Auto-reset missed anchor pay dates

When a company misses its first pay date (“anchor pay date”), Gusto Embedded now automatically updates the pay schedule to the next valid pay period. This prevents the company’s payroll processing from being blocked by a “missing pay schedule” issue and keeps the company’s onboarding complete.

Updated notification

Updated missed_anchor_pay_day. Ensure your product surfaces this notification clearly so admins can review and confirm their new pay schedule.

• Title:
  • Former: First payroll deadline missed
  • Updated: “First pay date missed: Check updated pay schedule.”
• Description:
  • Former: “%{company_name} missed their first payroll which was scheduled for %{payroll_date}. Please revisit the payroll schedule setup and provide a new first payroll date. If any payrolls were run using a different payroll system they will need to be provided to complete onboarding.”
  • Updated: “Because your original first pay date has passed, we updated your pay schedule. Pay period ends %{end_of_pay_period}; first pay date is %{first_pay_date}. Please confirm before running payroll.”
• This notification will also no longer be actionable, and will no longer be payroll-blocking

Developer & guide updates

• No new API endpoints or scopes.
• Partners should review updated documentation to understand the auto-update logic and new notification wording:
  • Create a pay schedule
  • Onboard a company
  • Partner notification types

Impact

• No partner action is required to adopt this change.
• This behavior applies to all companies that miss their first pay date.