Retail Council of New York State Joins Forces with E-Chx to Provide Payroll Processing for Members

ALBANY, NY (01/15/2009)(readMedia)-- The Retail Council of New York State announced today that it has launched a partnership with E-chx Inc. Payroll Solutions to provide its members with a money-saving payroll processing program.

"Payroll processing can be very complex and costly for any business," said Retail Council President and Chief Executive Officer James R. Sherin. "E-chx will simplify payroll at a lower cost for our member stores so they can spend more time with their customers and less time in the back office."

The voice of the retail industry in New York state, the Retail Council is a full-service membership-based association that represents 5,000 stores of all size and variety, and affiliated businesses.

E-chx Inc., a payroll outsourcing company with nationwide coverage, provides businesses with hassle-free payroll solutions including phone, fax, e-mail or Web-based payroll input options; real-time online payroll reports; free workers' compensation insurance audit reports; complete payroll tax preparation and administration; direct deposit; specific Web-based reports for CPAs and customized employee home pages that allow access to pay history and W-2s.

"The many small businesses that comprise much of the Council's membership are exactly the kind that benefit most from our simplified payroll processing and the savings we offer, which ranges anywhere from hundreds to thousands each year," said E-chx Vice President Paul Rosen.

"The Council's finance staff completes a payroll run in a matter of minutes using E-chx, so we're confident this quick and easy program will be a great benefit to our members as well," said Mr. Sherin.

For more information about the Council's new membership program with E-chx, call (800) 442-3589 or visit www.retailcouncilnys.com.

About the Retail Council of New York State

The Retail Council offers money-saving group benefit programs, including workers' compensation and statutory disability insurances, credit card processing and discounted shipping services. The Council also provides government relations advocacy to its members.

About E-chx

E-chx Inc., headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., was founded in 2001 and provides complete payroll services on a national level to more than 8,000 customers. Awarded the 2007 Independent Payroll Processors Association award for service, and most recently named to the Rochester Top 100 for the third consecutive year, E-chx has become one of the fastest growing national payroll providers in the country. E-chx specializes in payroll service solutions targeted to small and medium sized businesses, leveraging secure Web technologies to meet customers' ever-changing demands.

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