Can a PEO help solve problems related to bad employees? Can things go wrong for an employer? Of course. What can an employer do to ease the pain When Things Go Wrong? Proper preparation can prevent problems. Having a professional partner can help solve problems.
As if Obamacare isn’t bad enough, now small employers have to worry about the complex issue of rising unemployment insurance and tax rates. Formerly a rather simple calculation, things have happened in several states that make things complicated. Just what an employer needs, another thing to worry about. It is a justified headache to worry [...]
“What effect will Obamacare have on employers?” It’s a question being asked by many small and medium sized business owners. Recently overheard at a NAPEO convention: “If PEOs help business owners navigate through complexity, then we just got 2200 pages of complexity.” “I don’t want any more employer problems” one business owner told us, “I’ve [...]
Is it worth it to go get a workers’ comp exemption from the state? “Oh I don’t need comp, I’m exempt.” Have you heard this before? Perhaps it is best to start with a few definitions to clear things up. In Florida, Every employer is subject to the workers’ compensation act, regardless of how many [...]
When is a worker an employee? The IRS is targeting the workforce that is incorrectly being classified as “1099 contractors” when in fact they are employees. Excerpts are taken from this article: W2 vs. 1099 Employers should be wary. Under a recent initiative from the White House, the IRS is taking a dim view of [...]
While there are many advantages to having a PEO manage your workforce, many times it is troubles with Workers’ Compensation Insurance that brings the client to a PEO. Is it better to be with a PEO? To have a professional partner to assist you with risk management? We of course, have a bias, but here [...]
Alabama is a friendly state towards PEOs, so there is rarely a problem finding a match for your specific needs here. Alabama is a “loss-cost” state, where the workers’ comp carriers can set their own rates by showing their own claims history. The rates must be approved, but still, it is possible to be competitive [...]
Florida is the birth place of PEOs, so there is rarely a problem finding a match for your specific needs here. PEO Pros is an independent broker, not affiliated with any one PEO but has contracts and agreements with over 125 choices. Doesn’t it make sense to let the Pros find the best match for [...]
Shown here with strategic partner Jason Irving of Urban Recruiters Staffing, PEO Pros CEO John Will Tenney has written an article for Google Knols discussing the history of PEOs and how they differ from Staffing Companies. “We get asked this question all the time.” Tenney tells us, “It’s not a simple answer. I expect this [...]
Why should an insurance agent work with a PEO Broker? Here at PEO Pros / PAY-surance HR, we are often asked that question. Since many PEO Brokers are also insurance agents, the strategic partnership may not be obvious. However, most PEO Brokers are smart enough to leave traditional commercial insurance needs to the traditional commercial [...]
