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This massive, searchable resource—updated regularly—will give you answers to your pressing payroll questions, help you plan and execute your payroll procedures accurately, and keep your policies legal.
Zero in on your state's specific laws; each month brings you a new update so you don't find yourself following old guidelines.
Here are daily-use resources to help you crunch the numbers, get the paperwork right the first time, and plan ahead according to government guidelines.
This document answers dozens of questions about the finer points of what you do every day. From dealing with meal reimbursements to name changes to loans against a retirement plan, there are solutions here to common—and even highly unusual—problems.
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Payroll Calendar
March 2026: Employer’s business tax calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
Payroll Today
Justice Department/EEOC’s complaints widen the meaning of ‘illegal’ DEI
“Illegal” DEI started out relatively undefined. The EEOC and the Department of Justice have been refining its definition ever since. The problem: The government’s definition of DEI runs headlong into Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act, which are still good law, and against two Supreme Court decisions affirming employers’ voluntary DEI programs in narrow circumstances.
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag: February ’26
It’s time to sort through all the stuff you threw on a pile and said you’d get to once year-end wrapped.
Benefits Law
Risky business: Alternative 401(k) investments
How much risk are you willing to allow your 401(k) plan to take on? The usual answer is not much, as plan administrators have a fiduciary duty under ERISA to choose investment options prudently. An appeal pending before the U.S. Supreme Court may test the duty-of-prudence standard for plans offering risky investment options.
