Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find information that might help you understand how to find things or learn about information you might need to know about your city or town.
Payroll
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Payroll
Biweekly – The pay date is every other Friday.
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Payroll
Contact your department manager. They should help you determine why you did not get paid or why you only received a portion of your wages.
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Payroll
Submit a request to your Manager with your preferred method of receipt; email or hard copy. Your Manager will contact Payroll and a copy of your W-2 will be provided within 24 hours.
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Payroll
Your annual salary is reduced by pre-tax deductions (health/dental insurance premiums, retirement, etc.) to determine your taxable wages.
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Payroll
Submit a request to your Manager with your preferred method of receipt; email or hard copy. Your Manager will contact Payroll and a copy of your pay advice(s) will be provided within 24 hours.
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Payroll
A completed W-4 form must be completed and submitted to the Payroll Department.
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Payroll
An updated Direct Deposit form must be completed and submitted to the Payroll Department.
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Payroll
Address updates must be submitted to the Personnel Department.
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Payroll
The Medicare tax rate is 1.45%. There is no wage base limit on Medicare taxes. In addition to withholding the 1.45%, an additional 0.9% is withheld on wages in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year.
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Payroll
Employees contribute to the Lawrence Retirement Plan. Therefore, they do not contribute to social security. If you have contributed to Social Security in a prior job and would like to know how the Lawrence Retirement Plan will affect your social security, more information on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) can be found on the Social Security Administration's website; https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/wep.html