Workshop 1 Thursday, 10:30-11:30

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1 Workshop 1 Thursday, 10:30-11:30 1A - What's Up with the IRS (Lisa C. Martin, IRS Stakeholder Liaison Field Operation - East Side, IRS) The collection process Online Payment Agreement Wage reporting, payroll and employment tax form topics 1B - Multi-State Taxation (Manan Shah, Senior Manager - IES/Employment Tax, KPMG LLP) Employees live in one state and works in another (or multiple states) - which state's income tax do you withhold? Telecommuters - which state do you pay unemployment tax and disability insurance? 1C - Michigan Wage and Hour Program Highlights (Jennifer Fields, Wage & Hour Program Manager, MI Dept of Labor) Overview of Act 390 Michigan Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits Overview of Act 154 Michigan Minimum Wage and Overtime Overview of Act 166 Prevailing Wage on State Funded Construction Project Highlight the main points of each Act and discuss any changes 1D - What My Social Security Can Do For You (Kenny Oguejiofor, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration) Social Security s electronic services Tools designed to educate workers Workshop 2 Thursday, 1:00-2:00 2A - Unemployment Insurance Agency (Linda Kalinowski, Manager of the UIA Ombudsmand's Office, MI UIA)

2 Registering for a MiWAM account with the UIA Reporting features, including properly e-filing the quarterly wage/tax reports E-Payment features Benefit services in MiWam/MiDAS 2B - Electronic Payments Data Security...What You Need to Know! (Rona L. Mehl, Relationship Manager, The Payments Authority)(repeated in session 7C) Fraud, breaches, corporate account takeover...you hear about it almost daily in the news! A 2013 ACH Security Framework rule requires all ACH participants to protect consumer sensitive personal information. What are you doing to safeguard names, account numbers, routing and transit numbers, etc.? Learn more about Originator responsibilities for processing electronic payments, what you need to know to operate safely in the electronic space today, as well as ensuring compliance with the new rule. 2C - Fringe Benefits (Luanne Brown, CPP, Payroll Manager, Grand Valley University) Taxable and Non-taxable benefits - Know the Difference IRS Focus on Benefits during an audit DOMA - Details on taxability in Michigan and other states 2D - Compliance Update 2014: Emerging Concerns and Changes for Employers (Paul Kramer, Director of Compliance, Workforce Software) The crackdown on independent contractor classifications and why it's a tricky issue for employers What's happening with minimum wage laws, and the risky repercussions for businesses How mobile devices are affecting wage and hour law enforcement Where the next changes to state laws are anticipated Workshop 3 Thursday, 2:15-3:15 3A - Lessons Learned in the Viet nam War and How They Apply to Payroll (Roger A. Smith, CPP, Payroll Management Consultant, Payroll Prof) How lessons learned in the Viet Nam war are applicable to today s payroll professional

3 Payroll Professional issues include personal productivity and avoiding shortcuts Leadership issues include maintaining top performance and employee recognition 3B - Pay Card Updates (Julius Alexander III, Director, Money Network - Central Region, FirstData) Pay Card Compliance Updates Strategies for Eliminating Paper Paychecks Pay Cards in the national news updates and what not to do 3C - Celebrating 40 Years of ACH - The Party is just getting started! (Rona L. Mehl, Relationship Manager, The Payments Authority) The National ACH Association (NACHA) and The Payments Authority are celebrating their 40th Birthday! Join in the 40th year celebration in a fun party like atmosphere! We ll take a quick look at ACH history, while learning more about Originator responsibilities and what you need to know to be in compliance with ACH rules and regulations when processing electronic payments! 3D - Social Media and Your Career (Trisha Plovie, Regional Vice-President, Robert Half International) Using Social Media to Advance Your Career LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter Tips for Business purposes Social Media Etiquette How Social Media can help OR hurt your job search Workshop 4 Thursday, 3:30-4:30 4A - Payroll Best Practices: Second to None Practices for Today's Leading Payroll Organizations (Martin Armstrong, CPP, MBA, DBA, Vice President, Payroll Shared Services, Time Warner Cable) Key Payroll Drivers that control operational effectiveness, efficiency, processes, and people Best Practices that today's leading payroll organization utilize to become top performers

4 4B - How a Streamlined Payroll can Improve Your Bottom Line (Anne Marie Palma, Major Market Consultant, Paycor) What is a streamlined payroll and how it can impact your organization Creating efficiency that reduces your labor costs Visibility improved and how you can utilize the information for positive impact Staying compliant removing the potential for fines and penalties 4C - I-9 Compliance (Kimberly A. Clarke, Attorney, Varnum Law) I-9 best practices Self-audit tips Response to USICE audits/enforcement 4D - Garnish That's an Order or is it? (Martin C. Brook, Ogletree Deakins) What is the risk to the company not interpreting and applying the order correctly? Workshop 5 Friday, 7:45-9:15 5A - Introduction to Payroll Part 1 (Howard Goldman, CPP, Director of Payroll, Ilitch Holdings, Inc.) Employee or Independent Contractor? Basics of wage-hour laws Withholding taxes Payment issues Deductions from pay 5B - Healthcare Reform (Joel Clark, President, JS Clark Agency, Inc. and Jennifer Young, Director of Corporate Compliance, JS Clark Agency, Inc.)(repeated in session 6B) PPACA Large Group Reporting Requirements PPACA Updates DOL Audits

5 5C - Payroll Compliance: 2014 and 2015 Legislation Updates (Jim Paille, CPP, Director, Operations mypay Solutions, Thomson Reuters) 2014 Year End issues and reminders Obama Budget Proposal - relating to payroll 2015 Changes - Federal and State Federal and State Unemployment - deficit states and surcharges Federal and State Legislative Issues, Changes and Proposal Workshop 6A Friday, 9:30-11:00 6A - Introduction to Payroll Part 2 (Howard Goldman, CPP, Director of Payroll, Ilitch Holdings, Inc.) What's taxable? Basics of employee benefits Unemployment taxes Depositing and reporting taxes Record keeping 6B - Healthcare Reform (Joel Clark, President, JS Clark Agency, Inc. and Jennifer Young, Director of Corporate Compliance, JS Clark Agency, Inc.) (repeat session from 5B) PPACA Large Group Reporting Requirements PPACA Updates DOL Audits 6C - Get your Child Support Income Withholding Orders electronically no more paper! (Bill Stuart, Employer Services Team, Office of Child Support Enforcement and Chris Townsend, Policy Analyst, Office of Child Support Enforcement) How the Federal electronic Income Withholding Order (e-iwo) process works Michigan s process for e-iwo Benefits of the e-iwo process and how your company/organization can implement e-iwo The Debt Inquiry Service eterm process for employers Workshop 7 Friday, 11:15-12:15

6 7A - Strategic Leadership: Leading Ordinary People in Achieving Extraordinary Results (Martin Armstrong, CPP, MBA, DBA, Vice President, Payroll Shared Services, Time Warner Cable) Why is it that some individuals in leadership roles do such a poor job in yielding results? What are the contributing factor to those poor results? 7B - Role of Your Company s Retirement Plan Advisor (Deb Moon, Edward Jones) Who is a Plan Fiduciary? What are a Fiduciary s obligations? Fiduciary decisions and the Importance of procedure Documenting decisions 7C - Electronic Payments Data Security...What You Need to Know! (Rona L. Mehl, Relationship Manager, Payments Authority)(repeat of session 2B) Fraud, breaches, corporate account takeover...you hear about it almost daily in the news! A 2013 ACH Security Framework rule requires all ACH participants to protect consumer sensitive personal information. What are you doing to safeguard names, account numbers, routing and transit numbers, etc.? Learn more about Originator responsibilities for processing electronic payments, what you need to know to operate safely in the electronic space today, as well as ensuring compliance with the new rule.