HR in Okla

I didn't mean to imply that someone couldn't use any bank they wanted. They certainly can. Just that the bank that has our company account is willing to bend over backwards to help our employees. This has NOT been a big issue for us, we've never …

in Employee refuses to use Direct Deposit Comment by HR in Okla September 2003

Relax, okay? I'm not going to fire someone only because they can't get an account, if they've talked with the person at our bank who will bend over backward to do it. Direct deposit is a considerable cost savings for payroll, the employees who hav…

in Employee refuses to use Direct Deposit Comment by HR in Okla September 2003

We have been doing mandatory DD for about 2 years. I contacted the Okla. DOL about it. They said (in Okla) that you cannot force your current employees to do it, but you can make it a condition of hiring for new hires. Some of our staff grumbled …

in Employee refuses to use Direct Deposit Comment by HR in Okla September 2003

Thanks, I knew someone out there must have payroll in the HR dept. I think the title "Controller" is very apt.

in Does HR do payroll in your org? Comment by HR in Okla August 2002

Gosh, I thought I had it rough. My only issue is having access to what I need and having to do battle to get it. At least my boss appreciates me at evaluation time. If I were you, I'd be looking for somewhere else to work.

in Does HR do payroll in your org? Comment by HR in Okla August 2002

Thanks, Pork and everyone. Some of it may depend on the size of your org. We have 270 employees. I doubt anything is going to change, but it's helpful to know how others are handling it.

in Does HR do payroll in your org? Comment by HR in Okla August 2002

Thanks to all of you, sounds like a lot of it depends on the communication between HR and Accounting. We have 260 employees and are all under one roof, so this shouldn't be so hard. After a recent meeting with the Accounting mgr, the CEO and myself…

in Does HR do payroll in your org? Comment by HR in Okla August 2002

Thanks, You described my dilemma which is the qualified person who has other proof for the I-9 and will go get a receipt for a new card etc. I think the accounting manager is just going by IRS recommendations in wanting to see them. We are just lo…

in Social Security cards Comment by HR in Okla March 2002

FLSA doesn't require that holidays be included in overtime calculation unless the person actually works on the holiday. Pay for hours worked is just that, law doesn't require that any paid time that is not "work" doesn't have to be included. We ar…

in Paid leave = hours worked??? Comment by HR in Okla March 2002

We also keep them both places. Our accounting dept is just up the hall from HR, but HR has the original with the other pay status change forms and accounting keeps a duplicate file of payroll related things. Payroll pulls their file upon terminati…

in W-4's Comment by HR in Okla March 2002

Update for the curious. I got word from another dept. that she had come in wanting her job back. As far as I knew, she was still wanted by the law. I set her up by calling her mother to say I would pay her if she would come in and sign some paper…

in W-4 not done, employee on the run from the law Comment by HR in Okla March 2002

Thanks everyone. I like the one about the unclaimed property dept. You'd have to know our accounting manager to understand some of this. I don't think you take taxes out on a check as small as this one, maybe $40, anyway. Just FICA. We can veri…

in W-4 not done, employee on the run from the law Comment by HR in Okla December 2001

I think the last writer was correct. I think the list may be part of the FLSA. One workshop I attended said to stick with the short list only. That's a simple as you can make it.

in Exempt/Non-Exempt Short and Long Test Comment by HR in Okla August 2001

News flash...I found some info after I posted the previous message. From a newsletter called Long-Term Care Compliance Alert: "In not-for-profit facilities volunteers may not replace regular employees or perform work that would otherwise be performe…

in FLSA & Volunteers Comment by HR in Okla April 2001

I also work for a private, non-profit. Your question has me puzzled. I thought by definition a "volunteer" was a person who is unpaid and free to come and go as they please. While you may give them direction in the work, if they are subject to FLSA,…

in FLSA & Volunteers Comment by HR in Okla April 2001

There is an article on SHRM's website right now about mandatory enrollment unless one takes steps to opt out. We require a signature to either enroll or decline and even with a fairly small number at one location, it's a job to get signatures from …

in 401(k) incentive to enroll? Comment by HR in Okla July 2004

Bisys is our TPA. They are excellent to work with, have a great website and have made 401k loans far too easy to do. I suggest that employees explore other options first, but they love "borrowing" from their own money and paying back through payro…

in Poll: 401k Loan Fees Comment by HR in Okla May 2004

Yes, use it or lose it. On our plan, which I think is true of most, you can submit receipts for expenses incurred prior to the termination date for 90 days after termination, but in order to submit receipts for expenses incurred after termination, …

in FSA and Terminations Comment by HR in Okla March 2004

LoraW, I think no one has replied because we are unclear about your question. Could you give us some more information about your procedures? What changes are you referring to? I may have missed something new.

in COBRA Operating Procedures Comment by HR in Okla February 2004

That's what I really needed to know...that if she pays the COBRA premium, I can't condition it on payment of the past-due amount from when she was off. Thanks lots for your expertise.