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Payroll
CMA03
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FLSA- | Sets the minimum wage and overtime wages employers are required to pay employees. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964- | Prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, or promoting employees. |
| ADEA- | Prohibits the use of unfair employment practices regarding people over 40 years of age. |
| ADA- | Prohibits unfair employment practices regarding occupationally qualified persons with disabilities. |
| ERISA- | Protects pension funds and regulates pension fund operations. |
| Immigration Reform Act of 1985- | Employers must certify that employees are authorized to work in the United States. |
| Employer- | One who hires one or more persons to perform specified job duties in the United States. |
| Employee- | One who is under the control and direction of another with regard to the performance of a job. |
| Salary- | Compensation for administrative, managerial, or professional work. |
| Exempt- | The employer is not required to pay time and a half for overtime. |
| Nonexempt- | The employer is required to pay time and a half for overtime. |
| Wage- | Compensation for skilled or unskilled labor, usually an hourly rate. |
| Independent Contractor- | One who provides a service for a fee, no payroll deductions will be assesed. |
| Productive Time- | Total hours paid on duty performing a job function. |
| Nonproductive Time- | Total hours paid while not on duty, e.g. vacation, sick days, etc. |
| FTE- | Represents one full time employee paid for one year |
| Current Tax Payment- | Requires employers to withhold income tax on a pay-as-you-go basis. |
| FICA- | Includes Social Security and Medicare tax. |
| FUTA- | Tax employers pay to support unemployment insurance |
| Form SS-4- | Application for Employer Identification Number. |
| Form SS-5- | Social Security number application. |
| Form W-2- | Wages and Tax Statement. |
| Form W-3- | Transmittal of Income and Tax Statements. |
| Form W-4- | Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. |
| Form 940- | Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return. |
| Form 941- | Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return. |
| Garnishments- | Deductions authorized by a court of law for overdue debts. |
| Tax Levies- | Deductions imposed by the IRS for overdue |
| I-9- | Employment Eligibility Verification Form |