Product updates

Employees can now opt into paperless delivery of W-2 statements using a checkbox in the Employee Onboarding component. Similarly, the Contractor Onboarding component will also provide a checkbox where contractors can opt into paperless delivery for 1099s.

You can also manage consent for paperless delivery of annual tax statements in Console, using the Employee or Contractor Info pages. This enables you to reflect any changes in the worker’s delivery preferences that are collected outside of your product. To learn more about managing delivery methods for W-2 and 1099 statements, check out our knowledge base.

The state of Washington now requires all companies to provide a Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for each employee. As such, when onboarding new employees in Washington going forward, Check will prompt each employer to provide an appropriate SOC code on each employee’s behalf. There is no integration work required on your end. 

If an employee is missing a SOC code, their Onboard Status will remain in ‘needs_attention’ state. While the ‘needs_attention’ state does not interfere with running payroll, Check will need this information by the year-end in order successfully file taxes. 

Check will provide separate guidance by November 1 on how to backfill this information for existing employees in Washington.

The state of Maryland now requires every company to provide a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code on the state’s annual reconciliation statement. As such, when onboarding new employers in Maryland going forward, Check will prompt each employer to provide an appropriate NAICS code. There is no integration work required on your end. 

If the employer does not provide a NAICS code, their Onboard Status will remain in ‘needs_attention’ state. While the ‘needs_attention’ state does not interfere with running payroll, Check will need this information by the year-end in order to successfully file taxes. 

Check will provide separate guidance by November 1 on how to backfill this information for existing employers in Maryland.

You can now use an options array to company-defined attributes of type boolean. This will enable presenting more user-friendly options when surfacing boolean company-defined attributes. Instead of presenting True and False, you can now present Yes and No. Learn more about retrieving and updating company-defined attributes here.