- Compensation Management
- Payroll Tax
- Compensation and Benefits
- Benefits Administration
- critical thinking
- Payroll Processing
- Employee Onboarding
- Payroll Administration
- Labor Compliance
- Income Tax
- problem solving
- Payroll
Getting Started with U.S. Payroll Fundamentals
Completed by Michael Harris
June 15, 2025
11 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Examine payroll-related dates, pay frequencies, and their impact on employee compensation.
Analyze gross wages, pay statement details, common earnings, benefits, and retirement deductions.
Examine the workweek, overtime calculations, white-collar exemptions, and methods for computing overtime pay according to the FSLA.
Integrate the various components to accurately determine gross pay for employees.
Skills you will gain
