Despite the hype, artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t making much of an impact on payroll yet. A new Zoho Payroll survey of more than 100 US payroll professionals found only 7% of payroll teams said AI was central to their process…
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An urgent care facility in Georgia has agreed to pay $113,199 to resolve alleged violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to an investigation by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Premier Health Consultants…
Mark your calendar: National Payroll Week returns Sept. 7-11, 2026, to recognize the role payroll professionals play in making sure workers are paid accurately and on time. The annual observance, founded by PayrollOrg in 1996, also highlights payroll’s broader role…
Treasury and the IRS have issued proposed regulations outlining requirements for employer Trump Account contribution programs. Trump Accounts are a new type of individual retirement account for certain individuals under age 18. Since July 4, 2026, employers have been permitted…
New Jersey's Employer Response Portal for unemployment separation reporting is now live, under P.L. 2022, c. 120 (S2357). Employers must report every employee separation to the Division of Unemployment Insurance within seven days of the separation date, or within seven…
Employee misclassification can create liability that follows the business. Case in point: New Jersey has reached a settlement with STG Logistics over allegations that the company and its predecessor misclassified hundreds of truck drivers as independent contractors. New Owner Assumed…
A recent Seventh Circuit court ruling focuses on a key overtime calculation issue for payroll: Which premiums belong in the regular rate of pay? For a Wisconsin employer, certain pay differentials and incentive premiums had to be included before calculating…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB 4844, which requires Illinois employers with more than 25 employees to pay workers their regular rate of pay for time spent serving on jury duty. The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. Before this law,…
Employers have new details on how to report qualified overtime compensation on 2026 Forms W-2. On Aug. 6, the IRS issued updated guidance in Fact Sheet FS-2026-13, which supersedes the version published in January. Qualified Overtime Remains Subject to Withholding…
Most finance leaders have business strategy on their minds all the time. But few ever consider payroll strategy - for everything from employee retention to profits -- even though payroll is the only touchpoint that reaches every single employee, every…
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued new guidance on the paid family and medical leave tax credit, but the change is more than a tax-planning issue. For some employers, it could reduce the cost…
Field-based roles raise unique FLSA compliance questions, including whether an employer must pay for work tasks performed before or during the commute to the first job site. A recent DOL opinion letter addressed the issue. The question came from a…
