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# Employer Check Object

> The Zeal Employer Check represents a payroll run and is only created when checks are sent out (typically the day before a check date).

The Zeal Employer Check represents a payroll run and is only created when checks are sent out (typically the day before a check date). It notably contains employee checks paid during this payroll run and a `totals` object that contains aggregate and sum values across the contained employee checks.

> **📘 IMPORTANT**
>
> A Employer Check Object is created purely based on timing - it could potentially encapsulate 2 employee checks that have different reporting periods, but the same check date.
>
> See Employer Check Object.

| attribute           | type   | description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| :------------------ | :----- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `employerCheckID`   | string | Employer Check ID                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `companyID`         | string | ID of the Company that owns this employee check                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `status`            | string | When an employer check is processed, employee checks are sent out and tax information is attached to the Employer Check object. This field holds one of the following values: `pending` `pre-processed` `processed`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `reporting_periods` | array  | List of reporting periods contained in this employer check.<br />Show child attributes:<br />**reportingPeriodID** - type: string - description: Reporting Period ID<br />**start** - type: datetime - description: Start time and date of reporting period<br />**end** - type: datetime - required: End time and date of reporting period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `totals`            | object | Totals for this employer check stored in an object.<br />Show child attributes:<br />**gross\_pay** - type: float - description: Gross pay for employee (total pay before taxes)<br />**net\_pay** - type: float - description: Net pay for employee (total pay after taxes = `gross_pay - total_employee_taxes`) - processed check<br />**total\_employer\_taxes** - type: float - required: Total amount of employer taxes - processed check<br />**company\_debit** - type: float - description: Total cost for the company (`net_pay + total_employee_taxes + total_employer_taxes`) - processed check<br />**total\_employee\_taxes** - type: float - description: Total amount of employee taxes for this employer check run - processed check |
| `employee_checks`   | array  | List of all employee checks. Each object contains information regarding how each employee is paid for this payroll run (i.e. everything found on a paystub and more). See Employee Check Object for all attributes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

```json theme={null}
{
  "employerCheckID": "123456789",
  "companyID": "0987654321",
  "status": "processed",
  "reporting_periods": [
    {
      "reportingPeriodID": "01739fc4cfd84c2e93dba5e802d1dda1",
      "start": "2023-01-05T10:01:00.000Z",
      "end": "2023-01-06T10:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "totals": {
    "gross_pay": 40,
    "net_pay": 26.82,
    "total_employer_taxes": 2.8,
    "company_debit": 42.8,
    "total_employee_taxes": 13.18
  },
  "employee_checks": [
    {
      "employeeCheckID": "9827465739",
      "status": "processed",
      "employeeID": "0987654321",
      "check_date": "2020-01-07",
      "approval_required": false,
      "approved": false,
      "metadata": {},
      "first_name": "peter",
      "last_name": "gregory",
      "reportingPeriodID": "01739fc4cfd84c2e93dba5e802d1dda1",
      "gross_pay": 40,
      "net_pay": 26.82,
      "total_employee_taxes": 13.18,
      "total_employer_taxes": 2.8,
      "taxes": [
        {
          "name": "Employee Medicare Tax",
          "paidBy": "EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING",
          "amount": 1.16
        }
      ],
      "shifts": [
        {
          "shiftID": "4712c99283304b7b989179aae36b4590",
          "status": "processed",
          "employeeID": "1234567890",
          "time": "2023-01-13T04:00:00Z",
          "metadata": {},
          "hourly": {
            "hours": 2,
            "wage": 20
          },
          "overtime": {
            "hours": 2.5,
            "wage": 30
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```