by David Schek | Sep 15, 2016 | ASO, Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
Some of my clients qualify to obtain their own work comp policy, instead of securing work comp coverage through a Professional Organization Organization ( PEO ) or an Employer of Record (EOR.) When one of our Agents helps our clients get their own direct policy (DP) and they outsource their payroll, they are using an Administrative Service Organization or ASO model. Conversely, when our clients share a work comp policy with many other staffing companies (because they do not qualify for their own policy) they are usually in a PEO or EOR relationship.
My web site has a complete discussion of the similarities and differences between these models to help you understand your work comp and payroll-accounting options.
No matter what type of staffing company you have or staffing niche you serve, Work Comp Staffing Solutions can help you find the best and least expensive PEO, EOR, or Direct Policy solution for you.
Visit our web site at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com, call us at 202-302-1212, or email us at david@StaffingCompSolutions.com for more information about all our staffing PEO, ASO, and workers’ comp offerings.
Sincerely
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
by David Schek | Apr 24, 2013 | ASO, Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company
Sometimes staffing companies can only get workers compensation through the State Funds. Both private carriers and Professional Employer Organizations (PEO’s) may not be willing to provide workers compensation coverage. But the staffing company still wants all the great human resources and payroll management services that PEO’s provide like:
- Payroll and workers compensation administration and management
- Payroll tax filings and W-2’s
- Health care benefit administration including the new Affordable Care Act.
- Human Resource functions.
The Administrative Service Organization will perform all these functions for the staffing company. The employees are 100% the staffing companies, and there is not a “co employment relationship” with the employees like with a PEO. ASO’s have been around for the last 20 years as the complexity of managing employees for staffing companies has grown exponentially.
Please feel free to contact me at 202-302-1212 if you would like to see how an ASO can meet your staffing companies needs. Also visit us at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com
All the best
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
American Staffing Association Member
California Staffing Association Member
Exclusive PEO Broker for the United States Staffing Association
by David Schek | Sep 26, 2011 | ASO, Workers Comp
An ASO (Administrative Service Organization) handles all the payroll related matters like a contracted payroll company (think ADP or Paychex) PLUS most of the workers compensation issues that arise in a staffing company. An ASO can significantly streamline your back office’s fixed expenses too, since their charges vary according to your weekly payroll totals. You can use an ASO with your standard State Fund or private carrier workers compensation policy. The usual charge for an ASO service is about 2-3% of your payroll.
The ASO will handle all payroll and tax filings for your staffing company, All the paperwork is filed under your federal employer’s identification number. Questions about regulatory compliance issues will be handled by the ASO too. An ASO can offer you assistance with legal questions, but the employee is legally the yours. Finally the ASO will handle day-to-day administrative matters relating to human resources including all workers compensation issues.
Many staffing companies find this preferable because they retain complete control over the employee, and can still be very hands-on without having to handle mundane human resource functions on a daily basis. An ASO is great for smaller 1-2 person staffing offices where your focus needs to be on sales and service!
Please let me know if you would like to explore this payroll and workers compensation management option for your staffing company, and if you would like a quote on these services.
All the best
David
202-302-1212
www.StaffingCompSolutions.com
