Product updates

You can now create employee objects with only a last_name; residence, date_of_birth and start_date are no longer required. This change allows employers to send employees onboarding links to fill out their own residences and DOBs, rather than the employer needing to provide this information. Note that while these fields do not block employee creation, they are necessary before paying an employee and will cause a blocking onboard status. Read more about this process in the onboard status guide and the reference to create an employee.

You can now view the status of a company’s legal name and Federal EIN verification in Console, as that match is checked against information from the IRS. You can update the company’s legal name and FEIN directly on this feature and trigger a new verification attempt. Please be aware that if there are 3 unsuccessful verification attempts, further attempts will be disabled and the customer will be required to upload documents.

You can now create, view, and edit the active status of employee Earning Rates in Console! This allows Console users to manage employee compensation when necessary. Earning Rate view and configuration can be found in the “Earning Rate” tab on the employee profile page. Learn more about Earning Rates in our API docs.

Employers can now view and edit earning descriptions in the Run Payroll Component. These descriptions will appear directly on the employee paystub and are particularly useful for employers and employees to distinguish between earnings of the same type (e.g. hourly).