Most Common Myths about FAD Payroll

1. Payroll will refund excess Federal or State taxes withheld.
   
2. Approved hours determine gross wages, not scheduled hours.
   
3. The Bank Routing Number for my Direct Deposit is on the deposit slip.
   
4. I should contact Payroll to correct benefit deductions that are wrong.
   
5. Payroll will create an off-cycle check if my paperwork hasn't been processed.
   
6. Payroll will create an off-cycle check if my approved hours aren't correct.
   
7. The reason I was incorrectly terminated is because Payroll entered incorrect termination information.

Payroll will refund excess Federal or State taxes withheld.

Truth: Withheld Federal and State taxes are paid to the jurisdiction for which they were withheld. Recovery of excess taxes is the responsibility of the individual tax payer through the filing of tax returns.

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Approved hours determine gross wages, not scheduled hours.

Truth: While approved hours represent the number of hours to be paid, the rate (e.g. Regular, Overtime Standard, or Overtime Premium) is driven by scheduled hours compared to actual hours worked.

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The Bank Routing Number for my Direct Deposit is on the deposit slip.

Truth: While standards exist for the placement of bank routing numbers on personal checks, the same is not true for deposit slips. If you are requesting direct deposit to any account without checks, it is very important to confirm the routing number with the specific branch location where the account resides.

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I should contact Payroll to correct benefit deductions that are wrong.

Truth: Benefit deduction requests are received by Payroll directly from the groups responsible for administering the benefits and will not be processed through individual requests. Contact the Benefits Hotline for all your benefit questions.

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Payroll will create an off-cycle check if my paperwork hasn't been processed.

Truth: It is the responsibility of the departments to submit paperwork in a timely fashion to Payroll. Complete and accurate documents received by published deadlines will be entered for the pay cycle. With the exception of unusual situations with prior approval, off-cycle checks will not be generated for transactions that did not meet these requirements.

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Payroll will create an off-cycle check if my approved hours aren't correct.

Truth: For non-exempt employees, Payroll will not generate off-cycle checks for hours that are not entered and approved.

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The reason I was incorrectly terminated is because Payroll entered incorrect termination information.

Truth: When job records are created, start and end dates for the job are entered per the approved request. PeopleSoft automatically terminates jobs that reach the end of the appointment date. Departments are responsible for reviewing pending automatic terminations and requesting extensions to those appointments where appropriate. Interim terminations are only done through approved termination requests.

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