I've got your back, @thgrental. I'm here to make sure your employee will show up on the list.
Here are the possible reasons why an employee doesn't show in the payroll:
- Employee may not be associated with the correct payroll schedule
- An employee has a termination/release date
To fix this, here's how:
- Go to the Payroll menu, and choose the Employees tab.
- Click the employee's name.
- Choose Edit employee.
- Select the How often do you pay [employee]? ▼ dropdown. Then click the correct pay schedule.
- When you're done, click Done.

Otherwise, delete the released or termination date of an employee. Let me show you how:
- Click the Payroll menu.
- Choose Employees.
- Select the employee and choose the Employment tab.
- Delete the Termination date.
- Lastly, click Done.

I've also added this resource to help you update employee info in QuickBooks Online.
Keep me posted if you have other questions about managing employees in QuickBooks. I'm always here to help. Have a wonderful day.