A Professional Employer Organization contracts with small companies (generally with 5 to 500 employees) to manage all or most of their human resource functions. PEOs help their clients in two critical areas: improving and managing employee benefits and obtaining administrative relief. To be more specific, a PEO can handle the payroll, benefits, Section 125 cafeteria plans, workers' compensation, unemployment claims, labor law compliance, record keeping, payroll taxes, and 401(k) pension plans for its clients. In the process, PEOs can save a business owner time and money, increase employee morale, and reduce his liabilities as an employer.

What is a PEO?
In the PEO relationship, a PEO contracts to a worksite employer to co-employ the workforce of the client. The PEO and client establish a co-employment relationship with the workforce employees. The PEO provides a complete human resource, payroll, and employee benefits package.

The PEO assumes responsibility and liability for the "business of employment," including risk management, human resources, labor law compliance, payroll, and payroll taxes. The client manages the day-to-day operations of his/her business, including production, marketing, sales, service, and direction of the company.

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Human Resources
With the growing number of federal, state, and local laws and regulations, one of the greatest challenges facing business owners today is Human Resources Management. To stay on top of all the changes, the skills and knowledge of a Human Resources professional are critical. This can be extremely expensive for a small business, and trying to handle it yourself requires time and energy that you just don't have. So, what's the solution for managing your Human Resource issues?

Let Select Focusact as your HR Department, offering you HR support and consultation on:

recruiting

selecting

managing

developing

retaining

protecting

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Risk Management
From Workers' Compensation management and policy development to maintaining a drug free work environment, the Select Focus team of professionals can help you provide the best possible work conditions for your employees.

Compliance Management

Workers Compensation

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Safety Inspection and Policy Development

Drug Free Workplace

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Payroll Administration
We bet you would agree, if all you had to do was figure the hours, multiply them times the wage rate, and cut the check, payroll would be a breeze! But payroll is not that simple. You must also address such issues as weekly, monthly, and quarterly tax filings or child support garnishments.

And as if that's not enough, in some areas, there may be more local tax checks than payroll checks. All the while, your Account Receivables aging creeps past 75 days. Oh yes, and by the way, there are those tax law and deposit frequency changes that come along as the size of your payroll changes. Plus, at the end of the year, you get to run, then re-run, and maybe re-run again, all those W-2s.

As a Professional Employer Organization, Select Focus assumes all of these responsibilities and the liabilities that go with them. We have the knowledge and expertise to handle the most trying and time-consuming payroll concerns. Our procedures make payroll processing easy and flexible, no matter the frequency or pay type. And the payroll will arrive to you on time and accurate.

Of course, the employees' pay statements will accurately detail all deductions and wage payments for the current period and YTD. And when it comes to payroll reports, you'll have 100s to choose from. Just tell us what information you need.

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Benefits Administration
A comprehensive health and welfare benefits program can be the key to helping you find and keep the best employees available. With Select Focus, you can have access to the quality benefits that you and your employees want, including medical and dental insurance from some of the leading providers in the nation.

Health and medical insurance

Major and minor medical

Dental program

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Credit union

Banking services

Employee Assistance Program

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Administrative Services
For clients who may not be ready for our PEO product, Select Focus can also provide your company with Payroll/HR Consulting (ASO) services only. As a PEO operating in several states, we have the knowledge and expertise to handle your most trying and time-consuming payroll concerns.

Based on your payroll frequency, Select Focus will process your payroll in a timely and accurate manner. We will also assume total liability for filing and depositing your federal, state, and local payroll withholding taxes, as well as your federal and state unemployment taxes. Your state Worker's Compensation liability will be calculated based on your current rates and reported to you so that you can make your payments as required.

A variety of standard reports are available to help you manage your business, including a detail payroll journal and cost accounting report. This service also includes W-2s for your employees and annual reconciliation, plus filings for all federal, state, and local payroll-taxing authorities.

Select Focus can accommodate all pay types including:

Hourly

Salary

Commission

Tipped

Direct deposit

Specific deductions

Garnishments

Bonus pay

We can provide various payroll stub information:

Benefit deductions

Sick and vacation time used

Cafeteria Benefit Plan administration

Select Focus Human Resources Service (ASO):

Employee handbooks

Health and welfare benefits

Workers' Comp Management

All necessary HR forms

Employee testing and selection

Safety/risk management services

In-house HR professionals

EEOC and wage hour compliance

Wage and salary administration

Unemployment administration

Performance management consulting

Employee sourcing and training

Employee relations and complaint investigation

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Health Care Plans & Benefits
Select Focus can fashion a health program that meets all your company's needs by providing the best care at the lowest prices. Because of our large employee base, we are able to offer many health care plans through several different carriers, including the same coverage offered by many Fortune 500 companies.

SAMPLE RATES
Range	Single	Family
Low End: Middle: High End:	$110 $179 $245	$380 $468 $647

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Guideline for Choosing a PEO
1. Assess your workplace to determine your human resource and risk management needs.

2. Make sure the PEO is capable of meeting your goals. Meet the people who will be serving you.

3. Check the firm's financial background. Ask for banking and credit references. Ask the PEO to demostrate that payroll taxes and insurance premiums have been paid.

4. Ask for client and professional references.

5. Check to see if the company is a member of NAPEO, the national trade association of the PEO industry. NAPEO members share a commitment to continuing education, professional development, and the Association's Code of Ethics.

6. Investigate the company's administrative and risk management service competence. Evaluate the depth and level of experience of their internal staff.

7. Understand how the employee benefits are funded. Are they fully insured or partially self-funded? Who is the third party administrator or carrier? If required in your state, is their TPA or carrier licensed?

8. Understand how the employee benefits are tailored. Determine if they fit the needs of your employees.

9. Review the service agreement carefully. Are the respective parties' responsibilities and liabilities clearly laid out? What guarantees are provided? What provisions permit you or the PEO to cancel the terms of the contract?

10. If your state requires a PEO to be licensed or registered, make sure the company you are considering meets all such requirements. For a current list of states requiring licensing, please contact NAPEO at (703) 836-0466.

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Background Checks & Drug Screens

Background Checks
Pre-employment background reports are designed to help develop a quality workforce. Quality employees mean increased productivity, reduced shrinkage, lowered turnover, less absenteeism, and reduced exposure to negligent hiring claims. Best of all, quality employees really improve the bottom line.

Drug-Free Workplace
While the vast majority of your employees are wonderful, productive, drug-free people, you know what they say about the bad apple. The sad truth is that one drug user threatens the health, safety, and morale of everyone else. We can help you establish your company as a drug-free workplace with pre-employment, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing. Our customized programs are cost-effective ways to increase employee productivity, decrease turnover, and reduce worksite accidents.

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), LifeBalance®, helps your workforce identify and cope with many personal, non-work issues that may affect their on the job performance. It provides them a place to turn to when these problems arise and a way to resolve them before they impact not only their on the job performance but that of their co-workers too.

Early Intervention is the Key

More than a Mental Program

EAP Frequently Asked Questions

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