An example of payroll processing as a governed process: agents do the 7 steps, and a person signs the gate before anything irreversible happens. Download it, import it into your workspace, and adapt it to your systems.
minctrl.process/v1 · hash c75f5c31b8ac…4ba6
Payroll is high-volume gross-to-net under FLSA wage law plus trust-fund-tax withholding, where the money movement (ACH funding + tax deposit) is irreversible and unremitted withheld taxes carry personal liability under IRC 6672. Hours computed to net, withholdings and FLSA/garnishment checks run straight-through; the payroll manager signs the run before net pay is funded by ACH and the 941 deposit is filed.
Funding and releasing payroll (and the tax deposits behind it) moves money irreversibly to employees and tax authorities, so a payroll manager approves the final run before it's disbursed.
| Rule | What it requires |
|---|---|
| FLSA wage & hour rules | Minimum wage, overtime (generally 1.5× the regular rate over 40 hours/week for non-exempt employees), and correct exempt/non-exempt classification must be applied to each pay run. |
| Federal & state tax withholding / deposits | Income tax, Social Security and Medicare (FICA) must be withheld and deposited on the IRS-required schedule; late or wrong deposits carry penalties. |
| Garnishments & authorized deductions | Court-ordered garnishments and authorized deductions must be applied within legal limits (e.g. CCPA garnishment caps). |
A summary for orientation, not legal advice.
A minctrl.process/v1 document: the graph and the hash of the process it becomes.
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The example models the rules: minimum wage and overtime, generally 1.5 times the regular rate over 40 hours a week for non-exempt employees, and each worker's exempt or non-exempt classification, with anything ambiguous flagged for review. Classifying your workers correctly, and state rules that go beyond the FLSA, remain your responsibility. Minctrl holds no certification, and this is not legal advice.
The AI agent computes federal and state income tax withholding plus FICA (Social Security and Medicare) and the deposit schedule. Because late or incorrect deposits carry penalties, the computed liabilities and timing are recorded, and the run is approved before any money moves.
No. Funding and releasing payroll and the tax deposits behind it moves money irreversibly to employees and tax authorities, so the final run parks at a payroll-manager approval gate. The AI does the calculation; a person authorizes the disbursement, with a tamper-evident audit hash on the run.