04/11/2013
State laws usually require that employees voluntarily participate in direct deposit or paycard programs. States may also allow paycard vendors to charge employees fees, beginning with the second transaction. Here’s a chart that summarizes the states’ direct deposit/paycard rules.
04/11/2013
Q: An employee who’s in line for a quarterly bonus has presented Payroll with a form that requires us to treat the bonus as regular wages and withhold accordingly. It’s our policy to use the 25% flat withholding method on all supplemental pay. We’ve never seen a form like this before. Must we honor it?