Pennsylvania Payroll Tax and Labor Laws

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Did you know that Pennsylvania has reciprocal withholding agreements with Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia?

Pennsylvania Wage and Hour Laws

All employees are covered except those specifically exempt by statute; among those exempt are farm laborers (other than seasonal farm workers). Executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees are also exempt, given that certain requirements are met.

Pennsylvania Payroll for Employers

Employers covered by Pennsylvania's wage payment law must pay wages within 15 days of the end of a pay period. Overtime wages are payable in the next succeeding pay period unless written provisions or custom within the trade provides otherwise.

Pennsylvania Unemployment:

Taxable Wage Base ($000s):                        10,000

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New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)    3.689 or 10.2238

Pennsylvania requires employers to withhold state income tax from their employees' wages and remit the amounts withheld to the Revenue Department.

Every employer that has an office or does business in Pennsylvania that pays compensation must withhold state income tax from each payment of wages to employees. Tax must be withheld from wages of resident employees for services performed either within or outside Pennsylvania and from wages of nonresident employees for services within the state.

Pennsylvania Benefits

Pennsylvania Voting Rights:

Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours         No

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Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave                 No

Pennsylvania does not have a voting time leave law.

Pennsylvania State Tax Resources

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Accurate as of December 2020