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The Payroll Resource
June 2011 Volume 2011, Number 5
Meeting Info
June 16, 2011
11:30am – 1:00pm
Clariant Corporation
RCH Credits Available
APA Websites:
APA Charlotte
APA National
Carolinas Payroll Conference
Useful Links:
IRS
Dept of Labor
Code of Federal
Regulations for FLSA
NC Dept of Revenue
NC Dept of Labor
From the Desk of Betty Cooney Chapter President
The May Meeting on Executive Compensation and Payroll research tools was very interactive. Thank you to all the members who were able to attend the meeting at Clariant Corporation. Thank you to all the volunteers who worked together to make the sandwiches for “Operation Sandwich”. This was a great success. We are looking to keep the momentum going! We look forward to growing our chapter membership, building strong internal and external relations and becoming more involved in our community. We need all of your support to accomplish these goals. Remember, this is your chapter. To this end, we welcome all comments and suggestions. Please join us at our meetings or upcoming community service events and network with your fellow payroll professionals. This is a great venue to share ideas and fellowship. We are asking our members to review our website (http://ccotapa.memberlodge.org/) to ensure we have accurate information on file for you. This will enable us to get you information timely. We hope to see you at our June meeting on Garnishment administration. Hopefully you can join the fun and participate in the Pizza Cruise. With Warm Regards, Betty Cooney Chapter President, Charlotte Chapter of the APA http://ccotapa.memberlodge.org
Contact Us: Betty Cooney, CPP Chapter President Phone: 704-731-3180 [email protected]
Marcia Weatherington, CPP Chapter Vice President Phone: 704-758-5703 [email protected]
Dana Chambers, CPP Chapter Secretary Phone: 704-697-5219 [email protected]
Sue Mulligan, CPP Chapter Treasurer Phone: 704-330-6075 [email protected]
Susan Morano, CPP Director of Membership Phone: 704-940-1133 [email protected]
Jennifer Moran, CPP Director of Special Events Phone: 704-905-2118 [email protected]
Jennifer Stapleton, CPP Director of Hospitality Phone: 704-632-2950 [email protected]
Debra Drum, CPP Director of Education Phone: 704-927-6377 [email protected]
Kim VanGeersdaelen, CPP Webmaster Phone: 704-528-2721 [email protected]
Brian Koons, CPP Chapter Coordinator Phone: 973-974-2409 [email protected]
Our next meeting will be June 16, 2011 at
Clariant Corporation 4000 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC
June Topic:
Garnishments
11:30AM to 1:00PM
Topic Speakers: Byron Barbre and Steve Martin
There will be a drawing in June and July for a FREE registration to the ALL DAY Seminar in August.
You must be present to win. The All Day Seminar will be on August 19th, 2011.
Lunch will be provided!
See you there!
Name: Kim VanGeersdaelen
Current Place of Employment: I am the Corporate Payroll Manger
for Case Food Inc. in Troutman, NC for over 7 years.
How long have you been a member of the National APA or local
APA? 10 years as a National APA member and over a year with the
Charlotte Chapter
Hobbies: Reading and gardening
Favorite Things: Spending time with my family and friends.
Family: I have been married for 20 years to a wonderful husband,
Phil and have an amazing son, Tony
Influences in your career: I received my dedication and hard work
attitude from my parents and my drive to succeed from my husband.
How did you get into payroll? After taking Business Administration
Accounting in College my first job opportunity was working in
Payroll and have been working in this area ever since.
What would be your alternate career choice? My love for accounting
started as a junior in High School; therefore I would always choose a
career related to that love.
What keeps you in payroll? Payroll is never the same or boring.
Each day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow
as an individual. Favorite way to relax/blow off steam after a hectic day/week:
Reading a good book in my screen-in-porch with my dog, Fripp, as
company.
Member Spotlight
Meet Kim Vangeersdaelen, CPP
From Membership Director, Susan Morano
Welcome New Members!!!!!!
Why Become a member of the Charlotte APA
Networking with other Payroll Professionals both on a Local and National
will help enhance your career opportunities and develop lasting
relationships.
Education and Training Opportunities:
Monthly local chapter meetings – Earn RCH credits
Statewide Conferences
Federal, state and local regulatory updates
Seminars and Special Programs
CPP/FPC Study Group
Monthly Newsletter
Reduced fees to monthly lunches, conferences and seminars
Community Projects and Volunteer Opportunities
Voting rights in the election of chapter leadership
The membership application is available on the website.
Go to www.apacharlottenc.org.
Click on File Cabinet and click on Membership Application.
Email: [email protected]
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars
July Meeting Topic – Communication and
Decision Making
Topic Speaker: Martin Armstrong
July 21, 2011 (Breakfast Meeting)
Location: Time Warner Cable
Charlotte Chapter of the APA - All Day Seminar
August 19, 2011 8:00am – 4:30pm
Location: The Employer’s Association
Carolinas Payroll Conference
Nov. 2 – 5, 2011
Location: Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
Myrtle Beach, SC
Chapter Volunteer Opportunities
Charlotte APA News and Announcements
Congratulations to Tim Cochran who received the
2011 Meritorious Service Award
at the 29th Annual APA Congress in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Congratulations
Charlotte Chapter to sponsor
“Money Matters” for National Payroll Week The APA’s “Money Matters” program will be presented to area high schools in September 2011. This program explains basic payroll concepts (FLSA regulations, gross-to-net processing, clarification of taxes and deductions) to students who will be applying for their first jobs. A power-point presentation is provided to aid volunteers who go out to schools to present the program. If you are able to volunteer for this year’s event, please log onto www.americanpayroll.org and select the link for National Payroll Week (NPW). Then follow the links to “volunteer to teach” and register under the Charlotte Chapter team. We’ll communicate more about this exciting opportunity at a future chapter meeting.
Charlotte APA T- Shirts
The Charlotte APA T-Shirts have been ordered and should be arriving later this month. We will have a T-Shirt available at the June meeting for members to see before purchasing. We have small, medium, large, X-Large and XX Large. The cost for each T-Shirt is $10.00. We will have order forms available at the Charlotte APA meeting. We will also email an order form to members when the T-Shirts arrive. Please make all checks out to Charlotte APA
Charlotte APA Newsletter Archive
Did you know that past newsletters are available on the Charlotte APA website? It is very easy to catch up on the latest chapter news and announcements, even if you are not able to attend the monthly meetings or activities.
Go to http://www.apacharlottenc.org
Log in to the website
Select Members Lounge – Members Only Select Newsletters Select the newsletter you would like to review from the list
Enjoy!
Learn how to go Green with a 100% Paperless Pay Card Program
A FREE WEBINAR The American Payroll Association (APA) and Global Cash Card are pleased to present a special eLearning
webinar.
Recertification Credit Hours
Earn 1 Recertification Credit Hour (RCH) by viewing this on demand webinar.
Description
Eliminating paper not only simplifies the payroll process, but also increases your company's bottom line. In this webinar, learn techniques to maximize your "go green" potential.
Encourage employees to contribute to the paperless initiative from hire date
Reduce costs associated with printing pay stubs, checks and W-2's
Ideas to increase participation in voluntary states
Create a system which makes pay and information easily accessible in the time of an emergency of office closure
Cost and energy saving calculator
Delivery Format
The Webinars will be delivered over the Internet. For each webinar for which you have registered, you will receive an e-mail from Webex.com with instructions and links to download course materials and access the Webinar two days before the webinar and on the day of the webinar. An evaluation email will be sent after the Webinar and a completion certificate can be printed. Each live webinar is converted into a Webinar On Demand after the live presentation has been completed. The Internet streaming consists of the speaker's presentation and a PowerPoint, PDF, or other displays presented during the live webinar. Most live webinars will have an on demand version. For webinars on demand, you will receive an e-mail with a link to the recorded webinar. Enter the order number provided in the e-mail. The program will begin to play as it continues downloading in the background. The process requires a high-speed internet connection and Windows Media Player 9 or later. Once the link is activated, you have 48 hours to view the program. The e-mail will contain links to the course material associated with the segments, if available.
Note:
By receiving this free webinar, you give Global Cash Card permission to contact you.
07/27/2011-Learn how to go Green with a 100%
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Encourage employees to contribute to the paperless initiative from hire date
Reduce costs associated with printing pay stubs, checks and W-2’s
Ideas to increase participation in voluntary states
Create a system which makes pay and information easily accessible in the time of an emergency of office closure
Cost and energy saving calculator
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Call to Action: California Assembly Bill 51
The California Senate is considering a bill (AB 51) that will impose a number of restrictions on the use of payroll debit cards in the state. If you pay employees in California, regardless of whether you use paycards, please send a letter to your California state senator opposing this bill. I am attaching a model letter for your use, which identifies the specific provisions that APA opposes. I am also attaching the latest version of the bill for your information. You can locate your state senator using this link: http://senate.ca.gov/senators. As written, APA opposes the bill because it treats paycards differently from other methods of wage payment, increasing the administrative burden on employers and imposing additional costs on employers who use the cards to pay their employees. The bill has undergone a number of revisions, some of them positive, since first being introduced. APA is working with lawmakers and stakeholders for further changes in the bill in the hopes that this important legislation will enable employers to use these cards confidently rather than discourage their use through unnecessary regulation. However, without considerable changes, the bill is a step backward for the use of paycards in California. If you have questions, please contact Cathy Beyda, chair of the APA Government Affairs Task Force Subcommittee on Paycards, at [email protected].
[Company Letterhead]
Dear Senator [insert last name],
I am writing this letter to urge you to oppose Assembly Bill 51. Today, payroll
cards are an accepted, effective method of wage payment within California.
However, if enacted, AB 51 would impose a number of restrictions on the use of
payroll cards that are not imposed on any other method of wage payment. These
restrictions are both costly and burdensome, and would serve little purpose but
to discourage the use of payroll cards in the state.
Governor Brown and the leadership of the legislature continue to emphasize
how important it is to keep businesses in California. They have indicated that
the cost of doing business in the state must be controlled so that California does
not lose out to other states. This bill goes in the opposite direction. It places new
threats to business along with new regulations that are unfounded. If AB 51 is
enacted, businesses are likely to consider offers to relocate to neighboring states
or to have new employees work outside of California.
Payroll Cards Offer Benefits to Employers and Employees Alike
Our Company would like to have the option, if we choose, to offer payroll cards
to our employees in California. In addition to saving the Company money,1
payroll cards help to ensure that all employees, including those who do not
participate in direct deposit, receive their wages in a timely manner. This is true
even when employees are away from the workplace and during periods of
severe weather and natural disasters when mail delivery often is impeded.
Even more importantly, payroll cards provide a number of benefits to our
employees. For example, payroll cards allow employees without bank accounts
to enjoy the convenience and security that their coworkers currently enjoy with
direct deposit. Employees without bank accounts often are forced to carry
around large amounts of cash and to purchase money orders to pay their bills.
Payroll cards provide these workers with a safe place to store their wages and
offer them a means of making purchases and paying their bills online.
In addition, electronic wage payment is good for the environment.
AB 51 Would Discourage Employers from Offering Payroll Cards in
California
Notwithstanding the above benefits, if AB 51 is enacted, our Company is
unlikely to further consider offering payroll cards to our employees. This is
because AB 51 would impose burdensome requirements on employers and
issuers, making payroll card programs both expensive and unnecessarily
difficult to offer.
1 Several studies, including one conducted by the Comptroller of the Currency in 2005, have shown that payroll cards can be one
of the least expensive means of compensating employers.
Labor Code requires employers to provide their employees with a means of
accessing their full wages each pay period without cost. If enacted, AB 51
would require employers who offer payroll cards to also provide their
employees with a number of free banking services that are not required with
respect to other methods of wage payment.
For example, AB 51 would require employers to ensure, by contract, that the
payroll card issuer provides employees with the option of receiving free balance
alerts each day or after each transaction. It also would require that employees be
provided with multiple free bank transactions each pay period, not just the
ability to access full wages each pay period without cost. In addition, AB 51
would impose a number of notice and disclosure requirements on payroll card
accounts that extend far beyond the requirements already imposed by Federal
Reserve Regulation E. There is no reason to believe that the current
requirements are insufficient or that they do not adequately protect consumers.
These and the other services required by AB 51 cost money. We are concerned
that issuers will pass these costs onto us, the employer, making the programs
more difficult to offer, or that the issuer will be forced to stop issuing payroll
cards in the state. Either way, employees will be the ones to suffer.
Payroll cards should be treated like other methods of wage payment
Payroll cards guarantee all employees a means of accessing their full wages
each pay period without cost. The additional restrictions on payroll cards
proposed by AB 51 are both unreasonable and unnecessary, making it unlikely
that employers and issuers will offer this beneficial method of wage payment in
California. Similar restrictions are not imposed on any other method of wage
payment. For this reason, our Company strongly urges you to oppose AB 51.
Sincerely,