THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS FOR HRMS PAYROLL PROCESSORS
Understanding PFML Supplemental vs. Standard Paid Leave
As we have begun utilizing supplemental benefits for Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML), we would like to share some processing assistance as we cross calendar years. It is important to note that:
Regular paid leave is subject to Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) calculation and premiums.
PFML Supplemental Leave is not subject to PFML calculation and premiums.
Adjustments from a regular paid leave to a leave type that is not subject to PFML premiums will cause a reduction in liability of premiums. HRMS does not process negative Year-to-Date (YTD) earnings. If the reduction in PFML premiums exceeds the amount of premiums that have been collected within the calendar year, HRMS will redline during payroll processing. For example, if you attempt to process a retroactive Supplemental PFML and there are not enough YTD wages to cover the reduction, the redline will state “Negative YTD in TCRT Not Allowed”.
There are two common scenarios which may cause this redline crossing a calendar year or at the beginning of a new year:
Removing regular paid leave (subject to PFML calculations) and replacing it with a Supplemental PFML leave (not subject to PFML calculations), OR
Entering PFML Supplemental leave in retro.
Working Through this Redline
If you have an employee who falls into one of the two scenarios for retroactive PFML Supplemental Leave and you receive a redline, you must remove the PFML Supplemental leave for the period and replace it with a different type of regular paid leave. Once the employee has processed enough YTD PFML premiums to cover the negative adjustment, the correct supplemental leave type can be re-entered and processed. This will result in a reduction in the current period liability and premiums.
Identifying Refund Amounts
If you added PFML Supplemental Leave for an employee in HRMS and receive the above redline when running a Payroll Simulation:
1. Double click on the Results Table (RT):
2. Scroll to the Results Table to identify and make note of Wage Types /387 and /399:
Monitoring YTD Amounts
Once you have identified how much the reduction amount is, replace the PFML Supplemental leave with other paid leave to allow for processing. In subsequent payrolls, you can check the employee’s YTD premium amounts for wage types /387 and /399 by running the
Wage Type Reporter until the employee has enough YTD premium balance to process the PFML Supplemental leave and subsequent reduction.
Run the Wage Type Reporter (PC00_M99_SWTR) with Wage Types /387 and /399 for the currentyear for the employee. Once the amount reflected for the employee reaches the reduction amount identified previously, replace the regular paid leave with the PFML supplemental leave.
Additional information:
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