Payroll 210 Badge #05 - Direct Deposit, Worker’s Compensations & Unemployment-Payroll 210 Badge #5

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The transcript explains key payroll and risk topics for school districts: direct deposit, workers’ compensation, and unemployment, plus related resources. Direct deposit moves pay electronically to employees’ accounts and may be optional or mandatory if employees aren’t charged fees. Implementation requires written employee authorization, accurate routing/account verification (preferably from a voided check), clear cutoff dates, and a “pre-note” zero-dollar test to confirm banking details. Pros include safety and time savings; cons include timing sensitivity and possible fees. Paper checks offer more control but are costly and easy to lose.<br /><br />Workers’ compensation (industrial insurance) is mandatory coverage for work-related injuries/illnesses, managed in Washington by L&I through the State Fund or approved self-insured plans (often via ESD cooperatives). The training covers required workplace notices, classification codes (613 clerical/educators, 614 higher-risk roles like custodians/drivers, 615 volunteers), and accurate hour reporting rules. It outlines claim steps, time-loss payments (generally 60–70% wages), and sick-leave “buyback” rules; time-loss is not subject to FIT/FICA and isn’t retirement-reportable. Unemployment is a state-federal benefit administered in WA by Employment Security, sometimes managed through district trusts/co-ops.

Keywords

school district payroll

direct deposit implementation

workers' compensation Washington L&I

industrial insurance classification codes 613 614 615

time-loss benefits and sick leave buyback

Washington unemployment insurance Employment Security Department