What makes for good payroll infrastructure? 5 things to consider.
In this blog, we take a peek behind the curtain to understand what good infrastructure looks like from an embedded payroll partner. The right partner will be one that can help you compete in the short term with competitive features and fast time-to-value, as well as set you up for long-term growth. In addition to good infrastructure, you’ll want to see a track record of innovation and reliability, as well as a capable team.
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Check Team
The ins and outs of worker misclassification, a guide.
Worker misclassification lawsuits are on the rise. In our latest eBook, we provide some background on the state of worker misclassification today, and identify five key considerations for employers.
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February 1, 2023
The Unlikely Story of a British Tea Company, the First Business Computer, and Payroll
The development of the electronic digital computer was hastened dramatically by World War II and the accompanying need to quickly and efficiently do things like calculate the trajectories of bombs and rockets, or decode encrypted messages sent by the enemy. The first computer of this kind, dubbed “Colossus,” was developed at Bletchley Park in the U.K. between 1943 and 1945 to help crack Nazi codes.
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Ian Zapolsky
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January 19, 2023
A Brief History of Payroll: The 16th Amendment
In the years after the Civil War, which was the impetus for Abraham Lincoln to create America's first income tax in 1861, the Federal Government's immediate need for additional tax revenue faded away. Lincoln's income tax was repealed by Congress in 1872, and by the 1880s Washington had paid off all of its Civil War debts and was running at a budget surplus from revenue collected mainly from tariffs on imports.
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Ian Zapolsky
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December 27, 2022
Tip credit support helps Homebase pay hourly workers compliantly
Homebase, a leading all-in-one employee scheduling and payroll system, specializes in helping small businesses manage hourly workforces. They use the Check API to provide FLSA-compliant tip credit support for their customers.
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Zach Zhang
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December 13, 2022
Add benefits to make your platform indispensable (and more profitable, too)
Payroll is just the start of a significantly larger business opportunity: the ability to become the indispensable operating system for the employers and the employees using its platform.
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Tyler Fallon
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November 29, 2022
A Brief History of Payroll: Withholding in America
While we may take withholding for granted today, it's a practice whose widespread adoption in America is less than 100 years old. In this blog, Ian Zapolsky, Head of Partner Engineering at Check, takes a closer look.
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Ian Zapolsky
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November 21, 2022