Employ with ease.
Done right, or we pay.
HR, payroll and compliance, plus the people decisions that help you grow.
When you send accurate information and funds on time, penalties caused by our error are ours to pay. How that works
Registrations, payroll tax and leave rules, in every state you hire.
- 24/7Dedicated support, one point of contact
- 1 business dayYour proposal
- 24 hoursNew hire, ready for payroll
- 50 + DCStates we work in
We work inside the platform you already use.
Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling, Justworks, OnPay, Paychex and others.
Hire. Pay. Comply. Grow.
Every new hire runs through the same loop. We run it with you.
Hire
Offer to first paycheck, completed correctly before anyone starts.
Pay
Every pay run checked before you approve it.
Comply
Every state, every deadline, every agency letter.
Grow
Pay and equity designed to keep your best people.
No US company yet? We can set up your first hire through an employer-of-record partner and manage it for you. How it works
Mistakes here are expensive.
Employers pay these whether or not they knew the rule.
- Payroll tax deposited late up to 15% IRS failure-to-deposit penalty, charged on the unpaid deposit
- Final paycheck issued late up to 30 days' pay In some states, a penalty of one day's wages for each day it is late, such as California Labor Code §203
- Separate sets of state rules to follow 50 + DC Sick leave, final pay, workers' comp and new-hire reporting differ by state, and some cities add their own
Built by people who have run HR from the inside.
- 30 → 260Employees. HR built in-house, from the first policy, as one company grew.
- 7+ yearsLeading HR inside US companies.
- Global teamsForeign-owned teams and employees on work visas are routine for us.
- 3 languagesEnglish, Mandarin and Korean.
Why teams choose MeritEase.
- 01
If we get it wrong, we pay.
When you send accurate information and funds on time, penalties caused by our error are ours.
- 02
One price, fixed for 12 months.
No deposit, no hidden fees, no percentage of payroll.
- 03
Your accounts, in your name.
Leave anytime. Nothing to move.
- 04
One dedicated contact.
The same person every time, around the clock. Your proposal in one business day.
- 05
Pay that keeps your best people.
Salary, bonus and equity, designed to keep the people you can't afford to lose.
Not sure where you stand? Start with a free check.
In 30 minutes we review your setup and give you a clear list of what is done and what is missing.