Payroll Deductions in 2022: What Can and Cannot be Deducted from an Employee’s Wages

Taxes—which are mandatory, which are a courtesy, and which ones the employee controls | Child support—the limits but not beyond | Tax levies—federal and state | Creditor garnishments—how many can you honor and how often | Voluntary wage assignments for “payday loans”—when are they required to be honored | Uniforms—when the employer pays for it and when the employee furnishes it | Lodging—when it is part of the employee’s wages and when is it a perk | Shortages—the employee came up short, so they have to cover that right? | Breakage—you broke it so you have to pay for it, legal or not? | Overpayments—the employee was overpaid so you can just take the money back, or can you? | Advanced vacation pay—the employee knows the vacation hours were advanced so we can take them back when the employee quits can’t we? | Loans to employees: what terms can be set while the employee is still active and what can be taken when the employee terminates | Employee purchases—active employees and terminated employees | Anti-wage theft laws and the states

In a nutshell, we will discuss what you as an employer can and cannot deduct from an employee’s paycheck – both the regular and final one. We will include a brief overview of child support and its limits, federal and state tax levies, which credit garnishments you can and must honor, voluntary wage assignments for payday loans, fringe benefits and several other related topics. | Payroll Executives/Managers/Administrators/Professionals/Practitioners/Entry Level Personnel | Human Resources Executives/Managers/Administrators | Accounting Personnel | Business Owners/Executive Officers/Operations and Departmental Managers | Legislators | Attorneys/Legal Professionals | Any individual or entity that must deal with the complexities and requirements of Payroll Compliance and are considering making a change in Payroll Frequencies

Payroll Executives/Managers/Administrators/Professionals/Practitioners/Entry Level Personnel | Human Resources Executives/Managers/Administrators | Accounting Personnel | Business Owners/Executive Officers/Operations and Departmental Managers | Legislators | Attorneys/Legal Professionals | Any individual or entity that must deal with the complexities and requirements of Payroll Compliance and are considering making a change in Payroll Frequencies