{"id":130,"date":"2016-11-13T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2025-12-26T18:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T00:43:39","slug":"business-owners-turn-to-alternative-hiring-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/business-owners-turn-to-alternative-hiring-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Owners Turn to Alternative Hiring Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"divArticleTitle\">\n<div class=\"divArticleTitle\">\n<div class=\"divArticleTitle\">\n<div class=\"divArticleTitle\">\n<div class=\"divArticleTitle\">\n<p>For many small businesses, the administrative burdens of hiring, managing and paying employees are just too much to contemplate. As a result, many business owners are turning to alternative methods of hiring staff, including something called the \u201cprofessional employer organization\u201d or PEO.<\/p>\n<p>PEOs are companies that help businesses find and hire people, plus manage such things as health benefits, workers\u2019 comp claims, payroll, unemployment insurance and more. As a business owner, you contract with a PEO to assume these and other responsibilities, allowing you to concentrate on the revenue-producing side of your operations. PEOs establish and maintain an employer relationship with the workers assigned to you and assume many employer responsibilities and risks.<\/p>\n<p>Most small businesses are new to the \u201chuman relations\u201d or HR field. But one advantage of using a professional employer organization is that they already have experienced HR pros who can handle benefits, payroll, OSHA compliance and just about everything else you will need. 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