COVID-19 legislation and the impact on payroll

Since early March of 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world and our everyday lives.  But with the US government working quickly to pass several levels of legislation hat impact employers across the country it is almost impossible for the payroll professional to keep up to date.  This webinar is designed to review several legislative actions to include.  On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed H.R. 6201 the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and on March 27, 2020 President Trump signed into law the H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act otherwise known as the CARES Act.  This Act had several portions that impacted employers and payroll department.

This webinar will give the most up to date information on including the changes from the American Rescue Act of 2021 and the premature termination of the ERC credit.  The payroll impacts of both phases of legislation that was passed in March to include how employers should handle them and implement.

In this program, you’ll learn how to:

• Paid Sick/Family Leave Legislation
  • Emergency paid sick leave
  • Required Notice
  • Tax Credits
  • DOL releases temporary regulations and how it affects employers
• Department of Education and student loan wage garnishments
  • When to stop garnishments
  • Should employers give refunds
  • When does the garnishments start again
  • How to communicate to employees
• 2021 Cobra Premium Assistance
• I-9 Flexibility & E-verify modifications
• IRS
• Form 7200 Advance Payment of Employer Credits Due to COVID-19
• How does the 7200 interact with the Form 941
• Unemployment Changes
• Special Rule for using retirement fund

Benefits:

• Details Around paid Sick and Family leave and how the government intended for employers to pay for it.
• How to properly handle the suspension of student loan garnishments
• How to complete the Form I-9 for new hires while social distancing
• Retirement Funds that employees can take out of their accounts
• What is the Form 7200 and how does the employer properly use it.
• Unemployment changes and how it impacts the employer.

Who Should Attend:

• Payroll Professionals
• Accounting Professionals
• Tax Professionals
• Finance Professionals
• Compensation Professionals
• Benefits Professionals
• Senior HR Professionals,
• HR Managers & Directors,
• HR Personnel,
• CEOs
• Managers
• Team Leaders

Dayna J. Reum

Dayna is currently the Director of Payroll Operations at a major medical center in Chicago.  Dayna has been heavily involved in the payroll field over 17 years.  Starting as a payroll clerk at a small Tucson company, Dayna moved on to be a Payroll Team Leader at Honeywell Inc.  During Dayna’s time at Honeywell she obtained her FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) through the American Payroll Association.  She also received several merit awards for Customer Service and Acquisitions and Divestitures. Dayna is no stranger to teaching she has taught at the Metro Phoenix American Payroll Association meetings and at the Arizona State Payroll Conference.  Topics including Payroll Basics, Global/Cultural Awareness, Immigration Basics for the Payroll Professional, Multi-State and Local Taxation and Quality Control for Payroll, International and Canadian payroll.   Dayna has her CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) through the APA.  She also serves on the National American Payroll Association on the National Strategic Leadership Task Force, Government Affairs Task Force (PA Local tax subcommittee).  Dayna has received a Citation of Merit for her service along with being a Gold Pin member of the APA.  Besides her payroll accomplishments Dayna is certified in HR hiring and firing practices and is a Six-Sigma Greenbelt.