Tag: payroll
Late Payment of Wages: Per Worker Penalty Escalates with 2nd Violation
Our payroll company had some issues a couple of weeks ago, and, as a result, we ended up paying our employees seven days after the…
Final Paycheck: Employee Pickup or Mail? Answers to FAQs
If an employee quits without giving any notice, I believe I have a window of time to prepare a final paycheck. Does the employee have…
Personnel/Payroll Record Requests: Timely Response Important
An employee has asked for a copy of his personnel file and payroll records. What documents is the employee legally entitled to receive? Under California…
Employer Tips for Remote Workers Moving Away
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the way employers do business, including remote working arrangements that were forced upon many employers and employees in an effort…
What Employers Should Know About Wage Garnishment
An order to garnish an employee’s wages is not a piece of mail employers should ignore. In this episode of The Workplace, CalChamber Executive Vice…
Permissible Payroll Rounding Practices
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an opinion letter addressing permissible rounding practices for calculating an employee’s hours worked. In the letter, a…
Direct Deposit Scam Targets Payroll, HR
Payroll and HR departments are now popular targets for criminals. They could inadvertently give criminals access to an employee’s paycheck without the employee knowing and…
