GlobeNewswire·Sep 9, 2026, 8:00 AM ET

Asure’s 2026 HR Benchmark Report Finds Compliance Confidence Collapsing at America’s Small Businesses

Asure Software released its 2026 HR Benchmark Report at the annual Asure50 Awards event, revealing that small-business owners have lost confidence in their employment law compliance.
Certainty regarding compliance questions fell by more than twenty points in a single year among companies experiencing a downturn.
Even growing companies showed reduced confidence on all seven specific compliance questions compared to the previous year.
Primary drivers of compliance uncertainty include increasing regulatory complexity, difficulty hiring staff to manage rules, & varying state & local regulations.
Confidence correlates directly with concrete practices such as training managers, documenting complaint processes, & maintaining organized records.
Growing companies outperform declining ones by approximately twenty points across the employee lifecycle, with career path coaching being the most significant differentiator.
AsureWorks is highlighted as a managed service solution designed to handle payroll, filings, & handbook updates to provide owners with compliance certainty.
The 2026 HR Benchmark Report is available for free at the provided Asure Software link.
The 2026 Asure50 Awards recognized 50 organizations across 13 industries, 20 U.S. states, & one Canadian province.
Asure provides payroll & HR solutions via AsureCentral for employers & managed services through AsureWorks, while also offering enterprise tax & treasury infrastructure for large organizations.