USPS 2025.5.0 Release Notes

Summary

This release of USPS contains improvements and new features. See highlights below.

This release includes the Direct Deposit changes required by PSPA.

All custom direct deposits need to be updated to include the new fields required by PSPA. https://mcoecn.atlassian.net/wiki/x/SwQm?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODVkZDM5M2UxZTJmNGJmMmIzOWY1M2QzN2NlMGM1N2MiLCJwIjoiYyJ9

You can find more information about he PSPA in the attached file.

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Important highlights from this release

• Improvements

  • Write a patch to correct the data of a USAS Submission for a district

  • Remove W2 Properties from the Employee Dashboard edit for when digital W2 delivery configuration is off

  • Sort all entity templates in alpha order

  • Improve W2 Tax Entity Code selection

  • Pay Slip / Direct Deposit Updates for PSPA

    • Add new fields to Default Direct Deposit

      • Pay Period Start - this is in the section listing the positions paid

      • Rate - this is in the section listing the Pay Amounts

      • Total Hours Worked - default form contains condition that only shows this for hourly employees

      • Hours > 40 / Week - default form contains condition that only shows this for hourly employees

    • Add new fields to Default Check Form

      • Period Start Date - in top right corner

      • Rate -  this is in the section listing the Pay Amounts, field tag just looks like <r> in default form

      • Total Gross - field tag is <gross> in default form

      • School District Name - organization name on default form

      • Total Hours Worked - default form contains condition that only shows this for hourly employees

      • Hours > 40 / Week - default form contains condition that only shows this for hourly employees

    • Add new XML tags to the Direct Deposit / Payment XML

      • <totalHourlyUnits> - total hourly units paid

      • <totalHourlyUnitsOverFortyPerWeek> - hourly units paid over 40 for any given week within the pay period paid

• New Features

  • Add public rest endpoints for Employee, Position, and Pay Accounts

• Internal

  • Add W2 Properties to the internal Employee API

  • Add Application Name to our common library for IPDP integration