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HR Compliance Update | January 13, 2025
FEDERAL UPDATES ACA Reporting Requirements – Effective January 1, two new laws alter employer requirements under the Affordable Care Act. Until now, Applicable Large Employers (ALEs; 50+ FTEs) have been required to automatically provide Form 1095-C to full-time...
HR Compliance Update | January 13, 2025
FEDERAL UPDATES ACA Reporting Requirements – Effective January 1, two new laws alter employer requirements under the Affordable Care Act. Until now, Applicable Large Employers (ALEs; 50+ FTEs) have been required to automatically provide Form 1095-C to full-time...
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Potential Shifts in Employee Benefits: A Guide for Employers Under Trump
by Suzanne G. Odom & Melissa Ostrower, Jackson Lewis attorneys at law As we prepare for another change in Administration in the White House, it is crucial for employers and plan sponsors to stay informed and prepared. While much of what lies ahead is speculative,...
The Great Resignation: Why Your Top Talent is Eyeing the Door
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era: The Great Resignation. It’s a term first coined in 2019 to predict a mass, voluntary exodus from the workforce—and it’s here and it’s now. Employers and employees both are still reeling from the disruption...
Biden Orders Federal Vaccine Mandates and More
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden gave a speech (transcript here) outlining the federal government’s six-point plan for forging a ‘path out of the pandemic.’ Some areas of focus will directly impact business compliance, while others have...
Mental Health Benefits: Four Ways to Support Employee Wellbeing
According to a fall 2020 poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), more than half of U.S. adults reported that stress and worry over the pandemic had negatively impacted their mental health. As a result, KFF reported that mental health illnesses could soon replace...
PPP vs ERTC: How to Maximize ERTC with Second-Draw PPP Forgiveness
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was one of business owners’ favorite provisions within the CARES Act. At the same time, many employers overlooked the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) because they couldn’t claim the ERTC if they took a PPP loan....
Employer Health Care Costs: Predictions and Tips for 2022
Health care options and costs are once again a hot topic for many HR and benefits managers this year. Medical costs have been trending upward since 2017 and rose about 7% amid pandemic uncertainties in 2021. According to PwC’s annual healthcare report,...
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...
With Inflation Running Hot, Wage Pressures Increase for Businesses
Inflation has been making headlines all summer, sparked by rising prices and increases in other key indicators. According to July 2021 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose 5.4% year-over-year as of July 2021,...
Why Businesses Need to Focus on Skills-Based Hiring and Pay
The Delta Variant and its Impact on Return-to-Work Plans
As summer 2021 began, government officials and business leaders were optimistic. COVID-19 vaccinations were on the rise and infections were declining. There was a collective feeling we had put the pandemic behind us. Businesses were eager to call employees back to the...
Think Your Business Doesn’t Qualify for ERTC? Consider Material Impact.
Does your business qualify for the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)? If you answered no, are you sure? As we’ve discussed in previous blog articles, the ERTC has the potential to be the second largest source of financial relief for businesses during...
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...
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