We're proud and delighted to announce the latest versions of COATS Staffing Software!   

COATSsql version 4.3.4 offers more flexibility in transactions, greater speed in reports and the ability to work with Microsoft Word .docx files instead of having to save or open .doc files.     

COATS Standard version 9.0.7 has numerous minor updates to reflect state tax changes, further year additions in GMGP reporting and the fact that almost nobody has a floppy drive anymore.  

What's new in COATSsql version 4.3.4:

• Purchase order numbers in Edit Transactions can now be up to 25 characters long, instead of 15.
• Enhanced Tax automatically attaches CADI to local table for firms doing business in California.
• Version 4.3.5 recognizes .docx files with Contact Notes for Employees, Clients, Banks and AP.
• Firms doing business in Pennsylvania can create a Local Mag Media in Payroll and access updated Local Quarterly Magnetic Media and Reports.
• The Michigan Mag Media list has been updated so you canto create a Mag Media File in Payroll.
• Create Multiple Entry Transactions in General Ledger has been modified to allow users to save work after posting.
• Staffing and General Ledger reports have been enhanced for speed.

What's new in COATS Standard version 9.0.7:

• GMGP now goes to the year 2016.
• "Create Floppy" commands for reports have been replaced with a sequence to create files on the hard drive.
• State quarterly reports have been updated, esp. for Pennsylvania, North Dakota and New Jersey.
• Firms doing business in Pennsylvania can access updated Local Quarterly Magnetic Media and Reports  

To get the most recent version of COATS Staffing Software, and the most recent manuals, visit our  Customers Only site.

One of the biggest issues for staffing in the news is the issue the Supreme Court is currently debating: the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The court's decision will have a major impact on our industry, but the case can be hard to follow. 

Fortunately, our friend John Walters of  Essential StaffCARE has prepared an excellent review of the oral arguments that have been presented before the court thus far.

John's write-up is impressive not just for John's obvious grasp of the issues but for its political objectivity and the way it reports conversations between Supreme Court Justices and the lawyers before them. You get a great sense of the issues being debated, as well as a sense of being there in the courtroom. Great work, John!