Issue 2, October 2006   SECTIONS Articles & Insights Resources Upcoming Events OTHER ISSUES April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006   Welcome to The Workforce Chronicle! This month's issue of The Workforce Chronicle contains a Payroll Survival Guide on avoiding the most common year-end mistakes, payroll resources and insights.   Articles & Insights Payroll Survival Guide: Avoiding the Most Common Year-End Time & Attendance Mistakes Some mistakes are embarrassing, but some can land your organization into a multi-million dollar nightmare. Before closing the books on this year’s payroll, make sure you analyze some of the most common mistakes with teeth that bite. The most common payroll-related time-and-attendance mistakes include non-compliance with regulations, incorrect time recording, improper classification of exempt/non-exempt employees, and lack of auditing capabilities for current processes. COMPLETE ARTICLE Option Scandal Costs Firms $10 billion; Monster Restates Earnings The stock option backdating scandal has cost the more than 150 companies involved so far more than $10 billion in lost market value and additional compensation costs, according to a recent report. [more] Fort Collins Customer Service Company Agrees to pay nearly $230,000 in back wages to 1,390 Employees Center Partners Inc., Ft. Collins, Colo., has agreed to pay $229,905 in overtime back wages to 1,390 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. [more] Pennsylvania jury fines Wal-Mart $78 million: Largest retailer found to have forced employees to work during breaks A Pennsylvania jury said on Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, must pay $78.47 million in damages to current and former Pennsylvania employees for forcing them to work “off the clock” or during rest breaks. [more] WorkForce News WorkForce Software Ranked 147th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2006 Technology Fast 500 Kansas City Power & Light Chooses WorkForce Software Resources American Payroll Association APA Year-end Courses http://www.americanpayroll.org/edu.html U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Assistance: http://www.dol.gov/compliance/index.html Current Employment Law Guide: http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/index.htm Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act: http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/hrg.htm   Upcoming Events 19th Annual Carolinas Payroll Conference The Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort November 2 – 4, 2006 http://www.carolinasconference.org/ IHRIM National Conference & Expo Hilton Americas Houston May 20 – 23, 2007 http://www.ihrim.org/events/2006spring/index.asp APA 25th Annual Congress Las Vegas May 22 – 26, 2007 http://www.americanpayroll.org/conf.html SHRM National Conference & Expo Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina June 24 – 27, 2007 http://www.shrm.org/conferences/annual/ Canadian Payroll Conference & Expo Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina September 28 – 30, 2006 http://www.payroll.ca/Template.cfm? Section=Conferences HR Technology Navy Pier, Chicago October 10 – 12, 2007 http://www.hrtechconference.com/ CUPA-HR National Conference & Expo Balitmore Marriott Waterfront November 8 – 11, 2007 http://www.cupahr.org/conference2007/index.html       Sponsored by: