General Session A Thursday, 8:00 am – 9:30 am Laura Lough. Esq, Director of Publications

American Payroll Association

Get a Grip on State Paid Family and Sick Leave

More states are mandating that employers provide paid family leave and paid sick leave to their employees. Gain an understanding of the key provisions in these laws, including how they interact with the Family and Medical Leave Act. Learn how to identify compliance changes and join in the discussion about the latest developments in paid leave.

General Session B Thursday, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Nick Foucault, Director

Points North

The Evolving Complexities of the ACA Mandate

Discussion of new updates and guidelines regarding the federal ACA guidelines, and the emergence of the state level required reporting. Further discussion around why implementing a process to track employees is more important than ever.

General Session C Friday, 8:15 am – 9:45 am Kerin Stackpoloe, Esq

Paul, Frank + Collins, P.C.

Avoiding EEO Liability and Sexual Harassment Claims This interactive session is designed to provide critical information about how to avoid EEO claims, spot them before they get out of control, and how to create a culture where costly claims can be avoided and prevented.

General Session D Friday, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Meghan Sullivan, Esq

Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC

Wage and Hour Update In this segment, Attorney Meghan Sullivan, Esq. will discuss the latest trends in wage and hour case law, the latest updates on changes to Federal regulations, guidance and opinion letters, and the benefits and risks associated with the arbitration of wage disputes.

General Session E Friday, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Joseph McCarthy, IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison

Internal Revenue Service

IRS Key Messages

This session will cover a variety of federal tax topics with payroll and withholding implications.

Special Guest Speakers

THURSDAY – JUNE 11, 2020 FRIDAY – JUNE 12, 2020 7:00 am – 4:30 pm 7:00 am – 8:00 am 7:45 am – 8:00 am 8:00 am – 9:30 am 9:30 am – 10:30 am 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Registration OPEN Breakfast Welcome/Announcements General Session A Exhibitor Hall OPEN Breakout Session 1 Lunch with Exhibitors General Session B Break Breakout Session 2 Exhibitor Social / Prizes Game Night!

7:30 am – 12:00 pm 7:30 am – 8:30 am 8:00 am – 8:15 am 8:15 am – 9:45 am 9:45 am – 10:00 am 10:00 am – 11:30 am 11:30 am – 12:00 pm 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 1:45 pm 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Registration OPEN Breakfast Announcements/APA Update General Session C Break Breakout Session 3 Lunch General Session D Break Breakout Session 4 Break General Session E Closing Raffles*

* You must be present to win!!

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration will begin at 7:00 am on Thursday and the booth will be staffed to answer any questions throughout the conference. Please pick up your badge, personal schedule, and conference materials there. BADGES must be worn for admittance to all conference functions.

Visit our website at www.newenglandpayrollconference.org for online registration.

$385.00

$425.00

$475.00

$225.00

FOR REGISTRATIONS AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2020, PLEASE EMAIL US AT:

Registration@newenglandpayrollconference.org

Back by popular demand! New England Payroll Conference Game Night!

Come join us for GAME NIGHT - fun, food and networking! After the Exhibitor Social, we’ll keep the party going with some friendly board games. There will be pizza and salad served, a cash bar will stay open and we’ll have raffle prizes. Be sure to reserve your

spot when you complete your class selection form! One lucky participant will win an Amazon Echo Dot!

Conference Schedule

Global Payroll Passport – 10 Steps to Get Started in Global Payroll Starting your journey into global payroll can be daunting. Learn the top ten steps to making that journey an easier one. Strong relationships in business are a must have. Robyn Maslouski, CPP – Director, HR Technology, Covetrus (Session 1)

Unemployment 101 What is unemployment cost management and who is responsible in your organization? In this session we will help you understand the current financial state of the UI system for 2020 as well as UI Claims Administration and Tax Management Overview. Rori Carney – Sr. Manager, Employment Tax Service, Equifax Workforce Solutions (Session 1)

Payroll Health Check: Diagnose the Ailments Preventing High Performance As one of your organization’s largest expenses, effective payroll management is a business imperative. Performing a payroll health check can help your organization assess, improve, and track payroll efficiency, productivity, and compliance, improving performance, becoming better aligned with business goals, and directly supporting employee engagement initiatives.

Teresa Smith – Senior HCM Strategic Advisor, Kronos (Session 1)

On-Demand Pay and Navigating Early Wage Access Laws and Regulations FinTech innovations are reducing payroll costs while offering employee payment benefits. rapid! Disbursements is an all-in-one payment disbursement platform that allows businesses to electronically pay anyone in the U.S., including customers, employees, contractors and vendors.

Burke Rice – Director of Sales; Western US, rapid! Paycard (Session 1)

Using the Internet for Payroll Research The internet can help you get the payroll information you need. You’ll learn how to quickly find federal and state payroll-related laws, regulations, government forms, and publications. Discover the valuable compliance resources available on the APA website, including the extensive Resource Library. The best part is that these resources are all free. Laura Lough, Esq – Director of Publications, American Payroll Association (Session 2)

Common Misconceptions with Multi-Entity Employment Tax Reporting The Importance of the Employer and Employee Roles, Understanding Common Law vs. Statutory Employment, Common Paymaster and Common Pay Agent are NOT interchangeable and Non-Traditional Employment Relationships. Rori Carney – Sr. Manager, Employment Tax Service, Equifax Workforce Solutions (Session 2)

How Wage Complaints Get Started In this session, Attorney Layla G. Taylor, Esq. will discuss the most common errors that lead to lawsuits such as misclassification, not properly accounting for all remuneration in overtime rates, not properly capturing all time worked, tip sharing, impermissible docking and offsets on wages.

Layla G. Taylor – Attorney, Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC (Session 2)

Mistakes You Will Never Make Again with Davis Bacon and Prevailing Wage Compliance Certified payroll reporting compliance is a poorly understood topic across companies both small and large in the construction and contractor space. Our speaker will outline key mistakes to avoid, and key aspects of a robust system to focus on in order to effectively master prevailing wage compliance. Keith Pelatowski – Points North (Session 2)

Session Descriptions

The Basics of Payroll Accounting Proper payroll accounting not only serves a fiduciary responsibility. It can also identify payroll inaccuracies. Learn how to do basic payroll journal entries and how to identify payroll issues from those entries.

Robyn Maslouski, CPP – Director, HR Technology, Covetrus (Session 3)

FSAs, HSAs, HRAs, and more... There are many benefits you can choose to offer your employees. Flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements are great healthcare plans that let them pay for medically-related expenses. It’s important for employees and employers to understand the difference between these types of plans.

Gerard Hall, CPP - Payroll Technical Operations Manager, CBIZ (Session 3)

Domestic and International Business Traveler Payroll Compliance This session will focus on the domestic and international payroll compliance challenges that are created by your employees traveling for business. Whether it be domestic interstate or international cross-border, business travel and remote working today is creating more and more challenges for the payroll professional. During the session, David will outline practical approaches to getting these challenges under control.

David Livitt – Director/National Practice Leader, Global Tax Network (Session 3)

Implementation Strategies Learn best practices when implementing a new payroll system. What should you know? How do you prepare? Avoid certain pitfalls.

Enid Alvarez – Director, Human Resources, Odyssey Logistics &Technology (Session 3)

The ABCs of Payroll Concepts With all the intricacies and facets of payroll, it's great to sometimes go back to the basics. This training will cover payroll concepts necessary for payroll processing. Let's go back to the ABC's!

Gerard Hall, CPP - Payroll Technical Operations Manager, CBIZ (Session 4)

How Wage Complaints Get Started In this session, Attorney Layla G. Taylor, Esq. will discuss the most common errors that lead to lawsuits such as misclassification, not properly accounting for all remuneration in overtime rates, not properly capturing all time worked, tip sharing, impermissible docking and offsets on wages.

Layla G. Taylor – Attorney, Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC (Session 4)

Canadian Payroll Requirements for Cross Border Employees Canadians are always friendly, right? Not so much anymore! The tax authorities in Canada have become one of the strictest in the world when it comes to payroll compliance for business visitors. Withholding and reporting requirements can start on the first day of presence, even though there is a treaty in place. If you have any employees crossing the border into Canada, you’ll need to attend this session.

David Livitt – Director/National Practice Leader, Global Tax Network (Session 4)

Successfully Managing Change Become a change management leader! Learn some helpful tips in navigating through the change management process.

Enid Alvarez – Director, Human Resources, Odyssey Logistics &Technology (Session 4)

Session Descriptions

HOTEL & CONFERENCE

INFORMATION IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL

ATTENDEES:

Please make reservations by calling the hotel at (800) 253-2232. Identify yourself as part of the New England Payroll Conference to receive the Special Conference Rate of $159.00 per night plus tax. A one-

night deposit is required by the hotel at time of reservation. Plan to make your reservations for the

special rate by Friday, May 8, 2020.

We are ELECTRONIC! All presentations will be available on our website for you to download prior to the

Conference. You will get an email 2 weeks prior to the conference date with the link and password, provided we

have received your registration fee.

While we encourage you to bring your spouse or family to enjoy the lovely Stowe, VT

area, please remember that all conference sessions, breaks, and meals are limited to attendees only.

APA RECERTIFICATION CREDIT HOURS We will post the approved RCH total on our website

soon!

Our Exhibitors will only be with us for one day on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Plan on

attending the Thursday evening Exhibitor Social which will feature light, cold hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and will

give you time to network with the Exhibitors and other payroll professionals while playing fun games! Remember

to bring your Business Cards to enter Exhibitor raffles.

CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS ACCEPTED! We now accept all major credit cards for your

registration! Visit our website to complete your registration and payment online:

http://www.newenglandpayrollconference.org

Our dress code is business casual attire. Please remember to dress in layers as some

rooms may be colder/warmer than others. We do not have the ability to control the temperature in the

conference rooms.

BRING A GUEST TO GAME NIGHT! If you’re interested in bringing a guest for game night on Thursday, please indicate this when adding your session selections. The cost for a guest will be $25 and includes

the food and prizes!

Donations from your employer to the raffle are greatly appreciated. Past donations have included

logo items such as shirts, caps, and mugs as well as golf equipment, gift certificates and much more. These items will be drawn throughout the conference. Also, on Friday,

the drawing will be held for a free registration to the 2021 conference for one lucky winner.

APA CONGRESS Go to APACongress.org for more details about the biggest

payroll event of the year!

If you require any special dietary needs, please email Rosemarie Fraumeni at

rfraumeni@comcast.net or Donna Turban at dturban@steelpartners.com

General Information

EXHIBITORS WILL INCLUDE

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Copper Sponsors

We are fortunate to have many exhibitors participating in the Annual New England Payroll Conference. Without

their support, we would be unable to provide you with the opportunity for education and networking. The exhibitors will be networking, answering questions, providing information and demonstrating their products and services on Thursday. We encourage all attendees to visit with and explore the wide variety of information that

the exhibitors, who are experts in their fields, have to offer. Opportunities to speak with our exhibitors will be available during the following times:

9:30 am to 10:30 am (Morning Break)

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (Lunch Break) 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Afternoon Break)

IN APPRECIATION The 28th annual New England Payroll Conference committee would like to acknowledge the following organizations and businesses for their generosity and support of this year’s conference.

New England Payroll Conference Contacts

(978) 621-0270

(646) 907-5772 (617) 587-8261

(860) 665-2638 (617) 673-7799

(802) 473-5350 (978) 281-8292

(703) 932-5868 (603) 387-2733

HOTEL WEBSITE