On-Demand Pay, Off-Schedule Compliance: What Payroll Leaders Need to Know About Earned Wage Access
The numbers are hard to ignore. A record 55% of Americans say their financial situation is getting worse, up from 53% last …
Payroll Congress Day 4: Where Payroll Gets Tested and Compliance Gets Real
Compliance, Judgment, and Execution at Scale Historically, payroll has been treated more as a back-office process until a disruption, a …
Payroll Congress Day 3: Audit‑Grade Payroll, Decision‑Ready Data, and the Confidence to Speak Up
When “Processing Correctly” Is No Longer Enough Thursday, May 14, the third day of PayrollOrg’s 44th Annual Payroll Congress in …
Payroll Congress Day 2: When Accuracy Becomes Strategy—and Pay Becomes a Promise
Payroll Is No Longer Invisible For decades, payroll was expected to function invisibly. When it worked, no one noticed. When …
Payroll Congress Day 1: Where Compliance Risk Begins—and How Errors Escalate
Day 1 Focus: Managing Core Risks in a High‑Change Year PayrollOrg’s 44th Annual Payroll Congress opened Tuesday with a practical …
Earned Wage Access Raises Renewed Questions Under IRS Constructive Receipt Rules
Earned wage access (EWA) programs allow employees to draw a portion of wages already earned before a scheduled payday and …
AI in Payroll: Efficiency Gains Come With Firm Limits, Expert Warns
As payroll teams face increasing pressure to process high volumes of data accurately and on time during tax season, artificial …
DOL Wage and Hour Chief Outlines 2026 Priorities, Rulemaking Agenda, and Payroll Risk Areas at Capital Summit
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is pushing a familiar two-track approach in 2026: provide clearer …
GAO Insights Reinforce Payroll’s Role in Tax Accountability at Capital Summit
The U.S. Government Accountability Office used the second day of the PayrollOrg’s Capital Summit to outline how ongoing workforce disruption, …
Capital Summit Session Warns Multistate Payroll Compliance Risks Are Growing With Remote Work
As remote and hybrid work arrangements continue to reshape where employees live and perform services, payroll professionals are facing increased …