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June 20, 2024

Feature Focus - June 2024

This month's release introduces significant updates aimed at improving compliance and user experience. Highlights include payroll-based journals, certified payroll reporting, new minimum wage increases, the general availability of Pay On-Demand (POD), and new scheduling exception types. Additional enhancements include updates to the Pay On-Demand modal, e-offer letter visuals, new data sources, and improved time card displays.

Three Most Significant Changes:

Minimum wage increases in Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington localities are effective July 1, 2024.
Simple payroll-based journal reporting process, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.
Introduction of employee information added to Time Card: employee information, including avatar, name, status, and personal/employment details, directly on the time card page.

Other Notable Changes:

Automated creation of certified payroll reports: each week, the platform generates comprehensive reports that include all necessary details, such as employee information, hours worked, wages paid, and benefits provided.
Pay On-Demand is now generally available, ending the beta phase.
Enhancements to the Pay On-Demand modal and e-offer letter visuals.
New data sources for reports
The introduction of new exception types, UnscheduledShift and UnscheduledDay, in the scheduling module.

Automatic approval explanation added to Pay On-Demand.

What You Need to Do:

Review and adjust payroll settings for updated minimum wage laws.
Enable new scheduling exceptions, if applicable.

Learn More or Get Help:

For more information or assistance, please visit our Service Desk or contact our support team at support@fingercheck.com. We're here to help you make the most of these new features.

Compliance Updates

Minimum Wage Increases:

Minnesota (effective July 1, 2024):

Minneapolis: $15.57 for all employers.
St. Paul:

1-5 employees: $12.25
6-100 employees: $14.00
101+ employees: $15.57

Oregon (effective July 1, 2024):

Portland Metro: $15.95
Nonurban Counties: $13.70
All Other Counties: $14.70

Washington Localities (effective July 1, 2024):

Tukwila:

Large Employers (500+): $20.29
Mid-Size Employers (15-499): $19.29
Small Employers (<15): state minimum wage

Renton:

Large Employers (500+): $20.29
Mid-Size Employers (15-499): $18.29
Small Employers (<15): state minimum wage

Reports

Certified Payroll Reports (CPR):

With the automated creation of CPR each week, Fingercheck generates comprehensive reports that include all necessary details, such as employee information, hours worked, wages paid, and benefits provided.
It is easy to set up prevailing wages.

Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ):

Generate PBJ reports quickly and easily with just a few clicks. Our software will format and compile your data in a way that meets Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirements.

Enhancements

Pay On-Demand (POD):

General Availability: POD is now fully available, with no option to revert to the legacy version.
Automatic Transaction Approval: New detailed verbiage explains the automatic approval process for unpaid wages.

Hiring:

E-Offer Letter: Required fields are now highlighted in red for better visibility.

Employee Information on Time Cards:

New Employee Card: Displays detailed employee information, including status, personal details, employment details, and tax information, all color-coded for clarity.

Data Source Updates

TaskPunch Added to EMPH6:

New data source, TaskPunch, within EMPH6 for GetEmployeePaidHoursSumByJob is now available.

Scheduling

New Exception Types:

UnscheduledShift: Triggers an exception if an employee punches in without a scheduled shift in the Schedule Module.
UnscheduledDay: Validates against the Schedule Policy and triggers an exception if an employee punches in on an unscheduled day.