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Way Beyond The 9-to-5: Could A 70-Hour Workweek Ever Be A Good Thing?

Allwork

While there’s been much talk about the sought-after four-day workweek, or even the five-day, 32-hour workweek, have you heard of the proposed 70-hour workweek? Conversely, a shorter workweek, such as a four-day workweek, is often proposed as a way to improve work/life balance.

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4 important payroll issues to keep an eye on in 2023

BMT Office Administration

Nevertheless, 2023 is looking like another challenging year for Payroll as we get a few insights into what to expect. Proposed regulations covering white-collar employees were included in the Department of Labor’s spring 2022 semiannual regulatory agenda. We wish we had a crystal ball, but we don’t. Final e-filing regs.

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What’s the deal with on-demand pay?

BMT Office Administration

There were at least 11 on-demand pay vendors at the American Payroll Association’s Annual Congress last month, not including the national third-party payroll providers. Nothing wrong with vendors highlighting their products at a convention of Payroll professionals. What is the additional burden on the Payroll department?

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Early direct deposit may be an alternative to on-demand pay

BMT Office Administration

Regardless of the sales pitch, on-demand pay is a boondoggle for Payroll. Every vendor will tell you why their on-demand pay program is worry-free for Payroll—it’s OK because employers are cut out of the process, or it’s OK because employers are part of the process. Right now, these provisions are in limbo.

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Steps to take ahead of possible DOL change in exempt salary qualifications

BMT Office Administration

The Department of Labor may soon release proposed regulations raising the salary employees must earn to remain exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. The current weekly salary is $684 a week or $35,568 a year. Highly compensated employees may be paid at least $107,432 a year, including $684 a week.

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New overtime regulations are open for comment

BMT Office Administration

Proposed regulations raising the salary employees must earn to be exempt from overtime were published in last Friday’s Federal Register. You need to use this time wisely to determine the impact final regulations may have on your payroll by auditing your employees and your pay policies. You have until Nov. 7 to comment.

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Quiet Hiring: Admin Professional Trend

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Quiet Hiring is about filling open positions with the staff who are already on the payroll rather than hiring from outside the company. She offered a proposal for a revised onboarding plan to the HR team, including the fact that she would be the project leader with a revised salary to go along with the plan. What’s happening now?