05-01-26 Partner notification changes
On the 1st business day of each month, we communicate the upcoming changes to partner notifications, as well as partner notifications that are now deprecated. You have until the end of that notice's month (i.e. the "effective at" date) to make necessary updates.
Deprecated
The following state-specific tax notifications are now deprecated, deleted effective at April 30, 2026, as part of the existing effort to send state tax notifications through the broader state_tax_setup_request_required_authorization category:
state_tax.tx_ui_registrationstate_tax.va_sui_authorizationstate_tax.colorado_department_of_labor_and_employment_third_party_authorizationstate_tax.colorado_paid_family_and_medical_leave_third_party_authorization
Additions
3 new notification categories have been added. time_off_request.pending_reviewis available effective April 15, 2026. The 2 new benefitsnotifications are available effective April 30, 2026:
| Category | Title | Message |
|---|---|---|
time_off_request.pending_review | Pending time off requests | There are pending time off requests to be reviewed. |
benefits.section_603_high_earner_status | Identify high earners for %{benefit_type} catch-up contributions | IRS Section 603 requires employees 50 or older who earned over %{salary_amount} in %{prior_year} to make their %{benefit_type} catch-up contributions post-tax. Tell us which participants are high earners. |
benefits.section_603_catch_up_type | Configure 401(k)/403(b) catch-up contributions for high earners | Identify high earners for %{benefit_type} catch-up contributions |
Updates
Category | Title | Message |
|---|---|---|
| No change | Updated: It's time to pay the team—we've automatically moved pay deadlines up due to bank holidays. Previous: Make sure that the upcoming bank closure doesn't disrupt payroll. Run payroll one day earlier than usual. Approve pay for the %{pay_period} pay period. |
| Updated: %{holidays_are} on a Saturday—run %{pay_schedule_label} payroll as usual Previous: %{holidays_are} on a Saturday this year, run payroll as usual %{pay_schedule_label} | Updated: Since the bank holiday falls on a Saturday, payroll for the %{pay_period} pay period can be run on the normal schedule. Previous: For bank holidays falling on a Saturday, banks will be open the Friday before! That means payroll for the %{pay_period} pay period can be run on the normal schedule. |
See our Partner Notification types guide for more details.