{"id":6094,"date":"2026-03-12T15:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:09:45","slug":"hr-chat-w-employco-usa-steps-for-employers-facing-27-pay-periods-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/12\/hr-chat-w-employco-usa-steps-for-employers-facing-27-pay-periods-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Steps for Employers Facing 27 Pay Periods in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Steps for Employers Facing 27 Pay Periods in 2026\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_VdESzGG7Hc0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVdESzGG7Hc0%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VdESzGG7Hc0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M48S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-03-12T20:04:30Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_VdESzGG7Hc0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVdESzGG7Hc0%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Steps for Employers Facing 27 Pay Periods in 2026<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VdESzGG7Hc0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVdESzGG7Hc0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Steps for Employers Facing 27 Pay Periods in 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Questions on this topic? https:\/\/www.employco.com\/contact\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In this HR Chat, Rob and Jason discuss an unusual payroll situation employers may face in 2026 \u2014 the possibility of 27 pay periods for organizations running biweekly payroll schedules. 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