When you move, the old taxes need to be discontinued and the new ones added. This is true, even if your office stays in the same place. Or if you work from home. Especially if you work from home. If you don’t fix it soon, the state is going to send you a whopper of a bill when you file your tax return.

A prudish policy would just be ignored. Policies that everyone ignores are unenforceable. And you don't want to be a party pooper. When I write a handbook, I think about the situations where the policy will come up. I ask questions like "Under what circumstances would someone get in trouble for this? What frameworks can I give them to make decisions that won’t get them in trouble? What guidelines can I give a manager if they needed to hold someone accountable to this policy?"

But what passes for “security” in these agencies is a cruel joke. It is no more realistic for you to expect me to tap Mr. or Ms. Business Owner on the shoulder and hand them the phone than it is for me to demand that you tap the governor on the shoulder and get him/her on the phone. 

The many layers of humans and technology that go into insurance deductions can make it hard to track down where the problem is. And because of the old school systems insurance companies still use, it can be like traveling back in time. 

Insurance premiums have been increasing at more than double the rate of inflation for the past 3 years. In 2026, employer group plans are expected to increase nearly 8%. 

Did you know: Payroll doesn’t update tax settings automatically when someone moves. If you live somewhere where it’s common to commute across state lines, having different settings for where someone lives and works seems natural.