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456 ARTICLES

THE RISE IN REMOTE WORK OPPORTUNITIES

We can all agree that 2020 has fundamentally changed how and where business can be conducted. One of those changes is in the use of a remote workforce allowing our clients to expand beyond their historical geographic confines of a physical office location.

BY TOM NANNINGA AND TRACY MCNAMARA

February 2021

WHAT INDICATORS ARE YOU WATCHING TO HELP YOU MAKE DECISIONS IN THE COMING YEAR?

There is no doubt that 2020 has thrown all of us a worthy challenge of being resilient enough to adapt and overcome.

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February 2021

WORKING FROM HOME IN THE TIME OF COVID

Before the pandemic, MBA had a typical office environment. COVID changed everything. Since the onset of the pandemic, we have had to deal with all the same obstacles internally that we have helped our clients navigate. 

BY BY ELISABETH SHAW

February 2021

BEYOND GIVING VOICE

The role of PEOs has taken on more urgency in today’s business environment when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Recent social unrest in our communities underscores the importance of continuous focus and ongoing action at every level to improve DEI in the workplace. 

BY RITA HERNANDEZ FIGI

December 2020/January 2021

EMPLOYER SAFETY OBLIGATIONS WITH COVID-19

As employees continue to return to work in the wake of COVID-19, it’s important to keep their safety in mind. It can be confusing, though, knowing where an employer’s responsibility begins and ends.  

BY HANK JOHNSON, ESQ. AND LINDSEY NICHOLS

December 2020/January 2021

KEEPING THE FOCUS ON PEOPLE

Teresa Carroll recently joined the PEO industry as Paychex’s vice president of PEO and serves as president of Oasis, a Paychex company. She recently spoke with PEO Insider about her new role, how she views the industry, and the value PEOs bring to small business. 

BY CHRIS CHANEY

December 2020/January 2021

NAPEO’S PULSE SURVEY SHOWS PEOS REGAINED SOME FOOTING IN Q3

Revenue growth was a mixed bag for PEOs during the third quarter of 2020. While 40 percent of survey participants achieved some revenue growth (versus the same quarter of 2019), 40 percent saw their revenue fall.

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December 2020/January 2021

NEWS & TRENDS

NEW IRS GUIDANCE  TAX TREATMENT OF PPP LOAN EXPENSES  On November 18, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance clarifying the tax treatment of expenses when Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have not been forgiven by the end of the year the loans were received...

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December 2020/January 2021

SIX-POINT CHECKLIST FOR A DIGITALLY AGILE PEO TECHNOLOGY STACK

Recovery efforts are underway for companies both small and large, and across every industry PEOs are establishing the new normal for them. Is it going back to a traditional way of business? Is it scaling back in one way or another? Is it investing in new technologies?  

BY TODD LAFEVER

December 2020/January 2021

WORKERS’ COMP STATE OF THE UNION

COVID-19 has left and will continue to leave an indelible mark on workers’ compensation coverage for years to come. The litany of legislation focused on presumptions of coverage is a testament to the impact it has had. Moreover, the fundamental shift in carrier underwriting appetite has been breathtaking.

BY BY TROY REYNOLDS AND JEFFREY RENDEL

December 2020/January 2021

CASE STUDY

Today our industry faces organized, motivated, and well-funded opposition in many jurisdictions. It’s more important than ever that PEOs stand together with NAPEO and fellow members, both PEO and service partner. While our industry’s opponents may say disparaging things, when we stand together we can refute these attacks with the truth. 

BY TORBEN S. MADSON, III, ESQ. AND STEVEN F. HERRIG

November 2020

FACING CHALLENGING TIMES AS PEO SALES PROFESSIONALS

As we begin to close out the year 2020, none of us could have anticipated the obstacles and difficulties the year brought us. COVID-19 rocked our nation to its core. However, despite the immense challenges, our resilience shone through. We celebrated our everyday heroes, first responders, front-line workers, and the essential employees who selflessly persevered. 

BY DANIEL B. RUSSELL, SR.

November 2020

News & Trends

PEO Win in Texas • Commercial Real Estate Trends • PEO Anniversaries • Diversity in Hiring

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November 2020

ONE APPROACH TO ADVOCACY

If the headline wasn’t catchy enough to grab your attention, then how about, “Continued revenue growth should not be left to chance.” Now do we have your attention? Regardless of the business you are in, if you are dependent on your profession to earn a living—like 98 percent of us are—then you should ask yourself: Why doesn’t government affairs play a bigger role in our business? 

BY LOU BASSO AND STEVEN POLITIS, ESQ.

November 2020

ONSITE VERSUS REMOTE WORKSITE MODELS

To say that 2020 has been a year like no other before it would be a gross understatement. Personal and professional norms have been turned on their ear and traditional approaches to most everything have had to be reconsidered or, at a minimum, reevaluated. Volumes could, and likely will, be written about the responses and results by businesses during these times. The ripples in the waters of how businesses now approach and conduct their day-to-day operations will inevitably be felt for years to come.

BY JOHN BUSH

November 2020

PEOS FARED WELL DURING THE PANDEMIC

The PEO Employment Index is likely one of the most important economic indicators during the highly unusual circumstances of this pandemic. The general shutdown of Q2 carried through to include Q3. Figures 1 and 2 below show this disruption.

BY JOHN J. SLAVIC

November 2020

THE INTERNET & THE ADA

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA was amended in 2008 and remains an important law for employers to understand.

BY GORDON M. BERGER, ESQ.

November 2020

WHEN SHOULD YOU EXPLORE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION OPTIONS?

In the early days, insurance companies that provided workers’ compensation programs to the PEO industry had only two options for risk financing: assigned risk/state funds and large-deductible plans (only one carrier wrote this option). 

BY BY ROBERT G. BARROW, JR., CIC, DWCA, CBWA

November 2020

A PASSION TO SERVE

Lee Yarborough is the president of Greenville, South Carolina-based Propel HR. On September 15, 2020, she was elected chair of NAPEO’s Board of Directors during NAPEO’s Annual Member Meeting. She recently spoke with PEO Insider to discuss her background and share where she thinks the industry is headed and how NAPEO can continue to grow. 

BY CHRIS CHANEY

October 2020

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

The terms diversity and inclusion have been widely used for years but have been renewed with the passionate call to action that our society has seen in recent months. Many workplaces have policies that on the surface appear to support these ideals, but too often simply amount to hollow words on a page, not because of ill intent, but due to lack of understanding. Having policies to shape the framework and set expectations is one thing. Executing on the mission is quite another.

BY MICHELLE I. ANDERSON, ESQ.

October 2020

HIGHLIGHTS OF NAPEO’S 2020 FINANCIAL RATIO & OPERATING STATISTICS SURVEY

The revenue growth rate for all respondents in NAPEO’s 2020 Financial Ratio & Operating Statistics Survey (FROS) was 8.3 percent for FY2019, down slightly from 10 percent in FY2018. The operating income per worksite employee was $242, also down slightly from $259 in FY2018. 

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October 2020

LOWERING PEO WORKERS’ COMP COSTS

One of the first goals in setting a budget is to determine what your revenue is relative to your costs. The harder part of that equation in the insurance business is usually cost because there is significant uncertainty in estimating it. PEOs are no different. The goal of this article is to cover some of the largest costs within a PEO’s workers’ compensation program and briefly suggest ways to mitigate, manage, and control those costs. 

BY FRANK HUANG

October 2020

NAPEO 2020: NAVIGATING UNCHARTED WATERS

592 Attendees: 42 Staff and Crew, 26 Sponsors 103 Speakers: 4 Keynotes, 19 Industry Education Sessions 5,400+ Gigabytes of Data Streamed: 3 Studio Connections,25 Zoom Rooms $79K Raised by 171 NAPEO Members to Feed the Hungry

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October 2020

NAPEO MEMBERS RAISE MORE THAN $79K FOR OUR DAILY BREAD FOOD PANTRY

Through NAPEO Gives Back, members raised $79,470 for Our Daily Bread Food Pantry in Marco, Island, Florida, our charity partner for the NAPEO 2020 virtual conference. Although NAPEO’s Annual Conference & Marketplace could not be live and in-person this year, NAPEO Gives Back raised about 50 percent more than the amount raised at the 2019 Annual Conference for Anthropos Arts in Austin, Texas. 

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October 2020
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