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Changes to California Wage and Hour Laws in 2025
Major Employment Law Updates in California for 2025 Series With a new year rolling around, it is time for employers to read up on the latest employment law updates in California. Wage and hour laws are getting refreshed, with changes to California’s minimum wage....
Changes to California Wage and Hour Laws in 2025
Major Employment Law Updates in California for 2025 Series With a new year rolling around, it is time for employers to read up on the latest employment law updates in California. Wage and hour laws are getting refreshed, with changes to California’s minimum wage....
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Unlock 2025 Strategic Success with Outsourced HR Compliance Services
As a small business owner, your workforce is the backbone of your strategic goals for 2025. Keeping employees motivated, aligned, and equipped to meet your objectives can feel like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. By leveraging outsourced HR compliance...
Small Business Owner’s Guide to Employee Retention Tax Credits
Originally created within the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is an incentive designed to encourage employers to keep employees on their payroll as businesses face the lingering...
There’s Still Time to Claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)
Even though the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is set to expire at the end of 2021, there is still time for eligible businesses to claim the credit. President Biden is encouraging eligible businesses to take advantage of this refundable tax credit...
The Top 5 Payroll Processing Challenges of Small Businesses
Asure recently asked small business owners about their experiences with payroll processing and compliance. Do any of these statements from small business owners resonate with you? “I’m a one-man band. Making sure I know what compliance issues...
Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Making it Difficult for Small Businesses to Find Workers
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) extended pandemic relief including enhanced unemployment benefits through September 6, 2021. This program enables jobless Americans to collect an additional $300 per week on top of state unemployment checks. ARPA was...
OSHA Enforcement Priorities and Mitigating COVID-19 Risk in the Workplace
According to a recent survey, more than half of US workers are concerned about the health and safety risks of returning to the workplace. About 60% of those surveyed were afraid employers would get rid of some workplace safety protocols too soon and...
Cloud HR and Payroll Help Businesses Align Cash Flow with Growth
Small businesses are actively investing in change to drive agility, resiliency, and growth. But what is the best way to make change happen? Which investments provide the biggest bang for the buck? How can businesses ensure that cash flow is closely...
7 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Current HR System
Human Resources (HR) tools must grow in tandem with your company. Doing timesheets, taxes, and onboarding manually might make sense when there are just a few employees, but that changes when a few turns into dozens. Controlling costs upfront makes sense. However,...
COBRA Subsidies Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act (the 'Act') which includes continuation coverage premium assistance for certain individuals and their families receiving COBRA due to an involuntary termination of employment or a reduction...
5 Steps to Improving Motivation in Remote Teams
Keeping remote employees motivated and productive requires a different approach. What works to improve motivation for on-site employees often fails in remote settings. While offering benefits in terms of flexibility and access to top talent,...
Monitoring Employees: Ethics and Privacy Considerations for the Hybrid Workforce
In pursuit of growth and higher levels of business performance, business leaders continue to seek new ways to unlock the true potential of their workforce. That’s one reason why the use of employee monitoring technology is on the rise. Even before the...
2021 Compensation: Employer Expectations vs Post-Pandemic Realities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, only 64% of businesses gave base pay increases in 2020, which was down from 82% in 2019. As businesses deal with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, surveys showed that employers were expecting to give small...
What the Latest Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act Means for Small Businesses
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) survived its third major challenge in the Supreme Court on June 17, 2021. In this case, two individuals and 18 states challenged the health care law by arguing they suffered financial injury because of the ACA’s individual...
Higher Growth Companies Do More to Address Workforce Skills Gaps
According to a recent survey by McKinsey, 87 percent of companies worldwide are aware that they either already have a skills gap or will experience one within the next few years. Disruptive technologies like AI and automation have certainly played a...
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What You Need to Know about New ACA Subsidies
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. According to a White House briefing, this legislative package is designed to “change the course of the pandemic, build a bridge towards economic recovery, and invest...
Employee Retention Tax Credit: How It Works and How to Get It
www.asuresoftware.com/ERTC With the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) in March of 2020, the main focus for business financial relief centered on the Payroll Protection Program. The goal of the program was to get...
Top 10 Questions to Ask Prospective Payroll Providers
When it comes to payroll solutions, there are plenty of options. Each solution has its own personality. Choosing a solution your business can grow with is a smart approach. While switching payroll services isn’t uncommon, it can be costly in...
COBRA Subsidy in ARPA
The DOL has recently released a webpage full of resources, helpful information, model notices and FAQs related to COBRA Premium Assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for both workers and families and employers and...
IRS notices dated February 15, 2021 regarding December 31, 2020 Form 940
Have you received an IRS notice dated “February 15, 2021” indicating “Changes to your December 31, 2020 Form 940 - Adjusted Amount Due”?We've recently learned of an error where 940 timely deposits made to the IRS in January for the 2020 period were not properly...
Cybersecurity and the HR Tech Stack
Organizations of all sizes collect and store sensitive, confidential employee data on a daily basis. As the number of cyberattacks on businesses grow, it’s important for human resources leaders to take a closer look at cyber security practices. Additionally, existing...
3 Technologies and 3 Tips for Successful Remote Recruiting
Remote recruiting is gaining traction at organizations of all sizes, and not just because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The move to a digital-first workforce has been in motion for a long time, with high-tech companies leading the charge. The remote revolution...
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