Forums

Determining/Changing Pay Week
Legal Forum
Determining/Changing Pay Week
Discuss employment-law issues such as family leave, overtime, disabilities law, harassment, immigration and termination.
We currently have our pay week designated as Saturday through Friday. Can we change the pay week for certain departments or must the entire company be on the same pay week?
0
Cat:Topic ForumsForum:ForumId54
Cat:Topic ForumsForum:ForumId54Discussion:DiscussionId17336

Forums » Topic Forums » Legal Forum » Determining/Changing Pay Week

You must be logged in to contribute. Log in | Register
 
Forums  »  Topic Forums  »  Legal Forum  »  Determining/Changing Pay Week

Determining/Changing Pay Week

posted at 6/21/1999 9:25 PM EDT
Posts: 16
First: 6/21/1999
Last: 7/19/2001
We currently have our pay week designated as Saturday through Friday. Can we change the pay week for certain departments or must the entire company be on the same pay week?
New post Reply to this post

Determining/Changing Pay Week

posted at 6/21/1999 11:12 PM EDT
Posts: 833
First: 6/11/1999
Last: 8/23/2001
That's going to be governed by the Wage and Hour Division of your State's Dept. of Labor. Give them a quick call. They will probably ask the reason, off-the-cuff, and if it's to avoid paying overtime in certain departments, we all know what their answer will be.


New post Reply to this post

Determining/Changing Pay Week

posted at 6/22/1999 5:17 PM EDT
Posts: 2217
First: 6/16/1999
Last: 12/13/2001
I would check with your state department of labor on whether you can change your payroll periods. Many states require that the payroll period be posted or notice given to the employees. Several require that if the payroll period is anything other than weekly, then the plan has to be approved by the department of labor.

Out of passing interest, why would you want one department to have a Saturday to Friday payroll period and another department to have a Wednesday to Tuesday payroll period (or whatever). Isn't that going to be very hard to administer? You might have to run separate payrolls (at least if you are located in one of those states which requires a paycheck to be given to the employee within a certain time after the close of the payroll period). How could you keep track of overtime? (The department of labor, if confused, will do it the old fashioned way -- they will take the employee's word for it!) Seems to me to be a bunch of trouble with no real upside.
New post Reply to this post

Forums » Topic Forums » Legal Forum » Determining/Changing Pay Week

Stay Connected

Join our community for unlimited access to the latest tips, news and information in the HR world.

  • Workforce Technology (Bi-weekly)

    Covering the latest technology trends, tools and applications that are shaping the workforce in the 21st century. Delivered the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month.

  • Dear Workforce (Bi-weekly)

    See what HR professionals are asking, and what Workforce Management experts are saying. Delivered the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.

  • Workforce Benefits (Weekly)

    Stay current on all aspects of employee benefits, from health care to retirement issues. Delivered on Wednesdays.

  • Workforce Week (Weekly)

    Free weekly update on the trends in HR and new tools added to Workforce.com. Delivered each Tuesday.

  • Workforce Talent (Monthly)

    See the recruiting, talent development and retention strategies of top companies and get the resources for effective talent management. Delivered the 2nd Monday of each month.

  • Workforce Training (Monthly)

    Stay current on the latest strategies and resources for training and developing your workforce talent. Delivered the 3rd Monday of each month.

HR Jobs
View All Job Listings

Search