Alabama Employer Compliance Kit 2027: State Checklist, Deadline Calendar and Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Owners, office managers and bookkeepers who run payroll for employees working in Alabama, from the first hire to the year-end forms.

Not the right fit if

Your employees work outside Alabama: get that state's kit, or the 2027 Employer Compliance Bundle for several states. Not a payroll service, and not a legal review of your policies.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Alabama data files, checked November 2026 against 9 official pages, among them Alabama Department of Workforce; Alabama Department of Workforce: Employers FAQ; Alabama Department of Labor: New-Hire reporting; HB658 (2012 Regular Session), engrossed: amendments to the Beason-Hammon Act; U.S. Department of Labor: State Minimum Wage Laws (updated November 5, 2026); U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (revised July 1, 2026); Alabama Department of Labor: I have questions about pay, unpaid wages, breaks, vacation pay, FMLA, etc.; Insurance Compliance - Workforce Alabama.
• 3 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and dates the Alabama new-hire steps for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 16 confirmed Alabama rules at a glance and the 3 items to confirm, each with the official page to check: taxable wage base for 2027 (Alabama Department of Workforce: Employers FAQ); state income tax withholding (ALDOR: Information Return Filing Requirements (1099)); paid sick leave (Alabama Department of Labor: I have questions about pay, unpaid wages, breaks, vacation pay, FMLA, etc.).
• Alabama 2027 checklist. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from Alabama Department of Workforce, Alabama Department of Labor New-Hire reporting, Alabama Department of Workforce, Workers' Compensation Division. What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: Register through the department's eGov system once you've paid wages for work in the state (department FAQ); taxable wage base for 2026 (the latest published): $8,000 per employee in 2026; new employer tax rate: 2.7% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: Contribution and wage reports are due the last day of the month after the quarter ends: January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 (department FAQ); report each new hire to the state: Within 7 days of the first day of work (employers with fewer than 5 employees reporting by mail or fax); e-Verify for private employers: Every business or employer in the state must enroll in E-Verify and use it for new hires; minimum wage now (2026): No state minimum wage law, per US DOL; minimum wage change in 2027: No state rate; the federal $7.25 continues unless Congress changes it; tipped employees: Cash wage of at least $2.13 an hour in 2027, with tips making up the rest; meal breaks for adults: no state rule; No state meal break rule for adults; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; No state rest break rule for adults; the same labor department answer covers breaks; breaks for workers under 18: 14- and 15-year-olds working more than 5 hours in a row need a documented 30-minute break; workers' compensation insurance: Required once an employer regularly has five or more employees; final pay when you let someone go: The Alabama Department of Labor says Alabama has no state wage and hour laws and points employers to federal rules; no state final-pay deadline applies; final pay when an employee quits: The Alabama Department of Labor says Alabama has no state wage and hour laws and points employers to federal rules; no state final-pay deadline applies; state copies of W-2s and 1099s: Copies of federal 1099s go to ALDOR by March 15 unless Alabama income tax was voluntarily withheld. 1099s that show Alabama withholding are filed with Form A-3 by January 31 through My Alabama Taxes.
• 2027 deadline calendar. 11 dates our Alabama files state: 4 quarterly due dates from Alabama Department of Workforce; 2 state W-2 and 1099 filing dates from Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR), with weekend dates flagged and a month-by-month planner for your own.
• New hire and pay change checklist. One page per hire, with the report to Alabama Department of Labor New-Hire reporting (new hires reported in 7 days) and the I-9 steps, and one per pay change.
• Alabama compliance workbook (Excel). The Alabama dates in a deadline tracker with days left and status, a new-hire sheet that dates each step from the start date (new hires reported in 7 days), and a pay-change sheet that flags any rate below the 2027 floor.