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Broadcast Email Archive 2021
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2021
Payroll Flyers and Global Messages
Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all employees.
Description: Payroll Flyers and Global Messages are now available on the State Controller's Office website.
Population Affected: All Human Resources (HR) Offices
Contacts:
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Email acasupport@sco.ca.gov
Cal Employee Connect Email connecthelp@sco.ca.gov
Cal Employee Connect Feedback Email connectfeedback@sco.ca.gov
California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Email Clas@sco.ca.gov
ConnectHR Email (All HR Staff) connecthrhelp@sco.ca.gov
ConnectHR Feedback Email (All HR Staff) connecthrhelp@sco.ca.gov
CS Escalation Email (HR Supervisors and Managers) PPSDOps@sco.ca.gov
HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov
Management Information Retrieval System (MIRS) Email ppsdmirs@sco.ca.gov
Statewide Customer Contact Center (916) 372-7200
SCO Key Initiatives:
Cal Employee Connect Project
California State Payroll System Project
Social Security's Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Wage Limit
Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all departmental human resources (HR) office employees.
Description: The Social Security Administration published the new 2022 Social Security's Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Wage Limit. The withholding rate remains at 6.2% of eligible earnings. The annual taxable wage limit increased to $147,000.00 per employee with a maximum contribution of $9,114.00. These changes are effective January 1, 2022.
The Medicare withholding rate remains at 1.45% of eligible earnings up to $200,000.00. Amounts is excess of $200,000.00 will be subject to an additional 0.9% for the employee share for a total of 2.35%.
For the portion of an employee’s income that exceeds the wage limit for Social Security, only Medicare will be withheld. For the portion of an employee’s income that exceeds the $200,000.00 wage limit for Medicare, the percentage for the employee share raises from 1.45% to 2.35%.
Population Affected: All HR Offices
Contacts:
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Email acasupport@sco.ca.gov
Cal Employee Connect Email connecthelp@sco.ca.gov
Cal Employee Connect Feedback Email connectfeedback@sco.ca.gov
California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Email Clas@sco.ca.gov
ConnectHR Email (All HR Staff) connecthrhelp@sco.ca.gov
ConnectHR Feedback Email (All HR Staff) connecthrhelp@sco.ca.gov
CS Escalation Email (HR Supervisors and Managers) PPSDOps@sco.ca.gov
HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov
Management Information Retrieval System (MIRS) Email ppsdmirs@sco.ca.gov
Statewide Customer Contact Center (916) 372-7200
SCO Key Initiatives:
Cal Employee Connect Project
California State Payroll System Project
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