How PEOs Keep You in Compliance With HR Laws

What’s that endless sea of red tape and regulations?!?! …Oh, it’s just the HR component of your small business. I guess opening that bakery wasn’t all peaches and cream after all. Turns out there’s more to worry about than just making sure the bread isn’t burnt. There’s payroll, health insurance, I-9 compliance, and – heaven forbid someone should burn themselves on an oven – the dreaded workers’ compensation. But, when you partner with a PEO like JanusHR, human resources will be a cakewalk. We can make sure that your business is in compliance with all the necessary HR laws and ever-changing regulations, so you can focus on your business’s bread and butter.

No matter what kind of business you run, chances are it entails some kind of human resources component. And these days, keeping up with HR-related regulations can be daunting. In the past, it seemed all you had to do was make sure you paid your payroll taxes on time and everything was hunky-dory. But now, even the smallest of small businesses need to provide healthcare coverage, ensure compliance with immigration laws, and offer their employees a certain amount of medical leave under the FMLA. Every few months it seems as if new HR laws are put in place, and the ones that are already in place keep changing. So, how are you supposed to keep up? Partner with a PEO, that’s how.

A PEO can make sure that your business is in compliance with tricky issues like conflicting state minimum wage laws. For instance, some states have a minimum wage that is different from the federal minimum wage. Other times, a company that’s located near a state border may do a considerable amount of business in more than one state. Remembering how much you need to pay someone, depending on where he or she was when they were working can be difficult for the average business owner, but for a payroll professional at a PEO, it’s as easy as pie (…and you thought we were done with bakery puns).

A PEO can also make sure that your business is in full compliance with other HR laws regarding things like claims of discrimination during the hiring process, how to properly file a sexual harassment report, and how to take appropriate disciplinary action if an employee becomes unruly. All of these are issues that, if not handled according to the letter of the law (whatever it happens to be at that time), could lead to your business being fined, sued, or shut down altogether.

When it comes to complying with modern-day HR laws, there’s a lot to consider, and it’s much better to be safe than sorry. Partnering with a PEO can take the guesswork out of HR compliance, so you can focus your time and energy on making sure your business is the best thing since sliced bread.

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For more information about the benefits of partnering with a PEO, contact JanusHR today.