employee Benefits Administration
• Payroll Coordination
• Communication

Employers are generally free to establish HR procedures and policies and impose reasonable penalties on employees who violate those rules. In terms of company property that has been damaged, stolen, or lost by employees, however, employers may run into problems. Employers who want to deduct money from employees' wages to cover these types of monetary losses must consider state wage-payment laws. These laws control if and how employers can deduct fines or the cost of damaged, stolen, or lost property from employees' wages. In addition, many states require that employees' pay must not fall below the minimum wage.

The HR professionals at Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, provide the human resources help employers need to address these, and other human resource issues. With extensive experience and a vast array of HR management tools, the human resources consultants at Management 2000 develop specific payroll policies tailored to employers’ needs.   

On March 18, President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which provides employers with a tax credit and a Social Security payroll tax exemption for certain new hires. These new hires must begin employment between Feb. 4 and Dec. 31, 2010, and attest to being unemployed for at least 60 days prior to such employment (or having worked less than a total of 40 hours during the 60-day period). Other criteria apply, such as the requirement that employers not replace current employees with these new hires unless the employees have left employment voluntarily or were terminated for cause.

Keeping employers up to date on current legislation is but one of the many human resource management services offered by Management 2000, a Professional Employer Organization. The HR Professionals at Management 2000 provide  HR support to employers regarding a variety of HR issues, including HR policies and procedures, compliance, recruiting and retention, and training.  With human resources help from Management 2000's human resources consultants, employers can focus on making their businesses prosper.  

When an employee leaves a company and owes the employer (i.e for uniforms, borrowed vacation or sick time, etc.), what’s an employer to do? Unfortunately, many employers believe they can simply withhold the amount owed from the employee’s final paycheck. In most states, however, that type of withholding can be illegal. 

The good new is that the HR professionals at Management 2000, a Professional Employer Organization, can help employers figure out how to legally recover money owed them by departing employees. This is but one of the many services provided by the Human Resource, Benefits and Payroll specialists at Management 2000. 

In addition to helping our clients deal with specific employee relations matters, Management 2000 provides a broad range of services related to day-to-day operations. Just a few of these services include:

 
Benefits:

• Multiple programs for medical, dental, vision and supplemental insurance products;
• COBRA and HIPAA administration;
• Comprehensive benefits administration (including open enrollment and employee consultation.

Payroll:

• A variety of pay options (direct deposit, live checks, pay cards);
• Administration of deductions, including garnishments;
• Access to electronic timekeeping devices and Web based on-line payroll.

Human Resources:

• Forms and letters regarding offer letters, disciplinary actions, termination/layoff notices, and probationary warnings;
• Contact vendors to set up local accounts for pre-employment and post-injury drug screenings;
• Resource library for management and supervisory training, employee development and workplace compliance training.

For more information about Management 2000’s services, call (317) 549-2000.

Halloween is October 31 – Employers must ensure that any type of celebration respects the diverse opinions of employees about the holiday and that no one feels pressured to participate.

Daylight-Saving Time Ends November 1 – Employers with shift workers need to be sure to pay for all hours worked and include that extra hour, if applicable, in counting total hours worked for overtime purposes.

Election Day is November 3 – Several states are conducting state and local elections. While federal law does not require time off to vote, a majority of states do. 

Contact Management 2000 for assistance with HR, Benefits, and payroll related issues.