Frequently Asked Questions
Why is money being taken from my total pay?
Money taken out of your account is either due to deductions or mandatory garnishments.
Deductions taken from your paycheck before taxes include:
Medical, dental, and vision plan premiums you have elected to purchase
Required retirement contributions to the Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), or State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)
Voluntary contributions to 403(b) and 457 Supplemental Retirement Accounts
Voluntary contributions to Flexible Spending Account(s)
Fees for campus parking passes purchased
Other deductions (i.e. pre-tax retirement service credit purchases)
Deductions taken from your paycheck after taxes include:
Union dues
Charitable donations you choose to make through payroll deductions for the Campus Campaign, the Community Charitable Drive or other charity drives
Savings bonds you elect to purchase
Voluntary contributions you make to your Credit Union of Ohio Account
Life insurance you choose to purchase
Other deductions (i.e. after-tax retirement service credit purchases, contributions you choose to make to College Advantage)
Taxes taken from your paycheck as deductions:
Federal
State
Local
School Tax
Medicare
Note: university employees do not pay into Social Security. However, university employees hired after 4/1/86 are required to pay the medicare portion of Social Security.
Garnishments include:
Child Support - The appropriate County Child Support Enforcement Agency or court will send the university an order if you have had a new child support order filed or a change on a current order.
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy - This type of garnishment stops all creditors that are listed in your filing agreement with the Chapter 13 Trustees from garnishing your checks (stops creditor garnishment only).
Creditor Garnishment - Any Court, Civil Court or Common Pleas Courts can require the university to garnish your paycheck as a result of a court judgement.
IRS Tax Levies - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can garnish your paycheck for tax levies the IRS has filed for any purpose such as taxes owed for property and back taxes. If you are married, the filing may be made on whichever person is employed by The Ohio State University.
Student Loan - The Student Loan Guarantor sends notification to garnish your paycheck if you are in default on your student loan.
Consumer Credit Counseling - This is a contractual agreement between you, the debtor, and creditors, to pay an agreed upon amount either monthly or biweekly.
IRS Payroll Deduction Agreements - This is a contractual agreement between you, the debtor, and creditors, to pay an agreed upon amount either monthly or biweekly.
When is my payday?
Refer to the Pay Period Schedule for pay dates. The Pay Period Schedule has been adjusted as needed to account for holidays. Monthly employees are paid on the last business day of each month. Biweekly employees are paid two weeks after the pay period ends.
Submit an Incorrect Pay request for payment related questions and issues. Incorrect Pay requests are used for over payments, not enough pay, or no pay received.
I found an old paycheck at home, can I cash it?
Please submit a ticket through HR Connection with the check information and your contact information. Payroll Accounting will research the check to see if it is still outstanding and respond back to you. If you are an active employee with direct deposit and the check is still outstanding, it will be reissued to you on an off cycle payment and direct deposited into your account or issued on a pay card. Any check over six months old is considered stale-dated and should not be cashed.
As a terminated employee, how do I request my final pay stub?
Please submit a Payroll Inquiry case in HR Connection for general payroll related questions and issues. Payroll Inquiry cases are used to submit requests regarding your final pay stub.