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ISSUE 3 When is Payday in Exploring the Opti Of the many tasks that Payrollers struggle to com a timely manner in the United States, meeting the requirement can be one of the most complicated
Author: Christine Stolpe
Within each state in the U.S., there is at least one labor agency that defines and polices the wage and hour rules for paying anyone living or working within the state. This is because the U.S. Constitution provides “states’ rights” to determine requirements for many payroll-related requirements. In addition, certain industries have payroll frequency requirements written into state laws.
Monthly payroll is still the most common pay frequency for all
countries but two and, in one of those two, the U.S., employers generally can consider multiple pay frequencies: daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. However, it is not as flexible as it seems as some frequencies are mandated, and generally, once a pay cycle is set, it should not be changed frequently. The U.S. federal labor law contains no provisions strictly dictating when employees need to be paid, only that they are paid fairly, accurately, and timely. However, the frequency selections become fewer when considering the individual governments of each state and/or territory.
Let’s dig in a bit more on the specifics of payroll timing across America.
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