How to Use payroll deduction in a Sentence
payroll deduction
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When those errors occur, the department informs the employee about the error and offers options to pay it back through cash or check, a payroll deduction or using employees’ leave to offset the overpayment.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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This could mean setting up automatic contributions to a brokerage account or investing in your 401(k) via payroll deduction.
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Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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When employees contribute to an HSA through payroll deduction, those contributions reduce taxable wages, which means the employer pays less in FICA taxes as well.
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Dave Etling,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
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In 2023, the state banned payroll deduction for public sector unions, except for those that serve law enforcement, fire-rescue officials and corrections officers, which are unions that are most supportive of Republican lawmakers.
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Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 2023, the Republican lawmakers raised that threshold to 60%, while also outlawing the public sector employees from using payroll deduction for membership dues.
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Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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