Payroll Partners » Blog Blogs Your source for instructions, product features, regulation updates, and more! Blog Insights to Simplify Payroll & HR Search for: Most Popular From the HR Support Center: Can the same person be both an employee and an independent contractor?According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the... Read More Deducting Negative Leave Balances From Final WagesThe general consensus is that under federal law employers can deduct negative paid leave balances from an employee's final wages. However, it... Read More Should You Pay an Employee Who Resigns With Two Weeks’ Notice?An employee who resigns with two weeks' notice may think they are doing you a favor. But in fact, it can be a payroll headache, especially if you... Read More Do Employers Have to Pay for New Hire Orientation and Training?Orientation formally introduces the new hire to the company — including its mission, culture, values, vision, policies, procedures and fringe... Read More Search for: Most Recent What employers need to know about the enhancements to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax CreditEmployers, including small businesses, that provide paid family and medical leave to their employees may be eligible for an employer tax credit.... Read More One of our employees has chicken pox. Is it okay to tell our other employees about this condition?Question: One of our employees has chicken pox. Is it okay to tell our other employees about this condition? Answered by the HR Experts: You... Read More Reclassifying staff incorrectly designated as ministers?Question: Is it possible to reclassify staff members who were incorrectly designated as ministers for tax purposes? Answer: Yes, and the... Read More Managing Parental Leave: 5 Strategies For HR SuccessParental leave is becoming increasingly common as more employers offer paid time off for employees as they grow their families. This positive... Read More Why We Celebrate Columbus DayColumbus Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year on the second Monday in October. The holiday honors Christopher Columbus and his 1492... Read More Treasury, IRS issue proposed regulations on employer contributions to Trump Accounts under the Working Families Tax CutThe Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations providing guidance to employers that choose to make... Read More Why is employee performance management important?Question: Why is employee performance management important? Answered by the HR Experts: Performance management matters because it creates... Read More Do we have to license or ordain a pastoral new hire immediately?Question: Do we have to license or ordain a pastoral new hire immediately? Answer: No, you are not required to license or ordain a staff member... Read More October Is Payroll’s Most Important Month: 13 Year-End Tasks Employers Shouldn’t Put OffWhen most employers think about year-end payroll, they think about holiday bonuses and W-2s. But the reality is that a successful year-end starts... Read More Keep an eye out for common charitable contributions scamsScammers have been known to take advantage of people’s kindness and generosity. Whether it’s creating a fake charity or encouraging the use of... Read More How to hold an employee accountable for poor communicationQuestion: How do I hold someone accountable for “poor communication” when that feels so subjective? Answered by the HR Experts: You can hold... Read More How do we handle I-9s and tax paperwork when rehiring preschool staff for a new school year?Q. "How do we handle I-9s and tax paperwork when rehiring preschool staff for a new school year?" Answer: While you can often reuse existing... Read More Columbus Day 2026: How the Federal Reserve Holiday Affects Payroll DeadlinesMonday, October 12, 2026, is Columbus Day, a federal banking holiday. The Federal Reserve will be closed that day, which means ACH... Read More 4 Payroll Trends Every Business Should WatchPayroll technology continues to evolve as businesses look for faster, more accurate, and more flexible ways to manage employee pay. Today's... Read More Tips for tracking charitable donationsTaxpayers who have made or plan to make charitable donations during the year should keep good records of all their contributions. Organized... Read More Can we require or allow certain groups of employees to work from home?Question: Can we require or allow certain groups of employees, but not others, to work from home? Answered by the HR Experts: Yes. Employers... Read More
From the HR Support Center: Can the same person be both an employee and an independent contractor?According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the... Read More
Deducting Negative Leave Balances From Final WagesThe general consensus is that under federal law employers can deduct negative paid leave balances from an employee's final wages. However, it... Read More
Should You Pay an Employee Who Resigns With Two Weeks’ Notice?An employee who resigns with two weeks' notice may think they are doing you a favor. But in fact, it can be a payroll headache, especially if you... Read More
Do Employers Have to Pay for New Hire Orientation and Training?Orientation formally introduces the new hire to the company — including its mission, culture, values, vision, policies, procedures and fringe... Read More
What employers need to know about the enhancements to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax CreditEmployers, including small businesses, that provide paid family and medical leave to their employees may be eligible for an employer tax credit.... Read More
One of our employees has chicken pox. Is it okay to tell our other employees about this condition?Question: One of our employees has chicken pox. Is it okay to tell our other employees about this condition? Answered by the HR Experts: You... Read More
Reclassifying staff incorrectly designated as ministers?Question: Is it possible to reclassify staff members who were incorrectly designated as ministers for tax purposes? Answer: Yes, and the... Read More
Managing Parental Leave: 5 Strategies For HR SuccessParental leave is becoming increasingly common as more employers offer paid time off for employees as they grow their families. This positive... Read More
Why We Celebrate Columbus DayColumbus Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year on the second Monday in October. The holiday honors Christopher Columbus and his 1492... Read More
Treasury, IRS issue proposed regulations on employer contributions to Trump Accounts under the Working Families Tax CutThe Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations providing guidance to employers that choose to make... Read More
Why is employee performance management important?Question: Why is employee performance management important? Answered by the HR Experts: Performance management matters because it creates... Read More
Do we have to license or ordain a pastoral new hire immediately?Question: Do we have to license or ordain a pastoral new hire immediately? Answer: No, you are not required to license or ordain a staff member... Read More
October Is Payroll’s Most Important Month: 13 Year-End Tasks Employers Shouldn’t Put OffWhen most employers think about year-end payroll, they think about holiday bonuses and W-2s. But the reality is that a successful year-end starts... Read More
Keep an eye out for common charitable contributions scamsScammers have been known to take advantage of people’s kindness and generosity. Whether it’s creating a fake charity or encouraging the use of... Read More
How to hold an employee accountable for poor communicationQuestion: How do I hold someone accountable for “poor communication” when that feels so subjective? Answered by the HR Experts: You can hold... Read More
How do we handle I-9s and tax paperwork when rehiring preschool staff for a new school year?Q. "How do we handle I-9s and tax paperwork when rehiring preschool staff for a new school year?" Answer: While you can often reuse existing... Read More
Columbus Day 2026: How the Federal Reserve Holiday Affects Payroll DeadlinesMonday, October 12, 2026, is Columbus Day, a federal banking holiday. The Federal Reserve will be closed that day, which means ACH... Read More
4 Payroll Trends Every Business Should WatchPayroll technology continues to evolve as businesses look for faster, more accurate, and more flexible ways to manage employee pay. Today's... Read More
Tips for tracking charitable donationsTaxpayers who have made or plan to make charitable donations during the year should keep good records of all their contributions. Organized... Read More
Can we require or allow certain groups of employees to work from home?Question: Can we require or allow certain groups of employees, but not others, to work from home? Answered by the HR Experts: Yes. Employers... Read More
