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by Roger A. Smith,
CPP & Payroll Consultant
Let the APA Congress Stimulate Your Career
While a number of employers are cutting back on travel and education expenses, many payroll professionals are investing their own money in attending this year’s annual American Payroll Association (APA) Congress. [more]
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April 2009 Workforce Chronicle
Welcome to the Workforce Chronicle. In this issue, the Payroll Prof promotes the American Payroll Association’s 2009 Congress to enhance your career; and, as promised, he reveals the answers to last month’s test on 2009 limits, rates, and other important numbers the payroll professional should know. This month’s Learning Series webinar is “4 Nuggets that Enhance Top Performance in Payroll During the Recession,” presented by The Hackett Group. View this webinar by April 30, 2009, for a chance to win a fee copy of Aspen Publisher’s APA Basic Guide to Payroll.
Congratulations to Pauline Talerico from Pulte Homes, Inc. for winning Aspen Publisher’s APA Basic Guide to Payroll for viewing “Workforce Management Best Practices in the Public Sector” during the month of March.
Featured Article
Are Your HR and Payroll Departments Top Performers?
The top performing HR and payroll departments utilize industry best practices, from the employee level to the executive level. But, what defines a top performing payroll department? Top performing HR and payroll departments continuously adapt their processes to the ever-changing demands of their environment, efficiently and effectively.
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Articles & Insights
United Employees Law Group Demystifies California Overtime Pay Rules
One of the most frequent and expensive errors an employer can make is to misclassify employees as being exempt from overtime pay, when they are actually non exempt employees according to California overtime laws. [more]
10 Benefits of Hiring ‘The Best’ in This Economy
In this downturned economy when every decision is crucial, it’s even more important to select “the best” applicants to work for your company. [more]
Tough Economic Times Raise FLSA Questions for Employers
The Department of Labor recently answered an employer's question about whether an organization can require exempt employees to stay home or leave work early during periods of insufficient work and deduct the non-work time from the employees' accrued paid time-off (PTO) accounts without jeopardizing their exempt status. The department also addressed situations in which employees have exhausted all of their PTO. [more]
WorkForce Software in the News
Case Study
Vectren Corporation
EmpCenter® Improves Employee Productivity
Customer Since: September 2001
Industry: Utilities
Employees: 2,000
Vectren Corporation, headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is an energy and applied technology holding company with $3.4 billion in assets. Vectren’s energy delivery subsidiaries make up about 75-percent of the company’s earnings by providing gas and/or electricity to nearly one million customers in adjoining service territories comprised of two-thirds Indiana and west central Ohio. The remaining 25-percent comes from non-regulated businesses including gas marketing and related services, coal production and sales, and utility infrastructure services.
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EmpCenter
EmpCenter® for Utilities
Utility companies face major challenges in today’s market. Industry deregulation, mergers and acquisitions, and increased competition placed many organizations at a crossroads. Businesses are choosing whether to deliver, produce, or do both. In addition, some industry segments like nuclear energy must comply with Fitness for Duty requirements (10 C.F.R. Part 26). To help save money and time, EmpCenter for Utilities helps optimize schedules, reduce costs, and ensure compliance with government regulations.
Contact WorkForce Software for more information at info@workforcesoftware.com.
White Paper Highlight
Keep Your Organization in Compliance, and Your Employees Well-Rested
It is the employers’ responsibility to properly track and manage these employees to ensure they do not become overly fatigued, while ensuring the organization adheres to United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulation 10 CFR 26. This regulation entails a complex set of rules defining limits for work hours, scheduling, break constraints, periodic employee assessments, and other regulations to be discussed in this paper. [more]
Webinars
Events
Stop by the WorkForce Software booth at the following 2009 Conferences and Expos.
Prize Drawings held during each event!
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CASBO's Annual Conference & California School Business Expo
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA
April 6-9th, 2009
Booth # 630
www.casbo.org/
IHRIM 2009 Conference and Technology Exposition
Manchester Grand Hyatt
San Diego, CA
April 19-22nd, 2009
Booth #417
http://www.ihrim.org/
2009 CUPA-HR Eastern Region Conference
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
April 26-29th, 2009
Booth #39
www.cupahrregions.org/eastern/
MSBO’s 71st Annual Conference & Exhibit
Cobo Hall
Detroit, MI
April 28-30th, 2009
Booth #1035
http://www.msbo.org/
2009 CUPA-HR Southern Region Conference
The Gault House
Louisville, KY
May 17-20th, 2009
Booth #3
www.cupahr.org/regions/conferences/southern/
2009 IPMA‐HR Southern Region Conference & AAPPA Annual Study Conference
Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center
Mobile, Al
May 17-20th, 2009
http://www.aappa-hr.org/conferences.htm
American Payroll Association Annual Congress
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, CA
May 19-23rd, 2009
Booth #309
http://www.americanpayroll.org/
NACUBO 2009 Annual Meeting
John B Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
Boston, MA
June 27-30th, 2009
Booth # 503
www.nacuboannualmeeting.org/nacubo2009
/public/enter.aspx
Government Finance Officers 103rd Annual Conference
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Seattle, Washington
June 28-30th, 2009
Booth # 503
http://www.gfoa.org/
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