Payroll Partners » Blog Blogs Your source for instructions, product features, regulation updates, and more! Blog Insights to Simplify Payroll & HR Search for: Most Recent My Employee Checked “Exempt” on Their W-4. Now What?An employee hands you a new Form W-4. You’re entering it into payroll when you notice they checked “Exempt from withholding.” And your first... Read More Before You Post Another Job: What Your Payroll Data Can Tell YouWhen workloads increase, the instinctive response is often: “We need to hire someone.” That may be the right decision—but in a cautious hiring... Read More Veterans Day Federal Reserve Holiday: Plan Ahead for November PayrollsVeterans Day falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, and the Federal Reserve will be closed in observance of the holiday. While many businesses... Read More Voting Leave Compliance ObligationsElection Day is almost here, so now is a good time to brush up on voting leave laws and make sure you’re posting any mandatory notices. Voting... Read More What Should an Employer Do When They Receive a Notice to Withhold Income for Support?Receiving an Income Withholding for Support (IWO) for an employee can raise a lot of questions, especially if it’s the first one your company has... Read More Tax transcripts: Know the different types and how to get themTaxpayers may need to access their tax records or transcripts for many different reasons. It could be needed for filing a tax return, applying... Read More How can we ensure our employees are using AI responsibly?Question: How can we ensure our employees are using AI responsibly? Answered by the HR Experts: In general, we recommend setting clear... Read More New Clergy Act: What It Means for Pastors and Social SecurityFor decades, pastors and other religious leaders who elected to opt out of Social Security faced a decision that was generally permanent. Even if... Read More Trump Accounts as an Employee Benefit: What Employers Need to KnowEmployee benefits have traditionally focused on retirement, healthcare, paid leave and other needs affecting workers today. Trump Accounts... Read More AI Is Entering Payroll: What Its Early Impact Means for Employers and Payroll ProfessionalsArtificial intelligence seems to be finding its way into nearly every part of business, and payroll is no exception. For an industry built around... 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 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
My Employee Checked “Exempt” on Their W-4. Now What?An employee hands you a new Form W-4. You’re entering it into payroll when you notice they checked “Exempt from withholding.” And your first... Read More
Before You Post Another Job: What Your Payroll Data Can Tell YouWhen workloads increase, the instinctive response is often: “We need to hire someone.” That may be the right decision—but in a cautious hiring... Read More
Veterans Day Federal Reserve Holiday: Plan Ahead for November PayrollsVeterans Day falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, and the Federal Reserve will be closed in observance of the holiday. While many businesses... Read More
Voting Leave Compliance ObligationsElection Day is almost here, so now is a good time to brush up on voting leave laws and make sure you’re posting any mandatory notices. Voting... Read More
What Should an Employer Do When They Receive a Notice to Withhold Income for Support?Receiving an Income Withholding for Support (IWO) for an employee can raise a lot of questions, especially if it’s the first one your company has... Read More
Tax transcripts: Know the different types and how to get themTaxpayers may need to access their tax records or transcripts for many different reasons. It could be needed for filing a tax return, applying... Read More
How can we ensure our employees are using AI responsibly?Question: How can we ensure our employees are using AI responsibly? Answered by the HR Experts: In general, we recommend setting clear... Read More
New Clergy Act: What It Means for Pastors and Social SecurityFor decades, pastors and other religious leaders who elected to opt out of Social Security faced a decision that was generally permanent. Even if... Read More
Trump Accounts as an Employee Benefit: What Employers Need to KnowEmployee benefits have traditionally focused on retirement, healthcare, paid leave and other needs affecting workers today. Trump Accounts... Read More
AI Is Entering Payroll: What Its Early Impact Means for Employers and Payroll ProfessionalsArtificial intelligence seems to be finding its way into nearly every part of business, and payroll is no exception. For an industry built around... 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
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
