Payroll Partners » Blog Blogs Your source for instructions, product features, regulation updates, and more! Blog Insights to Simplify Payroll & HR Search for: Most Recent Thanksgiving Payroll Deadlines: Don’t Let the Holiday Catch You Off Guard!Thanksgiving is almost here! It's a time for family, friends, good food, and giving thanks. But before you start planning the turkey and all the... Read More Why We Celebrate Veterans DayEach year on November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day—a day set aside to honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.... Read More No Timesheet, No Pay? What Employers Need to KnowQuestion: t’s time for us to run payroll, and an employee hasn’t turned in their time sheet. Can we delay paying them? Answered by the HR... Read More 5 Ways to Pay Employees: Pros and Cons for EmployersFor decades, payday was relatively simple. Employees received a paper paycheck, deposited it at their bank, and waited for the funds to become... Read More What Is an IRS Lock-In Letter — and What Does an Employer Need to Do?Opening mail from the IRS is rarely the highlight of anyone’s day. But if your company receives an IRS Lock-In Letter regarding one of your... Read More ACA Reporting Requirements ExplainedWhether your organization has to file, and which forms you'll use, comes down to two factors: your employer size and how your health plan is... Read More What the DOL’s May 2026 Overtime Rollback Means for Your MinistryYou were the first to see it: the update from the DOL that meant your budget was about to shift drastically. You cross-referenced the new... Read More How Small Businesses, Churches, and Not-For-Profits Can Prepare for CyberattacksA successful cyberattack can disrupt operations, affect the reliability and integrity of financial information, compromise sensitive information,... Read More What is pay transparency?Question: What is pay transparency? Answered by the HR Experts: Pay transparency means being upfront about your pay practices, usually by... 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 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
Thanksgiving Payroll Deadlines: Don’t Let the Holiday Catch You Off Guard!Thanksgiving is almost here! It's a time for family, friends, good food, and giving thanks. But before you start planning the turkey and all the... Read More
Why We Celebrate Veterans DayEach year on November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day—a day set aside to honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.... Read More
No Timesheet, No Pay? What Employers Need to KnowQuestion: t’s time for us to run payroll, and an employee hasn’t turned in their time sheet. Can we delay paying them? Answered by the HR... Read More
5 Ways to Pay Employees: Pros and Cons for EmployersFor decades, payday was relatively simple. Employees received a paper paycheck, deposited it at their bank, and waited for the funds to become... Read More
What Is an IRS Lock-In Letter — and What Does an Employer Need to Do?Opening mail from the IRS is rarely the highlight of anyone’s day. But if your company receives an IRS Lock-In Letter regarding one of your... Read More
ACA Reporting Requirements ExplainedWhether your organization has to file, and which forms you'll use, comes down to two factors: your employer size and how your health plan is... Read More
What the DOL’s May 2026 Overtime Rollback Means for Your MinistryYou were the first to see it: the update from the DOL that meant your budget was about to shift drastically. You cross-referenced the new... Read More
How Small Businesses, Churches, and Not-For-Profits Can Prepare for CyberattacksA successful cyberattack can disrupt operations, affect the reliability and integrity of financial information, compromise sensitive information,... Read More
What is pay transparency?Question: What is pay transparency? Answered by the HR Experts: Pay transparency means being upfront about your pay practices, usually by... 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
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
