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  • I read through the Labor & Employment book for Louisiana and it seems to be a legal thing to do.....Fortunately, this is not the company I work for. A co-workers daughter is employed by a LAW FIRM who is in the process of doing this. Since it …
    in HELP in Louisiana.....I need to know??!! Comment by swbpr November 2003
  • No, you have not been withholding Fed & State in error, and christmas bonuses are not exempt from these taxes. Our company figures that since State & Fed taxes are based on what each person claims and how much they make (salary), and since …
    in Federal and state tax rate for bonuses Comment by swbpr December 2002
  • We are preparing our Christmas Bonuses at this time and the only taxes we withhold are the required Federal taxes. FICA @ 6.2% and MEDICARE @ 1.45%. Another thing we do is back the taxes in. For Example, if the bonus amount is $150.00 we show the…
    in Federal and state tax rate for bonuses Comment by swbpr December 2002
  • Ours is great and based on years of service at the $7,500 total maximum per year: 0-.99 year 50% Company Max = $2,500 1-2.99 years 75% Company Max = $3,214 3-4.99 years 100% Company Max = $3,750 5 > years 125% Company Max = $4,167 NOTE:…
    in 401(k) Match Comment by swbpr November 2004
  • Our plan administrator is Fidelity Investments and we pay a one-time Loan Application fee of $125. All 401(k) loans are reviewed and approved by the President. Employee pays prime interest % rate in effect when the loan originates....no adjusting …
    in Poll: 401k Loan Fees Comment by swbpr May 2004
  • We outsource with Infinisource. Not sure of the cost, but they are VERY easy to work with and have an EXTREMELY polite customer service. You can also submit almost everything online or via fax. Here is the link to their website and you can even c…
    in 3rd Party COBRA Administration?? Comment by swbpr November 2003
  • Sounds pretty vague. What we have done, in the past, is provide the physician with the employees position description so it can be determined if he is able to do the "activities" he used to do before, or what limitations should be set forth and f…
    in Extreme stress "at this moment" Comment by swbpr March 2004
  • We fit as much of the SS Name as we can into the Name Field provided by our software. One employees first and middle name is Michael Frederick and I can't fit the 'ck' of his middle name in the field spaces provided......so it's just not there!!!
    in Names on Pay Checks - Help Comment by swbpr June 2006
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-15-06 AT 10:03AM (CST)[/font][br][br]The Louisiana DOL website has a form (LDOL 77 & 87) that must be submitted to the state via website & provided to the employee within 72 hours of terminati…
    in Termination in Louisiana Comment by swbpr March 2006
  • My aunt (67yrs) had a heart attack at work on December 7, 2005. No one is sure how long she was without oxygen prior to the 911 call and a co-worker performing CPR. Either the co-worker or EMT's were able to get a pulse but she has been in a sever…
    in Employee died - offer CPR? Comment by swbpr January 2006
  • Are you saying that is what your company reimburses for mileage, 40.5 cents?
    in mileage reimbursement increase Comment by swbpr September 2005
  • We use [url]http://www.mvrsinc.com/[/url] and you can get instant driver records or request a batch of driver records at one time. Not sure of the cost per report.
    in DRIVERS' LICENSE CHECK Comment by swbpr November 2004
  • I was thinking the exact same thing, Don!!!
    in What would you do? Comment by swbpr March 2004
  • The DOL performed a "complimentary" safety inspection of our building and Safety Plan at the end of last year. The DOL inspector was extremely nice and very helpful. We did not have a SAFETY PLAN so the inspector e-mailed us a sample plan. I will…
    in JOB DESCRIPTIONS/SAFETY COMM. Comment by swbpr March 2004
  • We had this situation this week! An employee gave 3 weeks notice. One week into the 3 weeks he was coming in late, not carrying out supervisor's requests and called in Friday saying he had something to check on and could not come in. Management r…
    in Employee Resigns/Employer asks for immediate dismissal Comment by swbpr March 2004
  • You may want to try this link for Small Business Association. At least it has the definition of a Small Business and you can go from there. [url]http://www.sba.gov/size/[/url]
    in Small Business vs Large Business? Comment by swbpr February 2004
  • I clicked in the blue section to the left under TOOLS FOR.....Supervisors......and the same is offered there. Thanks for the info.
    in SUPERVISOR TRAINING Comment by swbpr December 2003
  • The thread you were referring to is "Employee and Gender Change". It is on page 3 within this forum. Don D may enjoy reading that one. Not really on the subject you were inquiring of, but still same situation.
    in Transgender Comment by swbpr May 2003
  • Thanks for all of the feedback. I will review the options and hopefully figure something out!! And if anyone else has input, Bring it on!!!
    in Who does Background / Motor Vehicle Checks? Comment by swbpr November 2002