# Zeal Employer Check

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](https://docs.zeal.com/reference/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:<br>`pending`<br>`pre-processed`<br>`processed` |
| reporting_periods | array | List of reporting periods contained in this employer check. Show child attributes<br>**reportingPeriodID**<br>type: string<br>description: Reporting Period ID **start**<br>type: datetime<br>description: Start time and date of reporting period **end**<br>type: datetime<br>required: End time and date of reporting period |
| totals | object | Totals for this employer check stored in an object. Show child attributes<br>**gross_pay**<br>type: float<br>description: Gross pay for employee (total pay before taxes) **net_pay**<br>type: float<br>description: Net pay for employee (total pay after taxes = `gross_pay - total_employee_taxes`)<br>`GLOSSARY:PROCESSED CHECK` **total_employer_taxes**<br>type: float<br>required: Total amount of employer taxes<br>`GLOSSARY:PROCESSED CHECK` **company_debit**<br>type: float<br>description: Total cost for the company (`net_pay + total_employee_taxes + total_employer_taxes`)<br>`GLOSSARY:PROCESSED CHECK` **total_employee_taxes**<br>type: float<br>description: Total amount of employee taxes for this employer check run<br>`GLOSSARY: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](https://docs.zeal.com/reference/employee-check-object) for all attributes. |

```json
{
  "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
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```