Payroll Requirements For Terminated Employees

Learning Objectives:

By attending this audio conference you will learn:

• The different types of termination pay
• The timetable for how quickly your employees have to be paid in each state where you have workers
• The payroll tax consequences of payments made to an employee as part of a severance or layoff
• The difference between providing wage continuation versus lump sum severance
• Whether severance can be used when determining the benefits an employee will receive from the Unemployment Office
• How Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plans can be used to decrease the costs associated with severance payments
• How wage continuation and lump sum severance payments affect unemployment insurance benefits
• Whether severance is taxable or non-taxable
• How the new Stimulus Act effects the provision of COBRA to those employees that have been terminated
• How to identify any areas of concern prior to an external audit or an audit by another group within your company
• Requirements for death payments, legal settlements, and stock options
• Exceptions to the rules

...and as always, this session will be interactive, so we'll be able to answer your questions on this topic throughout the presentation!

About Your Speaker

Dayna Reum, CPP, FPC, is a payroll professional with over 15 years experience in both teaching and handling payroll.

Ms. Reum holds both a Certified Payroll Professional and a Fundamental Payroll Certification designation, and is a frequent presenter on various payroll topics. Dayna has worked for companies such as PetSmart, Honeywell, and the American Payroll Association.

Dayna also serves on the National American Payroll Association on the national Strategic Leadership Task Force, has received a Citation of Merit and is a Gold Pin member of the APA. She is certified in HR hiring and firing practices, and is a Six-Sigma Greenbelt.

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SHRM Professional Development Credits

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