Journey Payroll & HR- NYC

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Address: 515 Madison Avenue Suite 8104, New York, NY, 10022, US
Telephone: +16465856284

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09/14/2026

Paying someone a salary doesn't automatically mean they're exempt from overtime. Under federal law, it takes two things: the right salary AND the right job duties.

The current salary floor under the FLSA is $684 per week, but clearing that number is just step one. The employee's actual duties still have to satisfy one of five specific exemption tests: executive, administrative, professional, computer, or outside sales.

Job titles don't count. A worker called "manager" who doesn't actually manage isn't exempt. A blue-collar worker earning six figures still earns overtime.

Misclassifying a non-exempt employee as exempt doesn't eliminate the overtime obligation. It creates one, plus back pay, liquidated damages, and legal exposure.

We just published a plain-language breakdown of exactly how this works under federal law: what each exemption requires, where employers most often get it wrong, and what to do about it. Read more on our blog page! https://journeypayrollhr.com/resources/blog/

09/11/2026

Today we pause to honor the lives forever changed on September 11, 2001, and the first responders, heroes, and families whose courage and resilience left a lasting mark on our nation. We will never forget.

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Today, we celebrate the hardworking people who keep businesses running every day. Our offices are closed in observance of the holiday. We will see you, Tuesday!💙

08/31/2026

Your payroll records are not just paperwork. They are your defense.

Under the FLSA, recordkeeping is the employer's responsibility. No records means an employee can estimate their hours, and now you are arguing against a number you cannot rebut.

Daily hours. Weekly hours. Rate of pay. Deductions. Total wages. Keep them accurate, keep payroll records for three years, and time cards for two.

Because in a wage dispute, the employer with records wins. The one without them pays.

08/24/2026

A wage garnishment order does not mean you can let the employee go. Under federal law, firing someone over a single garnished debt is a violation.

When a valid garnishment order arrives, the employer withholds part of the employee's pay, stays inside the federal limits, and sends the money to the right place. For an ordinary debt, the cap is the lesser of 25% of disposable earnings or the amount above $217.50 a week. Child support and alimony can go higher. And the withholding is based on disposable earnings, meaning pay after legally required deductions, not gross wages.

Two points employers should look out for:

1. State law can cap garnishment lower than federal law, and when it does, the lower limit applies. And the protection against firing covers one debt, not a second separate one.

2. Garnishments are one of those quiet moments where good payroll protects both the business and the employee; everyone wins.

Read the full breakdown on our blog! https://journeypayrollhr.com/resources/blog/

08/17/2026

Quick payroll truth: outsourcing your payroll does not outsource your legal risk.

The IRS is direct about this. Even when a business forwards funds to a payroll provider, the employer stays responsible for depositing and paying federal payroll taxes. If a provider misses a deposit, the bill goes to the business.

That means a few habits are worth building no matter who runs your payroll: keeping your own login to the federal deposit system so you can check payments yourself, holding onto employment tax records for at least four years, and knowing who inside your company would carry personal liability if taxes ever went unpaid.

Great payroll support does not erase that responsibility. It helps you carry it, with confirmed deposits, organized records, and answers you can actually trust.

We broke down exactly what federal law expects from payroll support, and what a good partner should be doing about it, on the blog today. Check it out! https://journeypayrollhr.com/resources/blog/

08/10/2026

Quick question: can a business legally deduct the cost of a uniform from an employee's paycheck?

The answer comes down to one number: $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, deductions for items that mainly benefit the employer, think uniforms, tools, register shortages, or vehicle damage, can never bring an employee's pay below that floor or cut into overtime. It does not matter if the employee agreed to it.

Legally required deductions like taxes work differently. So do wage garnishments, which follow their own federal limits under the Consumer Credit Protection Act rather than one flat percentage.

Getting the category wrong is one of the easiest ways a routine payroll decision turns into a wage claim.

We broke down exactly which deductions are allowed, which are restricted, and where employers get it wrong. Read the full breakdown on our blog https://journeypayrollhr.com/resources/blogs-from-journey-payroll/

08/03/2026

Quick question: does Medicare tax ever stop coming out of your paycheck? No. Social Security tax does, once you hit a wage limit that changes every year. Medicare tax does not, ever.

Most employees have never looked closely at the two federal taxes on every pay stub: Social Security and Medicare, together called F**A. The rates are simple: 6.2% and 1.45%, matched by the employer. What is not simple is what happens once wages climb past certain thresholds.

For 2026, the Social Security wage base is $184,500. Once an employee crosses it, Social Security withholding stops for the rest of the year. Wages above $200,000 from one employer also trigger an extra 0.9% Medicare withholding that has no employer match.

We broke down how payroll actually calculates all of it, including what happens if you work two jobs in the same year, on the blog this week. Check it out https://journeypayrollhr.com/resources/blog/

07/27/2026

Payroll data can become evidence in a wage investigation.

When the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reviews an employer’s records, payroll data can show whether employees were paid correctly, whether overtime was calculated properly, whether deductions were handled lawfully, and whether time records were accurate.

That means payroll is not just an administrative task. It is a compliance record.

Time punches, pay rates, overtime calculations, employee classifications, deductions, and payroll corrections can all be reviewed during a wage and hour investigation.

Our latest Journey Payroll & HR blog explains how payroll data is used against employers in wage investigations, what records matter most, and what employers should review before there is a problem.

Read the full article on our website: https://journeypayrollhr.com/resources/blog/

07/20/2026

Federal timekeeping rules do not require a specific time clock, but they do require accurate records.

Under the FLSA, covered employers must keep required time and payroll records for non-exempt employees, including hours worked each workday, total hours worked each workweek, the workweek used for overtime, pay basis, deductions, wages paid, and pay period details.

That means timekeeping is not just a scheduling task. It is the record payroll depends on to prove employees were paid correctly.

Journey Payroll & HR’s latest blog breaks down what federal timekeeping rules payroll must follow, what the Department of Labor requires under Fact Sheet #21 and 29 CFR Part 516, and where common payroll risks show up.

Read the full article here: https://journeypayrollhr.com/resources/blog/

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