q:    If I need to verify my employment, including salary information, what do I need to do?

a:     If a company needs to verify your employment, they may obtain a verbal verification by calling the Payroll Department at (239) 337-8233.  If a written verification is required, then the form may be mailed to School District of Lee County, Payroll Department, Carol Schmidt, 2855 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL  33966.  Verifications are completed in the order in which they are received.  Due to the high volume of verifications requests received daily, our goal is to have completed forms sent out within 48 hours.

q:    If I need to cancel my direct deposit or change my direct deposit account, who should I contact?

a:    If you plan to cancel your direct deposit in order to change to another bank, you must contact the Payroll Specialist for your school or department.  It is important that you contact the Payroll department before closing your current bank account.  It will take one to two pay periods before a new direct deposit account can become active, so you will receive a paycheck during the interim period while your new account is in the pre-note process.

QUESTIONS REGARDING DEDUCTIONS

q:     If I wish to cancel my union dues deduction, what must I do?

a:    Both the Talc and Spalc unions require 30 days notice prior to the cancellation of your deduction.  You must submit a signed, written request to the Payroll Department.  Please include your social security number or employee id number on your request to ensure proper identification.  Once the request is received in the Payroll Department please be aware that the union dues will be deducted from the next two pay periods to meet the union requirement for notice of cancellation.  If one of the required two pay periods is the 'balance of contract' payment please be doubly aware that multiple deductions will be taken from that pay period. A standardized form for this purpose may be accessed through this link: .

q:    If I wish to cancel any deduction, such as a TSA or dental insurance, what must I do?

a:    You must submit a signed, written request to cancel any deductions.  You may use this link: to access a standardized form for this purpose.  There are a few exceptions regarding the cancellation of deductions. 

• If the deduction is for the SSFCU, then you must complete the notice at the SSFCU.  A deduction with SSFCU refers to loan payments and/or savings account contributions.  If your entire check goes into the SSFCU each month, then it may be a Direct Deposit situation and not a Deduction.  For Direct Deposit information, see the second q & a at the top.
• If the deduction is a pre-tax deduction, then you must wait for the next open-enrollment period to cancel the deduction.  However, there are some qualifying events (such as divorce) which may permit the cancellation.  Please contact the Insurance and Benefits Dept (239) 337-8321) to determine if your situation may be a qualifying event.

QUESTIONS REGARDING CHECK STUB

q:    What is the percentage that is being deducted from my check for FICA/MED?

a:    The FICA percentage is currently 6.2% of your FICA taxable wage (total gross less any pre-tax insurance deductions).  The Medicare percentage is currently 1.45% of your Medicare taxable wage (total gross less any pre-tax insurance deductions).  For 2008, once an employee's total calendar year taxable FICA wage reaches $102,00.00, no additional FICA wages will be deducted for the remainder of the calendar year.  Medicare tax has no limit.