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boldlynx13 said:Greetings, everyone. I am seeking some guidance or perhaps a bit of advice regarding a situation at my new workplace. While processing a termination for one of our employees, I noticed a discrepancy: several staff members—some who have been with us for over 15 years—are still officially registered as working 7-hour shifts. In reality, they haven't worked 7-hour days for quite some time, yet their records were never updated to the standard 8-hour workday. When the company was first established, the initial filing specified a 42-hour workweek, which was later adjusted to a 40-hour week for the firm as a whole, but it appears this update was never applied to each individual employee's file. I suppose I am wondering if this needs to be corrected for every single person individually. If such updates are necessary, would backdating these changes pose any significant issues, and is there a realistic possibility of facing fines from the Department of Labor for doing so? I wasn't handling these specific administrative duties back when the legal transition from 42 to 40 hours occurred, though I don't recall whether employers were required to perform a collective update for every worker during that shift. Furthermore, I am curious about which specific changes must be reported to Medicare during an ongoing employment period. For instance, should I be reporting updates to educational credentials or changes in job titles? Thank you very much for your assistance.
How did you guys handle this?