Subject file HIRE

Your First Hires

Before the first Pennsylvania paycheck goes out, there is a short list of things every employer has to have in place: state withholding and unemployment accounts, workers' compensation coverage, new hire reporting, and the required postings. After that, obligations arrive in steps, and the steps are numbers: 4, 10, 15, 20, 50. This hub is the setup sequence and the map of what comes next, so you can see each line before you cross it.

Start here Setting Up as a Pennsylvania Employer: The First-Hire Checklist How to register as an employer in Pennsylvania before your first paycheck: myPATH accounts, workers' comp, local tax, new hire reporting, and posters. Read the piece

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The Headcount Thresholds That Change Your Obligations: 4, 10, 15, 20, 50 Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination law starts at 4 employees, federal laws at 15 and 20, FMLA and the ACA mandate at 50. What kicks in at each headcount. 9 min Oct 19, 2026