Journey Education Corner
Discover valuable insights, tips, and tools to simplify your payroll and HR processes from the Journey Payroll & HR team.
How Payroll Supports Ethical Pay Practices
How Payroll Supports Ethical Pay Practices Short answer: Payroll supports ethical pay practices by ensuring employees are paid accurately, consistently, and in compliance with federal wage laws. Ethical pay is not subjective. It is grounded in correct wage...
How Payroll Handles Corrected W-2s and 941 Amendments
How Payroll Handles Corrected W-2s and 941 Amendments Short answer: When payroll errors affect employee wages or tax reporting, employers must issue a corrected Form W-2 (using Form W-2c) and may also need to amend their quarterly payroll tax filings using Form...
What Employers Should Expect From a True Payroll Partner
What Employers Should Expect From a True Payroll Partner Short answer: A true payroll partner does far more than process paychecks. Employers should expect compliance support, up-to-date regulatory guidance, audit readiness, accurate tax withholding and reporting,...
What Is FUTA? How Federal Unemployment Tax Works in Payroll
What Is FUTA? How Federal Unemployment Tax Works in Payroll Short answer: FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act) is a federal payroll tax that funds unemployment benefits. Employers pay FUTA on employee wages up to a set wage base each year. FUTA is an employer-only tax...
Payroll Fraud Doesn’t Usually Come from Outside Your Company
Payroll Fraud Doesn't Usually Come from Outside Your Company What Employers Need to Know About Internal Payroll Fraud and How to Stop It By Kevin Welch, CEO & Founder, Journey Payroll & HRPublished: March 2026Last updated: March 2026Key Takeaways ✓ Most...
How Payroll Calculates Overtime When Bonuses Are Paid
How Payroll Calculates Overtime When Bonuses Are Paid By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing Team Published: March 2026 Last updated: March 2026 Short answer: Federal law requires that overtime pay for non-exempt employees reflects the employee’s regular rate of pay,...
The CPA Conversation Every Business Owner Needs to Have
The CPA Conversation Every Business Owner Needs to Have Why Finding the Right CPA Is One of the Most Important Business Decisions You Will Make By Kevin Welch, CEO & Founder, Journey Payroll & HRPublished: March 2026Last updated: March 2026 Key Takeaways Your...
When Employers Should Change Payroll Providers for Compliance Reasons
When Employers Should Change Payroll Providers for Compliance Reasons By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: March 2026Last updated: March 2026 Short answer: Employers should change payroll providers when their current system creates federal compliance...
What Triggers a Federal Payroll Audit?
What Triggers a Federal Payroll Audit? By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: March 2026Last updated: March 2026 Short answer: A federal payroll audit is triggered when payroll practices appear to be non-compliant with federal wage and hour laws, federal...
State-by-State AI Rules for Businesses in 2026
State-by-State AI Rules for Businesses in 2026 By Kevin Welch, CEO & Founder, Journey Payroll & HRPublished: February 2026Last updated: February 2026 A Practical Guide to What’s Live, What’s Coming, and What to Ask Your Vendors Most business owners still hear...
How Payroll Handles Child Support Orders Under Federal Law
How Payroll Handles Child Support Orders Under Federal Law By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: February 2026Last updated: February 2026 Short answer: Employers are legally required to withhold child support payments from employee wages when served...
1 Million Jobs Revised: What the 2025 BLS Employment Benchmark Means for Employers
1 Million Jobs Revised: What the 2025 BLS Employment Benchmark Means for Employers By Kevin Welch, CEO & Founder, Journey Payroll & HRPublished: February 2026Last updated: February 2026 In its annual benchmarking update, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
How Payroll Helps Employers Avoid Class-Action Wage Claims
How Payroll Helps Employers Avoid Class-Action Wage Claims By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: February 2026Last updated: February 2026 Short answer: Federal wage and hour laws set clear payroll standards, and incorrect payroll practices are one of...
EEOC Rescinds Workplace Harassment Guidance: What Changed, What Didn’t, and What Employers Should Do Now
EEOC Rescinds Workplace Harassment Guidance: What Changed, What Didn’t, and What Employers Should Do Now By Kevin Welch, CEO & Founder, Journey Payroll & HR Published: February 2026 Last updated: February 2026 When clarity disappears in workplace law, outcomes...
Do Meal and Rest Breaks Affect Payroll Under Federal Law?
Do Meal and Rest Breaks Affect Payroll Under Federal Law? By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: February 2026Last updated: February 2026 Short answer:Federal law does not require employers to provide meal or rest breaks. However, when a break is...
How Payroll Handles Employer-Provided Vehicles and Mileage
How Payroll Handles Employer-Provided Vehicles and Mileage By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: February 2026Last updated: February 2026 Short answer: Employer-provided vehicles and mileage are treated as taxable fringe benefits under federal law...
Why Cheap Payroll Software Creates Federal Compliance Risk
Why Cheap Payroll Software Creates Federal Compliance Risk By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: January 2026Last updated: January 2026 Federal payroll rules are legally enforceable requirements that every employer must follow, and using low-cost or...
What Is Payroll Responsible for Under Federal Law vs State Law?
What Is Payroll Responsible for Under Federal Law vs State Law? By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: January 2026Last updated: January 2026 Short answer: Payroll is responsible for complying with both federal and state wage, tax, and recordkeeping...
What Is Federal Payroll Law? How Payroll Actually Works Under Federal Rules
What Is Federal Payroll Law? How Payroll Actually Works Under Federal Rules By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: January 2026Last updated: January 2026 WHAT THIS IS Federal payroll law is the set of United States federal statutes and regulations that...
Federal Payroll Tax Changes Employers Must Prepare For in 2026
Federal Payroll Tax Changes Employers Must Prepare For in 2026 By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: December 2025Last updated: December 2025 Federal payroll tax changes occur every year, and they affect every employer that runs payroll in the United...
Payroll & HR for Seasonal and Retail Businesses: Unique Challenges & How to Address Them
Payroll & HR for Seasonal and Retail Businesses: Unique Challenges & How to Address Them By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: November 2025Last updated: November 2025 Seasonal surges, shifting store hours, and high employee turnover — if you...
The Future of Payroll and HR: Trends to Watch in 2026 and Beyond
The Future of Payroll and HR: Trends to Watch in 2026 and Beyond By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: November 2025Last updated: November 2025 As businesses look ahead to 2026, automation, AI insights, financial wellness, pay transparency, remote...
California Paid Leave in 2025: What Employers Should Know as the Year Wraps Up
California Paid Leave in 2025: What Employers Should Know as the Year Wraps Up By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: November 2025Last updated: November 2025 California has continued to lead the nation in employee leave protections, and 2025 has been a...
The Role of Payroll and HR in Employee Experience: From Onboarding to Offboarding
The Role of Payroll and HR in Employee Experience: From Onboarding to Offboarding By Journey Payroll & HR Marketing TeamPublished: November 2025Last updated: November 2025 Employee experience is more than a buzzword it’s the heartbeat of a successful...