Premier Choice Management processes payroll for California employers under a co-employment arrangement, handling wages, taxes, deductions, and filings with accuracy built around California’s layered requirements. For hospitality and multi-location businesses, that means accurate minimum wages by city, compliant tipped-employee processing, and payroll infrastructure that scales with your workforce.
✓ Co-Employment Payroll Model
✓ California Compliance Built In
✓ Multi-Location Wage Accuracy
✓ Hospitality & Tipped Wage Expertise
WHAT'S AT STAKE
Payroll In California Is More Complex Than Most Providers Acknowledge
Processing payroll in California isn’t the same as processing it anywhere else. Employers must navigate:
- State income tax (SIT), SDI, ETT, and UI filings with the EDD
- City-level minimum wage ordinances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Long Beach, Santa Monica, and others
- Sector-specific minimum wages, including the FAST Act $20/hr rate for qualifying fast food employers
- California’s strict rules on final pay timing, overtime calculation, and tip reporting
- Accurate sick leave accrual tracking under both state law and applicable local ordinances
Standard payroll providers process what you give them. Premier Choice’s payroll is configured from the start to reflect where your employees work, what they’re owed, and what California law requires.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
What's Included In Payroll Services
Core Payroll Processing
- On-time processing: Accurate, on-time payroll for weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly cycles
- Flexible payment options: Direct deposit, live check, and pay card payment options
- Off-cycle payroll runs: Off-cycle payroll runs for bonuses, commissions, and termination pay
- Multi-location job costing: Job cost and department-specific payroll processing for multi-location operators
- Time clock integration: Time clock data import and integration
Tax Administration
- Payroll tax filing: Federal, state (SIT, SDI, ETT, UI), and local payroll tax filing
- EDD reporting: EDD reporting and compliance
- W-2 administration: W-2 administration and year-end reconciliation
- UI claims management: Unemployment insurance (UI) claims management
- Garnishment processing: Garnishment, child support, and wage assignment processing
Compliance-Configured Payroll
- City-level minimum wage: City-level minimum wage application by work location
- FAST Act wage configuration: FAST Act wage configuration for qualifying fast food operations
- Tipped employee payroll: Correct California minimum wage application (no tip credit in CA)
- Sick leave accrual tracking: Tracked under state law and applicable local ordinances
- Certified payroll reporting: Certified payroll and OCIP reporting for contractors and construction operations
Reporting And Access
- 24/7 online access: Access to online payroll reports and employer portal
- Detailed management reports: By department, location, or pay period
- Secure payroll submission: Secure online payroll submission
- Reduced paperwork: Significant reduction in paper-based processes
HOW IT WORKS
How Payroll Under Co-Employment Is Different
Under a typical payroll provider arrangement, you submit hours and the provider cuts checks. If there’s a compliance error, such as a wrong minimum wage rate, missed sick leave accrual, or incorrect overtime calculation, the liability stays with you.
Under our co-employment model, we share that accountability. Premier Choice Management configures your payroll correctly, monitors regulatory changes that affect wage requirements, and updates your payroll when California law or city ordinances change without waiting for you to catch it first.
For multi-location employers: A business operating in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and San Diego is subject to three different minimum wage and sick leave frameworks simultaneously. PCM configures payroll to apply the correct rules by work location automatically.
THE DIFFERENCE
Payroll Under Co-Employment vs. a Standalone Provider
Here’s how payroll under co-employment compares to working with a standalone payroll vendor:
TYPICAL STANDALONE VENDOR
- ✗ Liability stays with you for compliance errors
- ✗ Processes only the hours and data you submit
- ✗ Reactive — you catch wage and law changes first
- ✗ One-size-fits-all setup, not location-specific
PCM CO-EMPLOYMENT MODEL
- ✓ Shared accountability for accuracy and compliance
- ✓ Configured for your workforce, locations, and industry
- ✓ Proactive updates when California law or city ordinances change
- ✓ Correct rules applied automatically by work location