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 Can You Fire an Employee for Job Hunting?Question: We’ve recently learned that one of our employees is planning to leave the company and has been applying for positions elsewhere. Can... Read More The End of the I-9 Grace Period (& Why Your Ministry is at Risk)For years, the phrase “clerical error” was a flimsy but realistic safety net when it came to Form I-9 errors. If a date was missing or a box was... Read More The End of the I-9 Grace Period (& Why Your Ministry is at Risk)For years, the phrase “clerical error” was a flimsy but realistic safety net when it came to Form I-9 errors. If a date was missing or a box was... Read More Is Your Timekeeping Method Obsolete?For many businesses, timekeeping is one of those processes that simply “keeps going” in the background. Employees clock in, hours get submitted,... Read More Understanding the Different Types of Pay PeriodsOne of the most important payroll decisions an employer makes is choosing a pay period. While it may seem like a simple scheduling choice, pay... Read More New option to request more time after ERC claim disallowanceThe Internal Revenue Service today announced a new, streamlined way for taxpayers to extend the period of time for the IRS and the IRS... Read More When to use a Performance Improvement Plan vs. a write up?Question: When do I use a performance improvement plan versus just a write up? Answer: You should use a performance improvement plan (PIP) for... Read More A Practical Guide for MInistries for Time-Off ComplianceTime away from work is an important part of caring for employees, helping them stay healthy, maintain balance, and sustain the energy they bring... Read More 5 Ways to Reduce Payroll Errors in Small BusinessesPayroll errors affect many small businesses, with studies showing that about 84% have made mistakes and nearly half have faced penalties.... Read More Holiday Closure Reminder: Independence DayAs Independence Day approaches, we want to remind our valued clients of an upcoming schedule change. Our office will be closed on Friday, July... Read More Preventing and Handling ICE Raids: An Employer’s GuideImmigration enforcement in the workplace has become a growing concern for employers across the United States. While an ICE visit or raid can feel... Read More Faith-Based Employee Termination Do’s and Don’ts for Church LeadersHandling terminations is often the most difficult part of serving in ministry. While we all hope to avoid this responsibility, situations such as... Read More What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees?Question: What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees? Answered by the HR Experts: The answer will depend on a number of... Read More Commute vs. Work: When Off-Site Travel Becomes BillableQuestion: We have a nonexempt employee who has been working from home. Do we need to pay her for time to commute to the office? She’s been asked... Read More It’s not too early to start planning for next year: Check withholding nowEven though the tax filing deadline for tax year 2025 passed a couple weeks ago, it’s not too early to start planning for next filing season.... Read More How can we simplify our application and interview processes?Question: How can we simplify our application and interview processes? Answered by the HR Experts: You can go a long way toward... 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
Can You Fire an Employee for Job Hunting?Question: We’ve recently learned that one of our employees is planning to leave the company and has been applying for positions elsewhere. Can... Read More
The End of the I-9 Grace Period (& Why Your Ministry is at Risk)For years, the phrase “clerical error” was a flimsy but realistic safety net when it came to Form I-9 errors. If a date was missing or a box was... Read More
The End of the I-9 Grace Period (& Why Your Ministry is at Risk)For years, the phrase “clerical error” was a flimsy but realistic safety net when it came to Form I-9 errors. If a date was missing or a box was... Read More
Is Your Timekeeping Method Obsolete?For many businesses, timekeeping is one of those processes that simply “keeps going” in the background. Employees clock in, hours get submitted,... Read More
Understanding the Different Types of Pay PeriodsOne of the most important payroll decisions an employer makes is choosing a pay period. While it may seem like a simple scheduling choice, pay... Read More
New option to request more time after ERC claim disallowanceThe Internal Revenue Service today announced a new, streamlined way for taxpayers to extend the period of time for the IRS and the IRS... Read More
When to use a Performance Improvement Plan vs. a write up?Question: When do I use a performance improvement plan versus just a write up? Answer: You should use a performance improvement plan (PIP) for... Read More
A Practical Guide for MInistries for Time-Off ComplianceTime away from work is an important part of caring for employees, helping them stay healthy, maintain balance, and sustain the energy they bring... Read More
5 Ways to Reduce Payroll Errors in Small BusinessesPayroll errors affect many small businesses, with studies showing that about 84% have made mistakes and nearly half have faced penalties.... Read More
Holiday Closure Reminder: Independence DayAs Independence Day approaches, we want to remind our valued clients of an upcoming schedule change. Our office will be closed on Friday, July... Read More
Preventing and Handling ICE Raids: An Employer’s GuideImmigration enforcement in the workplace has become a growing concern for employers across the United States. While an ICE visit or raid can feel... Read More
Faith-Based Employee Termination Do’s and Don’ts for Church LeadersHandling terminations is often the most difficult part of serving in ministry. While we all hope to avoid this responsibility, situations such as... Read More
What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees?Question: What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees? Answered by the HR Experts: The answer will depend on a number of... Read More
Commute vs. Work: When Off-Site Travel Becomes BillableQuestion: We have a nonexempt employee who has been working from home. Do we need to pay her for time to commute to the office? She’s been asked... Read More
It’s not too early to start planning for next year: Check withholding nowEven though the tax filing deadline for tax year 2025 passed a couple weeks ago, it’s not too early to start planning for next filing season.... Read More
How can we simplify our application and interview processes?Question: How can we simplify our application and interview processes? Answered by the HR Experts: You can go a long way toward... Read More
