THIS MONTH’S FOCUS: Risk & Safety VIEW ALL

THE PEO ROLE IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: HELPING CLIENTS PLAN FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CRISES

PEOs can help clients create backup systems, while ensuring that critical functions like payroll continue to move forward.

BY JAY MINCKS

June/July 2026

FROM COMPLIANCE PARTNERS TO RESILIENCE STRATEGISTS: THE NEXT PEO CHAPTER IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RISK MITIGATION

PEOs already run LMS platforms, push benefits communications, and coordinate open enrollment. Layering in active threat response training, phishing simulation, and quarterly tabletop exercises uses infrastructure already in place.

SCALING WITHOUT LIABILITY: HOW PEOS USE EOR TO WIN AND RETAIN GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED CLIENTS

The EOR is the legal employer in-country and takes on local payroll, statutory benefits, and labor-law compliance. The PEO stays focused on the relationship—guiding the client, setting HR strategy, and keeping the experience consistent across the workforce.

INTRODUCING PYSCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AND A PROACTIVE CULTURE INTO CLIENT SAFETY PLANS

For PEOs, the integration of BBS, psychological safety, and proactive culture create a powerful framework that can be embedded into client safety plans. 

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EDITOR’S PICKS VIEW ALL

ONEDIGITAL’S TED CRAWFORD: PLAYING THE LONG GAME

Rebranding under OneDigital has strengthened market visibility and national reach for Crawford. Overnight, he had access to many new ma

BY CHRIS CHANEY

March 2026

LONE STAR PEO: HOW TODD & BECKY NEWTON CARRY ON THE PEO FAMILY LEGACY

The motivation wasn’t simply to launch a business. It was to recreate the culture they had valued most, one centered on service, acce

BY CHRIS CHANEY

April 2026

MEET CONGRESSMAN RICHARD NEAL: A Q&A WITH THE HOUSE WAYS & MEANS RANKING MEMBER

Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA) has served Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1988. He has served most of that ti

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May 2026
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THIS MONTH’S COVER STORY

BETTING ON HERSELF: TRACY CULICERTO’S JOURNEY TO BUILDING ASCENDHR

When Tracy Culicerto talks about building AscendHR, she doesn’t start with growth metrics or expansion plans. She starts with people. She talks about her parents using retirement savings earned through decades in the coal mining industry to help fund her dream. She talks about bringing her infant son to client meetings during AscendHR’s earliest days. …

BY CHRIS CHANEY

June/July 2026

QUICK HITS

ADVOCACY

NAPEO HOSTS GEORGIA LCF IN ATLANTA

June/July 2026
LEADERSHIP

STRATUS HR PROMOTES CHASE HEYWOOD TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

June/July 2026
CONGRATULATIONS

FRANKCRUM EARNS TOP WORKPLACE RECOGNITIONS

June/July 2026
M&A

TRINET ACQUIRES COCOON

June/July 2026
LEADERSHIP

DECISIONHR HIRES JOSH MCINTOSH AS CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

June/July 2026
INSIGHTS

ISOLVED RELEASES VOICE OF THE WORKFORCE REPORT

June/July 2026
KUDOS

VENSURE EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS EARNS 14 STEVIE AWARDS

June/July 2026
LEADERSHIP

EXTENSISHR APPOINTS ALAN MISSEN AS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

June/July 2026