What is a Professional Employer Organization?

Just like your business was established to build a specific product or provide a specific service, a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a business established specifically to employ people. And just like you employ people skilled in building your products or providing your services, PEOs have highly qualified personnel that specialize in nothing but the ever growing and changing rules and regulations associated with employing people.

PEO Services Summary

Payroll Services
Payroll check processing including direct deposits
Federal withholding tax deposits
State unemployment tax deposits
941 and 940 filings
State unemployment tax return filing
W-2 and W-3 filing and distribution
Child support garnishments
Customized payroll reports
Job costing reports
Certified payroll reports
Eliminate IRS payroll tax audits
Employee document maintenance and storage

Workers' Compensation
Elimination of workers' compensation premium deposits
Elimination of workers' compensation premium audits
Workers' Compensation claim management and administration
Aggressive fraudulent claim defenses
Safety manual development
Safety training services
Drug free workplace development and administration
OSHA record keeping assistance
Return to work program development and coordination

Human Resources Services
SUTA claims, hearings and appeals administration
Provide Federal and State labor postings
Employee handbook development
Employee job description development assistance
Assist in managing and resolving employee conflicts
Assist with employee performance reviews
Assist with employee termination issues
Wage and hour claims assistance
ADA compliance assistance
PRWORA compliance assistance
COBRA Administration
FMLA compliance assistance

Employee Benefit Services
Administration of employee benefit plans
Administration of Section 125 Plans
Employee benefit plan enrollment
Address employee benefit inquires, claims, and questions
Administer 401k plans and other retirement plans
Provide access to group health insurance plans
Provide access to dental plans
Provide access to employee discount programs

So How Do You Benefit?
A PEO is able to provide services by establishing a contractual relationship with you where your current employees become employees of the PEO for most Federal and State employment compliance purposes. The PEO then is able to handle compliance issues; however you maintain local control of employees in order to provide the products and/or services for which your business was established. Simply put, the PEO provides you with the local control over your workforce while removing virtually all administrative headaches and costs associated with employees.


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