Unemployment Service

P.M.L and its members have been serving the needs of businesses in the State Unemployment field since 1985.

PEOs can and do help clients manage unemployment risk, but this occurs by implementing professional human resource programs that achieve higher employee retention and, therefore, fewer unemployment claims. These programs include effective employee screening and hiring processes, employee feedback and appraisal systems, and proper separation procedures. If there is an unemployment claim, a PEO provides value by reducing the length of unemployment by placing employees with other clients and offering career counseling and job placement assistance to help workers find new positions. PEOs also are better able to scrutinize claims and participate in the administrative process to avoid the granting of inappropriate benefits.

PEOs offer operational efficiencies that state and federal governments may not find possible to achieve when jurisdictions must collect unemployment taxes from a myriad of small businesses. Because the PEO’s compensation is tied to payroll, PEOs are meticulous about assuring that payroll for all worksite employees is accurate, complete and properly reported. Additionally, many states require employers with a minimum number of employees to file unemployment taxes electronically. The aggregation of many small and medium size business clients under a single PEO arrangement that files a single report brings efficiencies and administrative savings to the system as well.
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