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 How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee?Question: How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee? Answered by the HR Experts: Some benefits need to be paid or... Read More Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?Q. "Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?" Answer: No, neither your Staff Lifestyle Agreement nor other... Read More How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting Payroll and HR in the United States — Why trade policy is hitting closer to home for employersTariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase... Read More Paper Pay Stub vs. Employee Self-Service Portal: Which Is Safer?In today’s digital workplace, the way employees receive their pay information has evolved significantly. While paper pay stubs were once the... Read More Why Memorial Day Matters: More Than the Start of SummerEvery year, Americans pause on Memorial Day—a long weekend that many associate with barbecues, travel, and the unofficial start of summer. But... Read More New Immigration Policies and Their Impact on Payroll and HR — What U.S. employers need to be prepared forImmigration policy changes often make headlines for their political implications, but for employers, the real impact shows up in day-to-day... Read More Pay Transparency, Legal Compliance, and Religious Exemptions: What Ministry HR Needs to KnowIn recent years, pay transparency has moved from a “nice-to-have” to a legal expectation across many states and municipalities. For ministry... Read More Unlimited PTO: How to Decide, Craft a Policy, and Still Keep Payroll on Track — Freedom with structure leads to better outcomesUnlimited PTO has become an attractive option for many growing organizations. On the surface, it sounds simple. No accruals. No carryover limits.... Read More If an employee lives across a state line do we follow both states’ labor laws?Q. "Our organization is located near a state line and some employees live across it. Do we need to take both states' labor laws into account?"... Read More What Employers Are Learning About Remote Hiring and What Comes Next From first experiments to long-term strategyFor many employers, hiring remotely started as a necessity. What began as a quick adjustment has evolved into a long-term shift in how... Read More Summer Interns and the High Cost of “Cheap” LaborAs the weather warms up, your organization’s calendar begins to fill up: Vacation Bible School, camp, and community outreach events. Naturally,... Read More PTO Policies and Payroll Implications — What Employers Need to Know to Stay Compliant and AccuratePaid time off (PTO) is one of the most valued benefits employees receive. Whether it is used for vacation, illness, or personal time, PTO plays a... Read More Payroll Reminder: Memorial Day 2026On Monday, May 25th, we will celebrate Memorial Day in honor of all the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice while defending... Read More Don’t leave a potential refund on the tableNot everyone is legally required to file a federal tax return. However, not doing it could be leaving money on the table. People could be missing... Read More Do I need to include an EEO statement in our job postings?Question: Do I need to include an EEO statement in our job postings? Answered by the HR Experts: Unless you are a federal contractor, you are... Read More 5 questions when choosing a retirement plan for your small, faith-based organizationNew guidance from the Employee Benefits Security Administration and Center for Faith offers tailored information to help faith-based 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
How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee?Question: How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee? Answered by the HR Experts: Some benefits need to be paid or... Read More
Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?Q. "Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?" Answer: No, neither your Staff Lifestyle Agreement nor other... Read More
How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting Payroll and HR in the United States — Why trade policy is hitting closer to home for employersTariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase... Read More
Paper Pay Stub vs. Employee Self-Service Portal: Which Is Safer?In today’s digital workplace, the way employees receive their pay information has evolved significantly. While paper pay stubs were once the... Read More
Why Memorial Day Matters: More Than the Start of SummerEvery year, Americans pause on Memorial Day—a long weekend that many associate with barbecues, travel, and the unofficial start of summer. But... Read More
New Immigration Policies and Their Impact on Payroll and HR — What U.S. employers need to be prepared forImmigration policy changes often make headlines for their political implications, but for employers, the real impact shows up in day-to-day... Read More
Pay Transparency, Legal Compliance, and Religious Exemptions: What Ministry HR Needs to KnowIn recent years, pay transparency has moved from a “nice-to-have” to a legal expectation across many states and municipalities. For ministry... Read More
Unlimited PTO: How to Decide, Craft a Policy, and Still Keep Payroll on Track — Freedom with structure leads to better outcomesUnlimited PTO has become an attractive option for many growing organizations. On the surface, it sounds simple. No accruals. No carryover limits.... Read More
If an employee lives across a state line do we follow both states’ labor laws?Q. "Our organization is located near a state line and some employees live across it. Do we need to take both states' labor laws into account?"... Read More
What Employers Are Learning About Remote Hiring and What Comes Next From first experiments to long-term strategyFor many employers, hiring remotely started as a necessity. What began as a quick adjustment has evolved into a long-term shift in how... Read More
Summer Interns and the High Cost of “Cheap” LaborAs the weather warms up, your organization’s calendar begins to fill up: Vacation Bible School, camp, and community outreach events. Naturally,... Read More
PTO Policies and Payroll Implications — What Employers Need to Know to Stay Compliant and AccuratePaid time off (PTO) is one of the most valued benefits employees receive. Whether it is used for vacation, illness, or personal time, PTO plays a... Read More
Payroll Reminder: Memorial Day 2026On Monday, May 25th, we will celebrate Memorial Day in honor of all the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice while defending... Read More
Don’t leave a potential refund on the tableNot everyone is legally required to file a federal tax return. However, not doing it could be leaving money on the table. People could be missing... Read More
Do I need to include an EEO statement in our job postings?Question: Do I need to include an EEO statement in our job postings? Answered by the HR Experts: Unless you are a federal contractor, you are... Read More
5 questions when choosing a retirement plan for your small, faith-based organizationNew guidance from the Employee Benefits Security Administration and Center for Faith offers tailored information to help faith-based employers... Read More
