Payroll May 18, 2023
Unemployment Drops as Economists Expect Tighter Conditions
Continuing claims, which include people who have received unemployment benefits for a week or more and are a good indicator of how hard it is for people to find work.
Accounting May 17, 2023
Professionals on the Move – May 17, 2023
Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements from around the profession.
Payroll May 15, 2023
Job Satisfaction in U.S. Hits All-Time High
62.3 percent of US workers were satisfied in 2022—up from 60.2 percent in 2021. That’s the highest level recorded since the survey began in 1987. Satisfaction has now surged for two consecutive years.
Payroll May 10, 2023
Patriot Software Gets NASBA Approval to Offer CPE Credit Webcasts
Patriot Software is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of CPE on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
Payroll May 10, 2023
Goldman Sachs Settles $215 Million Suit for Underpaying Female Staff
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has agreed to pay $215 million to put an end to a long-running class-action lawsuit that accused the Wall Street giant of systemically underpaying women.
Payroll May 10, 2023
Inflation Drops for 10th Month
Housing remains a key driver of inflation. The shelter index, which includes rent and owner rent equivalent costs, was the biggest contributor to April’s price increase.
Payroll May 10, 2023
U.S. Hiring and Worker Pay Increased in April
The job growth was broad-based, reflecting gains in health care, professional and business services as well as leisure and hospitality.
Small Business May 9, 2023
Accountants Say Small Businesses Still Have a Rocky Road Ahead
Over the next year, 61% of accountants believe the economy will be “much” or “somewhat worse” for small business clients.
Payroll May 6, 2023
Patriot Software’s Time & Attendance Supports More Pay Frequencies
In addition to the Time & Attendance Payroll software add-on, Patriot also offers an HR software add-on for employee management.
Taxes May 5, 2023
Senator Demands IRS Pays Employee Retention Credits Still Owed to Small Businesses
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says nearly a million businesses are owed an ERC for keeping their staff on payroll during the pandemic.
Payroll May 4, 2023
New York Minimum Wage to Increase Starting in 2024
The minimum wage will increase to $16 an hour in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties and to $15 an hour in all other areas of the state on Jan. 1, 2024.
Accounting May 3, 2023
Professionals on the Move – May 2023
Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements from around the profession and supporting accounting space.