Payroll

The Obama administration expanded overtime eligibility for millions of workers Thursday, releasing a long-awaited rule change that the Labor Department estimates will extend overtime pay to 4.2 million more workers.

Burning the midnight oil is about to pay off for millions of U.S. millennials.

Many years ago, a seasoned CPA told me that providing payroll is like running a dairy farm—they both require a great deal of repetitive, day in, day out chores.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that total nonfarm payroll employment increased by a disappointing 160,000 jobs in April, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0 percent.

Private sector employers added 156,000 jobs in April, according to payroll giant ADP, in a possible sign of a slowdown in the job market.

Paychex reported a modest increase in small business employment in April for the fourth consecutive month.

Ever-evolving regulatory complexity, coupled with an increasingly competitive marketplace, globalization and the rise of part-time and casual employees make it more difficult than ever for growing businesses to keep up with the numerous changes in the law, risking costly noncompliance.

Wage growth for full-time workers accelerated in the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from payroll giant ADP.

In 2015, the Department of Labor proposed a rule that could have a significant impact on the way employers compensate their employees.

Employment rose by 215,000 in March, including 500 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, although the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Private sector employers added 200,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, although job losses continued in some sectors of the economy.

Paychex saw an increase in job growth at small businesses during the first quarter of the year.

Joe DeSilva of ADP explains how accountants can help their small business clients set up a retirement plan, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

Alex Quevedo of ADP talks about how accountants can help their clients get the appropriate insurance coverage, in a video interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

Aldor Delp of ADP discusses the regulatory compliance requirements involved in recruiting talent, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

Aldor Delp of ADP talks about how firms can retain the best employees and deal with succession planning, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Aldor Delp of ADP discusses how accounting firms can attract the best talent at a competitive time in the labor market, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

Employment increased by a healthy 242,000 jobs in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although only 100 jobs were added in accounting and bookkeeping services.

The private sector added 214,000 jobs in February, according to payroll giant ADP, in another healthy sign for the economy.

Small business hiring increased in February, according to payroll giant Paychex, following a gain in January.