GET READY FOR NATIONAL PEO WEEK

It’s April and that means it’s time to start gearing up for National PEO Week May 19-25! It’s our time to tell our story and highlight all the ways we help our clients and their employees, the economy, and our communities. Let’s make sure policymakers and the public recognize the crucial role PEOs play in …

AI-ASSISTED RECRUITING IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE

AI-assisted hiring represents not just a trend but a significant shift in how organizations approach talent acquisition, promising a more efficient, unbiased, and inclusive future.

• CYBERSECURITY & TECHNOLOGY

KEEP AN EYE OUT: NEW DATA PRIVACY RULES

The bottom line – if you have not updated your CCPA notices since 2022 or earlier – or if you have never provided such notices – you should act quickly to implement new notices and stay compliant with the ever-changing law.

• CYBERSECURITY & TECHNOLOGY
• LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE

EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW: HOW PEOS CAN HELP

The vast majority of PEOs and employers want to do right by their employees. Offering the right mix of workplace benefits—with an emphasis on addressing the mind, body, and wallet connection—is one of the most effective tools PEOs can use to support employee well-being.

• HR & BENEFITS

CHRISTINA NELSON and PACIFIC HR: CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF SERVING CLIENTS

Over the last 35 years, Nelson’s company has grown and evolved quite a bit—night and day as she describes it. Perhaps it’s one reason she’s remained successful through so many different economic and business cycles. She’s assembled a strong team of professionals who she relies on and considers the true force behind her success.

• PEO PROFILES

ADVOCACY 101: HOW TO TELL YOUR PEO STORY

Every day, NAPEO and its government affairs team focuses on advancing your regulatory priorities. The most effective form of advocacy is when representatives hear directly from you, their constituents. That is why NAPEO hosts PEO Advocacy Day during PEO Capitol Summit. Please consider joining us on May 21, 2024.

FRANK W. CRUM, JR.: AN INDUSTRY PIONEER

Frank W. Crum, Jr. has seen and experienced quite a bit over his business career; he’s learned many lessons and met many people. He’s a humble man who eschews the spotlight, preferring to heap praise on others. The hard work, dedication, intelligence, and passion of his employees has led to his success, he says. Over the last 40 years or so, Frank has quietly helped pioneer the PEO industry. Today his company employs about 500 people and serves clients in nearly every state.

• PEO PROFILES

DRIVING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN AN AGE OF FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY

Financial hardship may affect us all at one point or another in our careers. Empathy, compassion, and thoughtful action are important to maintain a healthy work environment. Economic uncertainty, political strife, and tenuous world events can make employees uneasy and fearful. Employers can do a great service to employees and their bottom line by listening to employee feedback, staying transparent about company goals and their role in success, and showing recognition coupled with rewards.

• HR & BENEFITS

PAY TRANSPARENCY CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM IN 2024

Focus on pay transparency is showing no signs of slowing down. The pay transparency movement, which started with a couple of states, continues to steadily spread across the country and is now a focus at the federal level. PEOs and their clients must remain vigilant of current and proposed laws and developing trends.

• LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE

A DOUBLE EDGE SWORD: RISK MANAGEMENT IN M&A

M&A is a dynamic, complex, and ever-changing environment and process. Prudent risk management is the backbone of getting it right from strategy to close to integration.

• RISK

O2 Employment Services: Rallying Redding to Spread Holiday Cheer

As the second-sunniest city in the U.S., it may seem hard to make Redding, California, even brighter. But O2 Employment Services has found a way. What sets Give Redding apart is that O2 has taken it upon itself to rally participation from all across the local business community to elevate the drive to greater heights.

• PEO PROFILES

APPROACHING THE 2024 EPLI MARKET

While much of the EPLI landscape has changed in the last couple of years, much is still the same. Companies should look to ensure that they understand the basics of caring for colleagues and promoting a healthy workplace.

• RISK

HOW A PEO CAN BENEFIT FROM A SOC EXAMINATION

What is a SOC examination? A System and Organization Controls (SOC) examination, is an audit of the controls and processes implemented by a service organization to ensure the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of the data it processes. These examinations are conducted by independent third-party auditors and are based on standards developed by …

• FINANCE & OPERATIONS

PEO INDEX: DESPITE UNDERLYING NEGATIVITY, OUTLOOK IS POSITIVE

The side-ways movement of the PEO index likely reflects, not the veracity of the PEO model, but the underlying negativity of business. 

• FINANCE & OPERATIONS

MEET NAPEO’S NEW PRESIDENT & CEO: CASEY CLARK

In December, Casey Clark officially joined the NAPEO team as the association’s new president and CEO. He brings 25 years of experience to the role with a background in strategy and communication consulting and association management. He spoke with PEO Insider ® about his past experiences, lessons he has learned, and what excites him about the PEO industry.

• PEO PROFILES

PEOs in the Community: NEMR Total HR: Building Community in More Ways Than One

For NEMR Total HR, volunteering has created a stronger South Jersey community — and a stronger team. Giving back at the local level is a cause personal to NEMR Total HR President Steve Sweeney, who grew up within earshot of the company’s Marlton headquarters and is a lifelong resident of the greater Philadelphia area.

• PEO PROFILES

AI WITHIN UI

From my vantage point, the infusion of AI into the unemployment sector holds the key to unlocking a multitude of advantages that could revolutionize the efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness of unemployment insurance operations.

• CYBERSECURITY & TECHNOLOGY
• FINANCE & OPERATIONS

ENGAGING NEW SALES TEAM MEMBERS

As with mastering anything; a golf swing, a musical instrument…any worthy endeavor…training should be continuous and repetitive. The following is an outline of a 30 - day training plan - the operative word here is outline. You will need to make it your own, in content and timeframe - the goal is to help you with the heavy lifting of designing your own plan to increase engagement.

• SALES & MARKETING

INCREASE YOUR PROFITS AND AMPLIFY YOUR PERSONAL CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS THROUGH AUTOMATION

Efficiencies are and always will be an investment, and updating your daily processes may take time; however, the payoff is guaranteed. By innovating with technology, you will achieve your goals of improving efficiencies and delighting your customers.

• CYBERSECURITY & TECHNOLOGY

NAPEO IS WINning

As Chair, I knew that I would have the opportunity to make an impact at the association level and I reflected on my own experiences to determine my initiatives. Starting Women in NAPEO was a natural fit. I wanted other women to feel embraced in the association and have a place of their own.  

STEADY GROWTH IN PEO REVENUE AND WAGES, CLIENT COUNTS REBOUND

The results of NAPEO’s PEO Pulse Survey for the third quarter of 2023 show that PEOs continue growth, although at a slower pace than previous quarters.

• SALES & MARKETING

FAREWELL, PAT

In the end, I know that it’s much more important to Pat to have left his mark on the world by being a good person rather than by being a good CEO. Lucky for us, he’s been both.  

• PEO PROFILES

PEOS IN THE COMMUNITY: OMS GROUP BRINGS THE HOLIDAY CHEER TO LAKELAND

Not long after co-founding OMS Group in 1997, Partner Bob Cleghorn decided that giving back during the holiday season would be a key component of the Florida PEO.

• PEO PROFILES

WHEN IT RAINES IT POURS

The California Supreme Court’s recent decision in Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group could create additional exposure for PEOs under California’s employment discrimination laws.

• LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE