Category: Payroll

California SB-95 Law Providing New Bank of COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Senate Bill 95 (SB 95) requires employers with more than 25 employees to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-related Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) to employees from January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Public employers must provide notice to employees of their rights to use this new bank of SPSL. This notice may be provided to employees electronically, such as via email. A template notice is being created by the Department of Labor and should be available by the week of April 5, should districts choose to use it.
Public employers must also include this bank of SPSL on employees’ itemized wage statements. SBAS is prepared to provide this leave balance on the employee paystub. It will show as a separate leave balance from sick leave (SL) and vacation (VC) and will be identified as “Supp SL” on the paystub.
There are a few steps that district’s must perform in Escape in order for this new leave balance to appear on employee paystubs. Please see attached for instructions on how to set this up in Escape. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Myron Porter at ext. 5280.
Regards, School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office

Attached is the CalPERS Circular Letter #200-011-21 – State Social Security Administrator Program Webinars in 2021.
For more information: www.calpers.ca.gov/page/employers/benefit-programs/social-security-and-medicare www.calpers.ca.gov/page/education-center/employer-education/social-security-medicare-webinars
If you have questions contact CalPERS State Social Security Administrator Program: Email: sssa@calpers.ca.gov<mailto:sssa@calpers.ca.gov> Phone: (916) 795-0810
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office

Attached, please find a Circular Letter from the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS).
The subject is Certificated School Member myCalPERS Enhancements.
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office

Attached, please find a Circular Letter from the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS).
The subject is New Employee Functionality in myCalPERS for Service Credit Purchases.
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office

Attached is the 2021 Publication DE-44 California Employer’s Guide from the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD).
The DE231TE – Types of Employment and DE231TP – Types of Payments sections are on separate information sheets instead of in the Employer’s Guide. www.edd.ca.gov/payroll_taxes/forms_and_publications.htm
Our payroll system uses the exact calculation method described by the monthly payroll period tables to calculate state income tax withholding on pages 40 – 48.
Employees with a taxable wage of less than $1,272 may not have state income tax withheld. See table 1 Low Income Exemption of the CA Method B Tax Tables.
Topics of interest in the 2021 California Employer’s Guide include:
Page 8 Who is an Employee in California? 8 ABC Test – Employee or Independent Contactor 11 What are Wages? 13 Wages Subject to Withholding 14 Employer Obligation for W-4 & DE-4 40 State Income Tax Withholding Tables 52 New Hire Reporting Requirement 84 Unemployment Insurance Benefits 101 Information and Assistance Contact List
If you have questions about this subject, please contact Myron Porter at 964-4711 x 5280.
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office