PEO - Professional Employer Organization News and Articles

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12/11/2008	New Jersey Family Leave Posters Now Required Source: State of New Jersey	Starting December 18, 2008 all New Jersey employers are required to post notifications about the new provisions available to employees regarding the family leave insurance provisions that will become effective July 1, 2009. New Jersey law will require up to six weeks of Family Leave Insurance benefits. Employers covered under the Family Leave Insurance provisions of the New Jersey Temporary Disability Benefits Law are required by law to post notification detailing program information and employee rights to New Jersey Family Leave Insurance benefits. Employers must conspicuously display the notification poster in each of your workplaces, in a place or places accessible to all employees by December 15, 2008. Employers must also provide each employee with a written copy of the notification: no later than December 15, 2008; at the time of an employee's hiring; whenever an employee notifies you that he/she is taking time off to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child or to care for a seriously ill family member; at any time, upon the first request of an employee.	Post the first comment
12/2/2008	Ohio Amends UI Regulations Source: Commerce Clearing House	Ohio defines terms for SUTA - state unemployment taxes for clients using an employee leasing company. Employee leasing. The term “unrelated third party client” is now defined as an entity unrelated to, or not sharing common ownership, management or control with, an employee leasing company, and to which individuals are provided by the employee leasing company to perform services on a permanent basis.	Post the first comment
11/21/2008	Employers Hurt by Swollen Health Care Costs Source: Long Island Business News	The drastic rise in the costs for employer for health insurance is fueling demand for Health Savings Accounts or HSAs Another option is an HSA, in which dollars are allocated to employees, who can roll the accounts over every year and take them with them when they leave. I have a host of clients that uses HRAs, and a host of clients that uses HSAs,” Bradley said. “Some companies prefer HRAs because they are not as cumbersome to set up, and they retain the funds, rather than returning them to employees.” But others favor the HSA for the effect it has on employees. “It encourages them to become better consumers of health care, since they’re spending their own money,” Bradley said. For instance, “if the money is coming out of their own pocket, consumers might ask doctors if they really need all three tests, or if they really need 100 pills instead of 50,” said Lou Basso, president of The Alcott Group, a Farmingdale-based professional employer organization and provider of human resources services.	Latest Comment: - 11/24/2008 Remember the major medical pla Read All 1 Comments
11/17/2008	Florida - NCCI Proposes 18.6% Workers Comp Rate Hike Source: Palm Beach Post	Although workers' compensation rates are expected to drop in January 2009, NCCI has proposed to hike rates shortly thereafter beginning in March and another hike later in 2009. The schedule, a key part of the 2002 workers comp reform, capped attorneys fees that had helped make Florida's rates among the highest in the nation. Since the legislative overhaul, rates have fallen by 60 percent, and Florida is now among the lowest states in terms of workers comp rates. A representative of the Florida Chamber of Commerce said small businesses cannot tolerate an increase, and he charged trial lawyers with getting a "bailout'' as the result of the Supreme Court decision.	Latest Comment: - 11/24/2008 Related Link Read All 2 Comments
11/13/2008	California State Fund files for 8.9% workers’ comp increase Source: San Francisco Business Times	Since dropping by 63% since 2003, work comp rates in California are now on the rise, with state fund jacking rates up 8.9% for 2009. Since increases in workers’ compensation premium rates typically hit some lines of business harder than others, the steepest increases are likely to affect businesses in areas such as construction, manufacturing, transportation and retail, which are already struggling due to the rapidly weakening U.S. and California economies.	Latest Comment: - 11/19/2008 Is this Good or Bad News? Read All 1 Comments
11/6/2008	Department of Justice Provides Additional No-Match Guidance Source: StaffMarket	The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued new guidance confirming that an employer using the safe harbor provisions of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) no-match rule when letters or notices that a worker’s Social Security number does not match existing records, will not be potentially guilty of discrimination. New rules from the DOJ help employers meet the letter of the law for hiring and avoid discrimination charges.	Post the first comment
10/29/2008	Get Ready to Relearn the Americans with Diabilities Act Source: Law.com	Beginning January 1, 2009, employers must comply with the ADAAA - Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act. Since originally passed (ADA) in 1990, judicial decisions have limited the scope of coverage originally intended by congress. The ADAAA legislatively broadens the responsibility and liabilities for employers. All employers need to review the new rules and ensure they are ready to be compliant. Consequently, in the new world of the ADAAA, employers should keep records of accommodations requests made and accommodations denied or provided, along with some evidentiary back-up for the decisions made. Further, consider refresher training of human resources professionals and line managers about the ADA's requirements about the interactive process and reasonable accommodations. The ADA is about to change. Your company's managers need to be ready.	Post the first comment
10/2/2008	HR 7103 Introduced to Congress - tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations. Source: PEO Legislation Introduced to Congress	Also known as the small business efficiency act. A certified professional employer organization entering into a service contract with a customer with respect to a work site employee shall be treated as a successor employer and the customer shall be treated as a predecessor employer during the term of such service contract.	Post the first comment
10/1/2008	Administaff Announces Results of Business Survey and Compensation Data Source: Business Wire	Survey of small and medium sized businesses show more caution for 2009. The economy was listed by 81.5 percent of business owners as their biggest concern for 2009 versus 45.8 percent last year. More than 60 percent listed controlling costs as a leading concern, compared to 53.3 percent in Nov. 2007. Rising health care costs were another concern for 43.1 percent of respondents, a slight decrease from 44.6 percent in 2007. Retaining their most valued employees ranked fourth by 31.2 percent of those polled, and 28.9 percent of respondents listed hiring the right people.	Latest Comment: - 11/14/2008 What about product pricing? Read All 1 Comments
9/14/2008	Agencies can offer power in numbers Source: Florida Keys Keynoter	Companies in the Florida keys discuss the advantages of co-employment, employee leasing and PEO arrangements. “It helps me stay more focused on what I do, and that’s construction,” he said. “They keep me more in the field and out from behind a desk. Compared to what I was spending doing payroll myself and paying workman’s compensation, I’m saving at least 30 percent going through them.” A PEO provides outsourcing of payroll, workers’ compensation, human resources and employee benefits administration. It does this by hiring a client company’s employees, and becoming their employer of record. It then leases them back under contract to the original employer. This is known as co-employment, employee leasing or staff leasing.	Latest Comment: - 9/30/2008 Read All 1 Comments
9/9/2008	Colorado amends law for employee leasing companies Source: CCH	Colorado lawmakers formally define the co-employment relationship. The law now defines the term “co-employer” as an employee leasing company or work-site employer. The term “co-employment relationship” is defined as one intended to be ongoing, rather than temporary or project specific, and where the rights and obligations of the employer have been allocated between the co-employers by an employee leasing contract. In addition, the employee leasing company and work-site employer are entitled to enforce only the employer rights and obligations allocated to them under the contract. The work-site employer also may enforce any right and perform any obligation not specifically allocated to the employee leasing company by the contract. The terms “covered employee” and “work-site employee” mean an individual who is in an employment relationship with an employee leasing company and work-site employer and has received notice of the co-employment.	Post the first comment
9/2/2008	Payroll Issues - Knowing when to ask for help Source: Nevada Business Journal	Article reviews the ever-changing complexities of doing payroll correctly and maintaining legislative compliance. Similarly, more companies are outsourcing to professional employer organizations (PEOs), which provide payroll, workers compensation, human resources and employee benefits administration. However, unlike a BPO, PEOs assume employer risks for their clients via co-employment. The PEO becomes the employer of record for tax and insurance purposes. This industry has evolved to where you can go from being the employer into a PEO relationship and not ever have to worry about or know these rules because the PEO handles it as a co-employer.	Post the first comment
9/2/2008	Fast Growing PEOs crucial for small businesses Source: Chicago Business Ledger	Why some Chicago businesses have partnered with a PEO for HR Outsourcing services. The process usually involves one HR professional within a PEO who is designated as a representative for a small stable of clients. When employees in any client company have HR-related questions or problems, they can directly call their representative to get the issue resolved. The value proposition for client companies is that a PEO saves time and labor costs associated with payroll and the administration of benefit plans. In addition, the client company may also be able to offer a better overall package of benefits, which is attractive to more skilled employees.This is especially helpful considering the current state of the economy. When businesses aren’t as profitable, the staff is usually the one of the first costs to be cut, said Lisa Callaway, vice president of the Management Association of Illinois, in Downers Grove.	Post the first comment
8/27/2008	The Upcountry Revolution Source: Haleakala Times	How small businesses in Hawaii are increasing efficiencies by joining a PEO. In response to the quiet economy, some businesses are adjusting their hours of operation and staffing, increasing or decreasing as needed, hoping to make it more convenient and appealing for residents to shop locally. Another shift is that businesses are using a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) to run the core functions of a small business such as payroll, insurance, and human resources. Carole Kooy, Maui Chamber of Commerce chair-elect and the owner of KilaKila Professional Employer Services says that in times of economic downturn outsourcing does become an option to alleviate some of the high costs related to owning and operating a business.	Latest Comment: - 9/30/2008 Health Coverage Read All 1 Comments
7/30/2008	Gevity earnings up Source: Bradenton Herald	Gevity earnings show improvement from focusing on core PEO product areas and reducing expenses. Challenges remain due to the Florida smal business environment. During an earnings conference call Tuesday morning, Gevity officials said they expect to gain traction in gaining new clients, particularly since Gevity Edge Select was discontinued and the company's sales force can focus fully on the company's core business as a professional employer organization, or PEO.	Post the first comment
7/21/2008	Cutting the risk to Workers and the bottom line Source: NJ Biz Journal	Article discusses the cost to employers for work related injuries and reviews OSHA tool that calculates the cost of additional sales needed to make up for impact to workers' compensation costs. The average direct cost of a workers' compensation claim is between $5,000 and $7,000 among the clients of Gevity HR Inc a Bradenton Florida based Professional Employer Organization with and office in Edison, according to Chris Davis the firm's vice president of finance insurance. Most injuries occur when employees are doing manual labor such as lifting heavy objects.	Post the first comment
7/15/2008	State of Connecticut releases new legislation for Professional Employer Organizations Source: State of Connecticut	Connecticut establishes rules for PEOs who operate in the state including registration with the state. Professional employer organization" means any person engaged in the business of providing professional employer services, regardless of whether such person uses the term or conducts business as a professional employer organization, staff leasing company, registered staff leasing company, employee leasing company, administrative employer or any other name.	Post the first comment
6/10/2008	Contractors must verify employees' legal status Source: El Paso Times	Effective June 10, 2008 all contractors and others who do business with the federal government must us the E-Verify system to verify an applicants right to work. Pat Villalobos, president and owner of Barnhart/Taylor, which provides engineering, heating and ventilation, bids on government contracts and has worked on various projects at Fort Bliss. "When it comes to my employees, I keep up with their documents," Villalobos said. "When they come work for me, I ask them for their documents, especially if they're going to be on government property. "The E-Verify system is very user-friendly," she added. "When I use employee leasing companies, the leasing companies verify (in advance) the legal status of the workers they send me. Anyone who is not ready for this will hinder their recruiting efforts, and (immigration authorities) can conduct an audit at any time."	Post the first comment
5/28/2008	State of Colorado passes PEO and Employee Leasing Legislation Source: State of Colorado	Colorado passes legislation that clarifies the rights and responsibilities of companies when hiring a professional employer organization. PEO and employee leasing arrangements have recognized legal status in Colorado. EACH EMPLOYEE LEASING COMPANY SHALL PAY WAGES AND COLLECT, REPORT, AND PAY ALL PAYROLL-RELATED TAXES FROM ITS OWN ACCOUNTS FOR ALL COVERED EMPLOYEES. EACH EMPLOYEE LEASING COMPANY SHALL PAY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INSURANCE TAXES AND PROVIDE, MAINTAIN, AND SECURE ALL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED OF WORK-SITE EMPLOYERS UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAWS OF THIS STATE FOR COVERED EMPLOYEES. FOR UNEMPLOYMENT REPORTING PURPOSES, EACH EMPLOYEE LEASING COMPANY IS THE ONLY EMPLOYING UNIT FOR COVERED EMPLOYEES AND SHALL HAVE the responsibility for unemployment compensation insurance as required of an employer pursuant to the "Colorado Employment Security Act", articles 70 to 82 of this title.	Post the first comment
5/23/2008	CoAdvantage Resources Acquires Gevity ASO Clients Source: StaffMarket	Article about the CoAdvantage - Gevity deal. Gevity’s foray into the ASO marketplace was the brainchild of former CEO Erik Vonk who departed the company in October 2007. Mr. Vonk led the drive to acquire HRAmerica for $10M in February of 2007. At the time HRAmerica was acquired by Gevity it had 75 clients with 16,000 worksite employees.	Latest Comment: - 5/27/2008 Back to the Basics Read All 1 Comments
5/20/2008	Most Small Business Owners Optimistic Source: Jacksonville Business Journal	Administaff survey claims that small business owners are optimistic about growth in the coming year. Nearly 78 percent of owners and managers of small businesses say their companies will meet or surpass growth expectations this year, according to a national survey. The Business Confidence Survey by Administaff found more than 26 percent of employers plan to increase salaries this year, while 50 percent will maintain current wage levels. Sixty-four percent said they expect overtime to remain about the same. The business confidence survey was conducted this month via Administaff Inc.'s database of more than 6,000 small and mid-sized businesses.	Latest Comment: - 6/2/2008 New Sales VP Read All 2 Comments
5/18/2008	Tampa Bay Companies Persevere Source: Tampabay.com	Brief article about the strengh of Tampa Bay PEOs and employee leasing companies. Bradenton's Bealls defies the national retail chains because it knows the Florida market well. And Clearwater's Frank Crum and Holiday's Southeast Personnel Leasing are big parts of an employee leasing industry that's become densely packed in this part of Florida.	Post the first comment
5/16/2008	Businesses Benefit From Training Source: BLR	ADP TotalSource president discusses using a PEO to help implement training programs that reduce employee turnover and employer liability costs. An alternative to in-house training programs is to work with a Professional Employee Organization (PEO). PEOs provide small- and mid-size businesses with full-service human-resource management and payroll services. A major benefit of a PEO relationship is the access to experts it provides its clients. PEOs are available to help employers through employment related situations. Mark Benjamin is the president of ADP TotalSource, the Professional Employer Organization of Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	Post the first comment
5/15/2008	Worklife Financial Plans Growth Source: Oakland Business Review	Worklife Financial Plans PEO Growth Through Acquisitions. WorkLife Financial Co. provides financial administration services such as payroll, tax compliance, risk management and succession planning. The company was formed in April by CEO Steve Groulx using outside investment and by acquiring a Dallas-based professional employer organization and restructuring his own company, formerly known as Strategic Business Solutions.	Post the first comment
5/15/2008	The Risk of Using Independent Contractors Source: New York Law Journal	Misclassification penalties of independent contractors get more attention from the IRS and state agencies. The use of a responsible employee leasing organization is a practical and viable alternative that allows 1099ers to continue to provide services to the company, yet it substantially minimizes a company's exposure to liability under the tax, employee benefits and labor laws. This alternative can dramatically reduce a company's risk of liability and substantially diminish the likelihood of a lawsuit or an audit by a governmental agency. Unlike payrolling companies, an employee leasing organization is a third-party employer. Some or all of the company's 1099ers (as well as its long-term temps, project employees, per diems and consultants) can be hired as employees of the leasing organization, which withholds taxes; makes Social Security, Medicare and unemployment payments; pays Workers' Compensation premiums; and may also provide basic medical and dental benefits and offer participation in a 401(k) plan maintained by the leasing organization.	Post the first comment
5/5/2008	Connecticut Advances Legislation for PEOs. Source: StaffMarket	Connecticut house bill 5113 is advanced for PEOs and Professional Employer Organizations. Coemployment relationship" means an ongoing relationship, rather than a temporary or project-specific relationship, in which the rights, duties and obligations of an employer are allocated between a professional employer organization and a client pursuant to a professional employer agreement as provided in sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act;	Post the first comment
4/16/2008	LMC Resources Acquired by TriNet. Source: Centerdaily.com	Longtime StaffMarket member PEO LMC Resources has been acquired by TriNet of San Leandro California. LMC has primarity served the Colorado PEO marketplace. The newly combined operation will capitalize on the best of local service joined with TriNet's industry leading employee benefits, technology, and human resource management expertise. Customers will see a seamless transition process as Richard Lang -- the pioneering founder of LMC Resources and a 30-year industry veteran -- and most of his staff are joining the TriNet team as part of a combined group, now positioned as an industry leader in Colorado.	Latest Comment: - 4/25/2008 Job for the LMC staff Read All 1 Comments
4/10/2008	California Flexible Work Week Defeated Despite Support from California Chamber of Commerce Source: Calfornia Chamber of Commerce	Party line vote kills employer flexibility in California. Benoit´s bill was sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce and received a wide array of support from California´s business community, with more than 43 local Chambers signing on as co-sponsors of AB 2127.	Latest Comment: - 4/16/2008 Too bad Read All 1 Comments
4/7/2008	Valued insurance far from assured with small companies Source: Rockford Illinois Star	How small companies are creating health insurance options for their employees through self-funded plans or by joining a Professional Employer Organization. To find the right plan, Muldowney turned the research over to Savant’s business manager, Scott Kaiser, who put together several options to choose from.Many companies, though, don’t have the luxury of one staffer with the time and expertise to find the right plan. That’s when they can turn to Staff Management Inc. of Rockford or Miller Buettner Employee Benefits & Communications of Winnebago.Staff Management, started more than 20 years ago by John and Fran Morrissey, is a human resources outsourcing firm. If you own a small company and would like to concentrate on the core business while leaving such tasks as payroll management, 401(k) management and health care to an outside firm, you would hire Staff Management. In this model, your employees become its employees, with the health-insurance plan it has purchased for the more than 1,000 employees under its coverage.	Post the first comment
4/1/2008	Take Cover Source: Financial Planning	How Raymond James uses a PEO to access benefit programs for their groups of independent contractors. LPL Financial struggled for years to structure a health insurance program that would keep the distinctions clear, says Sal Zambito, senior vice president for business development. The broker-dealer put its legal counsel to work on the problem and last fall unveiled a group healthcare option that is administered and marketed by a third party. Advisors are guaranteed coverage from the carrier Trustmark, and LPL contributes nothing toward their premiums. Zambito says LPL considered a professional employer organization model like MyBackOffice uses, but chose the group plan for its competitive rates and ease of use. LPL's health insurance is a standalone option, unlike RJFS's offering. "The feedback has been exceptional," Zambito says. After the plan was announced last fall, 1,250 of LPL's 11,000 advisors enrolled. Prospective advisors visiting LPL are excited to learn health insurance would be available to them if they join the broker-dealer, he adds.	Post the first comment
3/19/2008	Professional Employer Organizations can help small companies cut costs Source: San Francisco Chronical	Article covers the basics of how small companies benefit from a PEO. Although sometimes aligned with temporary employment agencies and staff leasing firms, the organization provides a much different type of service. Unlike a temp agency, your employees are intended to be permanent and not moved around to a variety of jobs. In terms of staff leasing, you are not just leasing any employee, you're leasing your own employee. Everything is the same, except that your employee receives paychecks and benefits from an outside firm. The employees still work for you, but all their taxes, benefits and insurance are handled by an outside source.	Post the first comment
3/10/2008	Starbucks and Convergys part ways Source: Daily News and Analysis	Outsourcing and Offshoring are often confused. Starbucks ditches offshoring arrangement with Convergys. Cincinnati, Ohio-based Convergys has call centre and back office operations in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bangalore among other cities in India. The company recently said in an analyst meet that the deal termination would have no effect on its 2008 or 2009 revenue or income targets for this unit. In July last year, Convergys said it will provide HR administration and payroll services for Starbucks’ partners in the US and Canada, along with benefits services for Starbucks’ partners in Canada.	Post the first comment
2/27/2008	Gevity goes back to basics Source: Bradenton Herald	Gevity announces plans to focus on core PEO model. Gevity deviated from its traditional role and found the venture 'disruptive and cash dilutive'	Latest Comment: - 2/27/2008 Good News Read All 1 Comments
2/15/2008	St. Pete Times Commentary on Employee Leasing is misguided Source: StaffMarket	Jim Hamilton, president of StaffMarket Services replies to St. Pete Times editor about E-Verify compliance and employee leasing.	Post the first comment
2/15/2008	DOL proposes changes to FMLA rules for PEOs Source: StaffMarket	On February 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed major overhaul of its FMLA regulations, including a specific amendment to the joint employer coverage regulation that will address PEO arrangements and clarifies the differences between staffing arrangements and Professional Employer Organizations.	Post the first comment
2/14/2008	Entrepreneur.com magazine article about PEOs is misguided Source: StaffMarket	StaffMarket president Jim Hamilton replies to Entrepreneur.com business advisor. Most PEOs also offer an ASO product and many ASO offer a PEO product. Whether a PEO or ASO makes more sense for you company depends on your current insurance, HR and administrative service needs. Companies should look at both options depending on their situation.	Latest Comment: - 7/27/2008 I agree with the article Read All 1 Comments
2/13/2008	Employee Leasing Companies May Become Singularly Liable for Wages Based Taxes Source: StaffMarket	Bush 2009 budget contains provisions that affect tax liabilities for employer wages Standards for holding employee leasing companies solely liable for such taxes would also be provided for employment tax returns required to be filed for wages paid	Post the first comment
2/12/2008	Gevity Changes Leadership Source: Workforce Management	Article discusses changes in leadership and strategy at Gevity and their return to core PEO services. Based in Bradenton, Florida, Gevity started out as a professional employer organization aimed at small businesses. A PEO serves as a co-employer of the client companies’ employees and takes over a wide range of human resources functions, including payroll, health insurance and workers’ compensation. The company sought to expand into the HR outsourcing business, in which clients could outsource certain services like payroll to Gevity without a co-employment relationship and without having Gevity provide health and workers’ compensation coverage. The HR outsourcing business was seen as a way for Gevity to attract larger businesses that were able to contract for health and workers’ compensation coverage on their own but still sought limited outsourcing of things like payroll as a cost-saving measure.	Post the first comment
2/11/2008	Regulating PEOs makes sense for Wisconsin's small businesses Source: Wisconsin Small Business Times	Legislators in Wisconsin promote Bill that regulates PEOs AB 760 will require PEOs serving business clients in Wisconsin to register each year with the Department of Regulation and Licensing (DORL) and meet certain requirements to operate in our state. It's revenue neutral; the fees paid by PEOs will offset the administrative costs. The bill is supported by the PEOs already operating in our state and by the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO).	Post the first comment
2/5/2008	Regions Hot Job Growth Doubted Source: St. Petersburg Times	Article discusses how the growth of Tampa Bay Employee Leasing companies may be skewing local employment growth statistics. As late as last year, Tampa-St. Petersburg's higher-than-average job growth earned the area honors as Forbes magazine's seventh hottest jobs market in the United States. But the accuracy of the numbers has been called into question. That's because the Tampa Bay area is unusual in being home base for dozens of professional employer organizations. PEOs are employee leasing firms to which companies outsource services like payroll and health benefits.	Latest Comment: - 2/27/2008 Regions Hot Job Growth Doubted Read All 2 Comments
1/15/2008	Oasis Outsourcing Inc. acquires two Tampa Florida PEOs Source: Sarasota Herald Tribune	Professional Employer Plans and Advantage Employer Solutions have been acquired by Oasis Outsourcing of West Palm Beach. Oasis Outsourcing Holdings Inc., a privately held professional employer organization with an office in Sarasota, said Monday that it has acquired Professional Employer Plans Inc., Advantage Employer Solutions Inc. and related companies, which are headquartered in Tampa.	Latest Comment: - 1/18/2008 Oasis buys Professional Employ Read All 2 Comments
1/9/2008	Help your Business Thrive in 2008 Source: American Chronicle	Good thoughts on surviving business cycles and outsourcing non-core activities Employee leasing is a fast growing opportunity, growing by over 20% per year. It's a way to outsource not only the employee contingent of the business, but generally the organizational aspect of employees. Most employee leasing groups handle all the Human Resources function for the funds expended. The most important part of any outsourcing arrangement is that the group supporting the business must understand the business core competencies, how the business operates, and what are the end results desired. Moreover, the outsourced group must be able to support the core competencies for which it is working with quality and integrity.	Latest Comment: - 1/10/2008 Good Ideas if we have a downtu Read All 1 Comments
1/3/2008	CoAdvantage Holdings completes acquisition of Bradenton professional employer organization Source: Orlando Sentinel	NELCO sells to Co-Advantage Holdings of Orlando. Both CoAdvantage and Nelco, which was founded in 1983 and is one of the country's oldest professional employer organizations, have each been major companies in their field, said Milan Yager, spokesman for the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations.	Latest Comment: - 1/3/2008 ELS - Employee Leasing Solutio Read All 2 Comments
1/1/2008	Hawaii Proposes PEO legislation Source: Hawaii House of Representatives	Hawaii proposes bill that would require client based workers' compensation policies for PEOs operating in Hawaii. NAPEO is working to amend the bill to more closely follow the NAPEO model act. Every professional employment organization that maintains or will be maintaining workers' compensation coverage for assigned employees shall register with the commissioner. An insurer may not issue a workers' compensation insurance policy to a professional employment organization that is not registered, nor enter into an agreement with an unregistered professional employment organization to issue policies to clients of the professional employment organization.	Post the first comment
12/26/2007	Workplace Trends for 2008 Source: Kansas City Star	Article mentions that employers are gaining HR efficiencies with a PEO. Similarly, expect more small businesses to look for ways to reduce the cost of benefits administration by turning to professional employer organizations. With PEOs, some businesses take advantage of economies of scale and relieve their human-resources staff of some duties.	Latest Comment: - 1/18/2008 Cost of business Read All 1 Comments
12/26/2007	Human Capital Management Source: The Spectrum	Brief on NAPEO assessment of health insurance costs increases. After pay, health insurance is the most important inducement small businesses use to recruit and keep workers. Yet more than half the 365 small businesses in a recent survey said their premiums rose as much as 10 percent this year, and almost one in 10 businesses told the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations they would dump their health coverage next year or are unsure about it.	Post the first comment
12/5/2007	Employee use of Internet limits needed Source: Chicago Tribune	With holiday season in full swing, employees spend lots of time surfing. That can sound scary to a company owner worried about work time lost to the Internet. But if you are tempted to ban personal Internet use outright, other business owners, labor lawyers and human resources professionals will advise against it. "It's something that becomes sort of an HR-employee relations goodwill issue," said Rick Gibbs, a senior human resources specialist with Administaff, a Houston-based company that provides human resources outsourcing.	Post the first comment
12/4/2007	Small Business survey on health benefits and government mandates Source: NAPEO	PEO clients were surveyed for their thoughts on health benefits and the recent government push for coverage mandates. The vast majority (95%) of the NAPEO survey respondents offer healthcare plans and will not raise employees' share of the cost of their health insurance plans in 2007. They will hold the line on employees' contributions toward the plan premiums, even though employer-sponsored health plan premiums rose an average 7.7 percent this year. Holding the line on employees' contributions is not unusual - many companies large and small aren't contemplating raising this amount, either. Where most employers are making employees reach into their own pockets is in actual expenses at the point of service, such as higher deductibles and co-payments for medical care and prescription drugs.	Post the first comment
12/2/2007	OSHA issues final ruling about employers cost for protective clothing Source: OSHA	Employers are now responsible for covering the costs of personal protective equipment (PPE) with a few exceptions for clothing that can be worn off the worksite. Many Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) health, safety, maritime, and construction standards require employers to provide their employees with protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), when such equipment is necessary to protect employees from job-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.	Post the first comment
11/7/2007	US Citizenship and Immigration Services releases revised I9 - Employment Eligibility Verification form. Source: USCIS	New I9 Form is in place. The instructions for Section 1 regarding Social Security numbers were also revised. The instructions now state that an employee is not obligated to provide the Social Security Number in Section 1 of the I-9 form, unless the employer participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). Employers must begin using the 2007 edition of the I-9 form now because all previous versions of the form are no longer valid. Employers are only required to complete the new I-9 form for new hires, and do not need to complete new forms for existing employees. However, employers must use the 2007 I-9 form when their employees require re-verification.	Post the first comment

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