This week the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released updated regulations that clarify provisions of the paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave provisions created under the Families [...]

Employees are more vulnerable than ever right now. Reports show that the effect of coronavirus on mental health has been severe. The risk for depression among U.S. workers has risen 102% since [...]

What Should You Do if an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19? Isolate. Send the employee home immediately or tell the employee to remain at home. Identify possible exposure. Identify all [...]

On August 8, the President signed an Executive Order called “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster” that directed the Treasury Department to [...]

On August 28, the IRS issued guidance to employers about how to implement the directive. For a review of this guidance and overview of questions that remain about the payroll tax directive, [...]

Yesterday the Senate passed a House-approved reform bill that makes major changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created under the CARES Act, and the President is expected to sign it [...]

As protests have erupted across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, and all of this in the midst of a pandemic, employees will come to work feeling anger and resentment. What [...]

LAST UPDATED MAY 28, 2020 The Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to release more guidance about the Paycheck Protection Program provided under the CARES Act with new interim final [...]

On Friday, President Trump signed into law the fourth major coronavirus/COVID-19 relief package. The new law, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, commonly referred to [...]

I hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and well. I know the anxiety we all feel right now, and I want to extend my sincere wish that you can find some joy and gratitude in these [...]

As part of the recently passed stimulus legislation, the CARES Act (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), $349 billion is earmarked to assist small businesses with loans. The [...]

Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which includes emergency paid sick leave and an expansion of FMLA, employers with fewer than 500 employees must provide paid sick leave [...]

This blog was updated August 12, 2020 with new CDC guidance about ending isolation and return to work. What Should You Do if an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19? Send the employee home [...]

As employers, we want to do all we can to promote the health and safety of our employees. In the workplace, we are responsible for protecting their health, as well as the health of customers, [...]

Dear Clients, As we go into a new year, I want to thank you for placing your trust in me, and my team. I am so blessed to be able to do what I love, every day. We succeed only because of clients [...]

The IRS has introduced a new Form W-4 for 2020 that will go into use on January 1, 2020. Why is the IRS revising the W-4? In short, accuracy. The new form is designed to help withholding amounts [...]

No one, other than a few HR professionals, likes to hear the words “employee documentation.” The prevailing view is that documentation is a time-consuming burden, an obligation employers complete [...]

Employees come to work carrying the stresses and challenges of their lives outside of work. Savvy employers don’t brush this aside as an inconvenience. Instead they understand that their [...]

Why should all business owners and operators familiarize themselves with the basics of workers’ compensation? Because workplace accidents and illnesses do happen, no matter what industry a [...]

Every year, as tax season approaches, we receive many questions from employees about W-2s. That’s why we created a guide that answers the questions we receive most often and helps you better [...]

The new year has arrived, and we’re excited to greet it with the launch of the newly designed AnthrosInc.com website. Over the last few years we’ve evolved as a team and a business. Our website [...]

As the end of the year approaches, Anthros works closely with our clients to ensure they remain in compliance with labor and tax regulations. For many business owners, compliance concerns are [...]

The Anthros team prides itself on finding solutions for our clients and providing the best possible service at all times. This includes times when unexpected or expected disruptions in our daily [...]

When we think of employee benefits, we think of the traditional ones first: medical, vision and dental coverage. But that’s just scratching the surface of what an employer can offer. In fact, [...]

What creates a culture of engagement and inspires commitment in the workplace? We asked Anthros CEO and Founder Anurag Dandiya to share his reflections on this topic. Your employees must know [...]

Every manager hopes their employees can work together in harmony all the time. Is that realistic? Of course not. It’s completely normal that employees occasionally feel frustrated, not listened [...]

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Human Resources can be a company’s strongest brand asset. What does it take to convert employees into brand ambassadors? HR practices that encourage engagement [...]

  Spring is here, which means all those hectic start-of-the-year tasks have subsided, and you’ve had time to get comfortable with your Human Resources administration routine. That makes it [...]

As employers, we want to do everything we can to help our employees become their best selves, at work and at home. Are you using all the tools at your disposal to promote the overall wellness and [...]

The Anthros team is greeting spring with a wellness challenge! For the second year in a row, we’re participating in Healthy Central Florida’s Move60 challenge along with over 1,400 participants [...]

Is our personal data safe? This question is on our minds more than ever in the face of more frequent, more sophisticated, and more egregious security breaches. For business owners and payroll and [...]

How do most businesses think about human resources functions? Do they see it as central to their strategic planning? When an organization’s leadership team sits down to set strategy and make [...]

You’ve made it through the work week and you’ve almost made it through January’s post-holiday blues. Well, guess what? Today you have an excuse to do something fun. It’s Have Fun at Work Day, a [...]

Earlier this year the Department of Labor announced an update to the overtime rule of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This new rule and challenges to it have been covered extensively in the [...]

What Does a PEO Do? Professional employer organizations (PEO) provide integrated HR solutions for small and medium sized businesses. The services a PEO offers include payroll, benefits [...]

Our name, Anthros, comes from the Greek word for human or humankind. People are at the heart of what we do. By focusing on people, we bring empathy and emotional intelligence back into the Human [...]

Consider this statistic: 80 out of every 100 accidents are the fault of the person involved in the incident. Unsafe actions cause four times more accidents and injuries than unsafe conditions.

We know many of you have been waiting for months to hear the DOL’s decision regarding the overtime rule. This morning the DOL announced a Final Rule to update the regulations of the Fair Labor [...]

Should the saying, “in sickness and in health” only apply in a marriage? We don’t think so. Just as a family supports one another in times of need, a “work family” should do the same.

Mr. Bill Edwards has been appointed Director, Legal Affairs for Anthros Inc. Mr. Edwards has worked closely with the Anthros team since 2005 and has believed in the Anthros vision for nearly a decade.

 Expressing gratitude to your employees does not have to cost a lot of money or take much time. Many organizations struggle with how to thank their employees for a year of hard work and [...]

How do we get a larger potion of the work force to think about the future? Approximately half of large companies offer retirement plans and only about 10% of their employees participate. Should [...]

 There isn’t a Company in the market today that is 100% protected from Employee Lawsuits. What would you do today if you were contacted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) [...]

What is the Anthros difference? The better question may be, what isn’t different about Anthros? From our client service philosophy to our client base…we are simply different! Anthros puts [...]

Employers from the smallest companies to the largest are strategizing over what they will offer in the next 5 years in the realm of health benefits. While many companies will renew current [...]

Outsourcing is a great option for business owners who want to save time and run their company more efficiently. When you make the decision to outsource payroll, you are also turning over your [...]

Anthros has partnered with F.W. Davison and Company to provide our clients and worksite employees access to the most robust and user-friendly HRIS system in the industry, HRPyramid (HRP). HRP [...]

Employers are facing key decisions about the level and types of benefits to offer their employees, given rising health care costs and premiums. Private insurers continue to create new [...]

How do businesses get an edge over competition? In today’s competitive landscape organizations are trying to find creative ways to stand out and are realizing the importance of outsourcing [...]