{"id":9684,"date":"2026-01-06T16:43:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=9684"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:43:37","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-day-payroll-processing-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/knowledge-base\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-payroll-processing-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: payroll processing deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/help.insperity.com\/hcm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/matthew-feeney-xW7wodqJoPo-unsplash-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Please note the following closures for the <strong>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day<\/strong> holiday: <strong>Monday, Jan. 19, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the processing schedule for direct deposit payrolls when processing payroll during the holiday week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e86f5212f9f8c355a310059cbd1ac769\" style=\"color:#0e6e2b\">Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 19, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pay Date<\/th><th>Processing Deadline<\/th><th>Debit Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026<\/td><td>Thursday, January 15, 2026\u00a0by 3:00 pm CT<\/td><td>Friday, Jan. 16, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026<\/td><td>Friday, January 16, 2026 by 3:00 pm CT<\/td><td>Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All wire payrolls with direct deposit must be funded by\u00a0<strong>3 p.m. CT, two business days before the pay date.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live checks will be sent out the same day if payroll is processed and funds are received by\u00a0<strong>3 p.m. CT<\/strong>.\u00a0Anything received after this time will be sent out on the next business day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your payroll amount exceeds the standard processing threshold, a wire transfer may be required. Please reach out to your payroll specialist before submitting any unusually large payroll amounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note the following closures for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday: Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 Below is the processing schedule for direct deposit payrolls when processing payroll during the holiday week. 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