For more details about how to use earning codes, refer to the Earnings Guide.

{
    "id": "erc_pz0fmJeuVcaPb99N0nw9",
    "company": "com_omSihPyKgr68wxFQ0xTn",
    "type": "hourly",
    "name": "Dishwasher",
    "calculation_overrides": {
      "wa_risk_class_code": "1802-01"
    },
    "metadata": {}
}

Attribute	Description
id string	Unique identifier for the earning code.
company string	ID of the company that this earning code relates to.
name string	Human-readable name identifying the earning code. This is what will appear on employee paystubs.
type string	The Check earning type that this earning code relates to.
active boolean	Used to distinguish between codes used only for loading historical data (inactive) and those that you support on an ongoing basis (active).
calculation_overrides object	Used to define overrides that affect the tax calculation for earnings with this earning code. Currently, this can be used to override the risk class code for Washington Labor and Industries (L&I) that earnings with this earning code will be calculated and filed with.
metadata object	Additional loosely structured information to associate with the earning code.

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Immutable earning codes
Earning codes are immutable in Check's system, which means they cannot be updated once created. This is done primarily to prevent against the taxability of earnings potentially being changed after they have already been paid out to an employee.