Georgia Payroll

Did you know that all Georgia residents, regardless of place of employment, and nonresidents working in the state, must have Georgia tax withheld? However, Georgia residents working in another state are exempt from withholding if their compensation is subject to withholding in that state.

Employees covered by Georgia's minimum wage law must be paid $5.15 an hour. Employees covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act must receive the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

All employees are covered except for:

Employers covered by Georgia's wage payment law must pay wages at least twice in a calendar month. All employees are covered, except those specifically exempt by statute; among those exempt are heads and subheads of departments or executives employed by the month or year.

Georgia requires employers to withhold state income tax from employees’ wages and remit the amounts withheld to the Department of Revenue.

A Georgia resident who works in another state, the District of Columbia or a territory or possession of the United States can be excused from Georgia withholding on wages from which income tax is withheld for the other jurisdiction.

All employers in Georgia must allow employees time off to vote.

Georgia requires employers to allow employees sufficient leave time to vote if time is not available to them before or after work. Private employers must allow employees to take up to two hours of leave to vote. However, if employees have at least two hours before beginning work or after leaving work during which the polls are open, employers do not have to grant voting time leave.