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Assign a Workers' Comp Class to an employee in QuickBooks Online Payroll

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 55 •
Image Alt Text Updated 8/5/2026 01:44

Learn how to assign workers' compensation classes to your employees.

If you assign workers' compensation classes to your employees, the Workers' Compensation report automatically sorts by the assigned classes.

Assign a workers' comp class to an employee:

  1. Go to All apps A bunch of numbers and letters on a tile wall., then Team, then Employees (Take me there).

  2. Select your employee.

  3. Select Job & pay.

  4. From Employment details, select Edit.

  5. Enter the name of the worker's comp class. This allows you to filter your payroll reports by workers' comp class.

  6. Select Save.

Run workers' compensation report

  1. Go to Reports Icon image of the Reports menu., then Standard reports (Take me there).

  2. Find the Workers' Compensation report from the search bar or scroll down to the Payroll section.

  3. Change Date Range if needed, then select Apply.

  • Workers' comp class - the workers' comp class name entered for the employee

  • Premium wage paid - overtime premium from the paycheck

  • Tips paid - tips on the paycheck

  • Employee taxes paid by the employer - amounts will appear here if you gross up a paycheck

  • Wages paid - regular wages on the paycheck

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