Talk Story Session Archives

Talk Story Session 1, November 2018: Introduction of Payroll SME’s, ACH Rejections  Leave Without Pay And Payroll, UAC
Validation, Hour Limitation on the PCS, Off-Cycle Pay Checks, Transfers Into Another Department/Jurisdiction

Talk Story Session 2, December 2018: Group 3 Implementation Update, Countdown to Year End, ACH Rejections – New
Update!, New Earn Codes and Online PCS Updates, WIK Code Reminders, Deduction Subsets, Deferred Vacation Payouts, Upcoming Deadlines

Talk Story Session 3, February 2019: Cancelling Checks and the Reversal Process, Cancelling a Payment with a Prudential Deduction, Statutory Dues Processing and Refunds Update, Central Payroll Processing Schedule, What are the Special Accumulators?, Tax Exemption for Military Spouse, Helping your employees with their W2 Forms, Payroll SME Poll for Future Topics

Talk Story Session 4, March 2019: SSA Verification Process, Distributing Paper Checks to Employees, ACH/Pre-Note Returned Notifications, Online PCS Review After Payroll, TDR Comments, Selecting the correct Empl Record on PCS, Timing of OPR Entries, Priority Pay

Talk Story Session 5, April 2019: EUTF Team, Non-Cash WIK (WF code), Garnishment Inquiries, Federal and State Tax Calculations, New HIP Ticket System, Post Death Payments, Employment Verification, Earnings Dates, W2 Reprints and Corrections, Password Resets

Talk Story Session 6, May 2019: Guest Speaker: Seina Rahim, American Payroll Association Hawaii Chapter, The Power of our Super SME’s, State Tax Calculations-Clarification, Priority Pay-Lock out days, Reversal Requests/Priority Pay Timing, Query Inactive Employees being paid , Salary Overpayment Process, Earning Code Updates, ERS Related Updates, Direct Deposit and Transferring Employees, HIP Service Center

Talk Story Session 7, June 2019: Delete/Reversal Requests – Reminder!, Cancelled Check Forms (C-53) , Employees Transferring Departments with OPR, OPR entries on Additional Pay, Union Dues Refunds, Post Death Payment to Beneficiaries, Terminated Employees Who are Receiving Pay, Earnings Begin and End Dates, Workers Comp Reclass, Fiscal Year Update to UAC, Mass Pay Increase Update

Talk Story Session 8, July 2019: Overpayment Reminders, Earnings Period (Begin/End Date), Post Death Payment Reminders, Transferring Department – Changes in BU, Terminated Employee – Query Timing, ETS303: Hawaii Information Portal Security Access Request Form, HIP System – User Responsibilities Reminder, Level 3 Approval – Timing for Requesting Denials, Employee Self Service Reminders, New Earnings Codes, Prior SME Topic Index

Talk Story Session 9, August 2019: National Payroll Week, Accessing our Website, Overpayment reminders – Personal
Checks, Submitting Overpayment Adjustments (Worksheet), Garnishment Notices, Void Payroll Check Procedures, Off-Cycle Checks – Deduction Subsets, Reissuing Checks on the Off-Cycle, W-4/HW-4 Update, Social Security Verification, Early Distribution of Payroll Checks, ACH Delete/Reversal Bank Recall, EUTF Health Refunds

Talk Story Session 10, September 2019: Employee’s Designation of Beneficiary, ERS Repayment Types, ERS Payroll Adjustments, Retro Payments after ERS Group/FICA Code changes, Union Dues Deduction Processing Update – HGEA, Adjustments to Online PCS Transactions, 2019 Year End Deadlines and W-2 Issuance, Access to our site, Phase 2 Time and Leave Activities

Talk Story Session 11, October 2019: ACH Option for Off-Cycle Payments, Priority Pay Deadlines & Lock Out Period, Child Support Disbursement Changes, Payroll Queries and Reports, Payroll Employees Designation of Beneficiary, Post-Death Payment Worksheet, US Dept of Labor – Final Rule: Overtime Update, Pay Statement View, Understanding your Pay Statement for Transferring Employees, 2019 Year End Deadlines and W-2 Issuance, W-2 Electronic Consent, Phase 2 Time and Leave Activities: “Y” Differential and Forms Audit

Talk Story Session 12, November 2019: Payroll Beneficiary Query, Beneficiary Enrollment Update, Pay Statement View, ERS Reporting and Adjustments, Tips on How Depts can tell when a check has been cancelled or overpayment has been reversed, etc. (Q&A Response from 10.21), What is the time frame when an employee transfers to another department with their records (Q&A Response from 10.21), Child Support New Hire Reporting, HIP New Hire Letter, Year End Updates, HIP Service Center

Talk Story Session 13, January 2020: Year End and W-2 Issuance; W-2 Consent Query; 2020 W-4 Changes; Upcoming Activities

Talk Story Session 14, February 2020: Tax Calculator, Federal Withholdings “N/A”, Security & Confidentiality, Prior Year Overpayments, Requesting a W2C, W2s for Former Employees, Salesforce Comments, Time and Leave Project Updates

Talk Story Session 15, April 2020: FFCRA, EFML, and EPSL  [See special topic for FFCRA above]

Talk Story Session 16, June 2020: Security & Confidentiality, Salesforce Tickets, Priority Pay Off Cycle Checks, Stop Payments, Fiscal Year-End, SSO for Executive Branch, ERS-Related Items, ERS Department Queries, Beneficiary Update Procedures, Viewing Paycheck, Time & Leave Project Updates

Talk Story Session 17, July 2020: FFCRA calculations and reclass, Post Separation Vacation Payout Deferral (PSVPD), Salesforce Tickets and Knowledge Articles, ERS Employee Type and Compensation Rate Codes, WIK, C-53, Time & Leave Project Updates

Talk Story Session 18, August 2020: Escheated checks, overpayments, disaster planning, off-cycle checks-deduction subsets, ERS reminder for payroll deficiencies, FFCRA reminders, Time and Leave Project success factors, HIP Service Desk, Want updates fast?  (Last revised, 12/6/2021 for instructions on escheated checks)

Talk Story Session 19, September 2020: ERS Payment for Vacation Payout, Retro HGEA Pay Increase Component Interface and Queries, Employee ID with Incorrect SSN, Disaster Planning, FFCRA Recall, Central Payroll Processing Timeline, General Deduction Subset, Year End Clean Up, Department Payroll Role in Time and Leave, EUTF Demographic File From HIP

Talk Story Session 20, October 2020: Retroactive Payments and Component Interface (C.I.), Clarification on ERS Deductions from Vacation Payouts, Payroll Processing Deadline for Updating Employee Tax Data, 2020 Year End Deadlines and W-2 Issuance

Talk Story Session 21, November 2020: Year End Updates, Step Movements for BUs 9, 13, 14 and their counterparts, FFCRA earnings beyond 12/31/2020 unknown, Lump sum payments, Retroactive Payments and Component Interface (C.I.) and associated Q&A

Talk Story Session 22, December 2020: Furlough Implementation, Year-end Adjustments, W-2 Online Consent, Key Reminders regarding HR Transactions, Submission of HIP Salesforce Tickets, Payroll Deadlines and the Effects of Furloughs

Talk Story Session 23, January 2021: Proper Use of Retroactive Earnings Codes, Pre-Note Failures, DAY 3 Payroll Processing, FFCRA Earnings Deadline to Submit

Last Updated: January 05, 2023

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