Accounting, Payroll & Pension Issues/labor law, compensation

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Is it legal to schedule one employee to work more days, and hours for the same pay as other employees? a net difference of 5 days per year. We are Air Ambulance Pilots.

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Unless there are some special rules for pilots (which I don't have much experience with), yes, it is legal.  You can think of it like pay instead of time- it's as if that person is getting paid more than you (by whatever those 5 days are worth in your salary).  It's legal to pay employees different rates, as long as the differences aren't discriminatory (and it's hard to prove pay discrimination.)

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Vanessa D. Powell, CPA

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I am experienced with general bookkeeping, payroll, journal entries, adjusting entries, all types of pension accounting, compliance issues, ERISA, benefit plan auditing, financial statements, payroll tax, Form 5500, retirement planning, and related issues. Please no homework questions. Only US accounting, please.

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I am a CPA in Southern CA. I audit not-for-profit organizations, corporations, and employee benefit plans for the large accounting firm I work for, as well as performing other attest services, planning, and tax services.

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California Society of CPAs, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Education/Credentials
Licensed CPA in the state of CA. Graduated summa cum laude from Colorado Technical University. In order to keep my license, I take 80 hours of CPE every two years. Much of it in the field of accounting, auditing, and employee benefit plans.

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Graduated summa cum laude (with highest honor).

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I have clients from all over the world, in nearly every industry. Most of my audit clients are employee benefit plans and not-for-profit entities. Most of my compilation engagements are manufacturing, agriculture, and construction.

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