You can make changes online through MyOSU by logging in and selecting the Employee tab. Changes must be submitted by the 15th at 5:00 PM to guarantee they will be effective for the current month. W4 Forms are available online on the IRS website (pdf format) or from your business center payroll. Complete the form, sign, and submit it to the Central Payroll office by the 15th at 5:00 PM for the changes to be effective for the current month.
Both forms can be picked up at the Central Payroll office or online on the Oregon State Central Administrative Resource (OSCAR) website under Downloadable Forms.
OSU pays employees on a monthly basis. Payday is always distributed on the last business day of every month. For example if December 31st is on a Sunday. you will receive your paycheck on Friday, December 29th.
The NRA tax status form (NRATS) must be completed for every Non-Resident employee at the time of hiring and then annually each calendar year in January so long as they remain an employee. Form 8233 is not required, but must be submitted if you want to take advantage of a treaty exempting you from tax withholding. Instructions and eligible treaties can be found on the IRS website.
You must complete hiring paperwork with your business center HR department. Once completed please ensure you have a timesheet in EmpCenter, OSU's time and attendance system. Be sure you are clocking in and out, reporting leave taken, and submitting your timesheet each month (as required by position type).
You must complete a new I-9 form with your business center HR department. Refer to the IRS website for proper eligible forms of ID and bring those showing your new name to your business center. You are not required to complete a new W-4 form.
Payday is the last business day of each month. Hourly employees are paid for the hours worked from the 16th of the prior month to the 15th of the current month. Salary employees are paid for 1st through the last date of the current month.
Refer to Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) website for current data.
Contact your business center payroll to ensure a paycheck was issued. If pay was issued, they will be able to verify your check delivery. If they cannot locate your check, they will contact the Central Payroll office for assistance. Check deliveries are based on the most recent Direct Deposit Authorization Form completed by the employee. Check deliveries are not automatically updated when changing jobs.
The Central Payroll office is located in the Kerr Administration Building. There are two payroll windows located on the main floor next to Student Accounts. Regular office hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Payday hours are extended to 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
First, if you think your gross pay (the amount before deductions) is incorrect, ask your business center payroll contact to verify the hours and rate of pay used for the pay period in question. Full time salaried employees' total hours (hours worked plus leave taken) should equal 173.33 This average is based on a standard of 2080 hours per year.
Secondly, if you believe the net pay (amount after deductions) is incorrect, consider if your taxable gross is greater than prior pay. If you have received a taxable benefit, such as a tuition reduction, the amount you are being taxed on may be increased resulting in increased withholding for federal and state taxes. Consider if you have had a change in benefits or withholding allowances. If this does not resolve your concerns, contact the Central Payroll Office.
Hourly employees pay period is from the 16th of the prior month through the 15th of the current month, payable on the last business day of the month. If hours paid do not match with hours worked during this period, contact your business center payroll to verify your hours were properly reported. They can request the additional pay.
Full time salaried employees are paid for the same each month based on an average of 173.33 hours or the appropriate proration of 173.33 for less than full time. Leave used, overtime earned, and other differentials reported on your timesheet are paid the month following the timesheet they were earned on. For example, January leave used and overtime earned are submitted at the end of January and thus processed and paid in February.
Payroll cannot replace a check until 7 days after pay was issued. You should bring what is left of the check, if there is anything, to the Central Payroll office and complete a lost/destroyed check affidavit. Payroll will verify the check’s status and re-issue as appropriate. Consider signing up for Direct Deposit, which is the safest and quickest way for you to receive your money. You may sign up online at Employee Online Services:
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Details about Direct Deposit are also found in the Pay manual at PAY 102-01: Direct Deposit
If you have direct deposit you can view and print your earnings statements at anytime online. If you do not have direct deposit, you can still view your earnings history. Login to MyOSU and select the Employee tab or the Employee Online Services and select Pay Information.
Direct Deposit is the most efficient, quickest, and safest way for you to receive your pay. This distribution option provides you with the convenience of having your paycheck electronically deposited directly into your bank account. As a direct depositor you can view and/or print a copy of your earnings statement online via MyOSU.
You may sign up online at Employee Online Services:
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Details about Direct Deposit are also found in the Pay manual at PAY 102-01: Direct Deposit.
Manual checks are processed to issue payment to employees when paperwork was received too late to be included in the regular monthly payroll processing. Manual checks are also processed when pay record changes or corrections are made, or when a termination (or final) pay is processed. Only payments processed as the regular monthly payroll can be directly deposited.
Depending on the timing of when your direct deposit account information was set up your account may not have been prenoted, i.e. verified by the bank, in time for the current months pay. Contact your business center payroll to verify your check distribution. If you set up your account online verify you requested direct deposit for payroll not student accounts only.
No, however if you have a true emergency you may request an Emergency Draw. You, your supervisor, and your department or business center must fill out the Emergency Draw request and Disbursement forms. A draw may be requested only on a percentage of the pay you have earned through the date you request it. Contact your supervisor or business center payroll to initiate the request. The following day after received in Central Payroll a check will be issued and available for pick up. You will be notified by email to come to the Central Payroll windows in the Kerr Administration Building.
Both of these forms are due in the Central Payroll Office by 5:00 PM on the 15th of the month, to be effective for that months payroll processing. Changes made online must be completed by the 10th at 5:00 PM of each month to ensure they are effective for the current month.
