Compare our PEO vs ASO services
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| Employment application updating / compliance |  |
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Employee handbook development / distribution | |
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| Job Description writing (first time) | |
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Employee handbook changes / compliance updating | |
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| Job Description updating and for new hires | |
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Supervisor Training – Interviewing | |
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| Employment verifications | |
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Employee / Supervisor Training – Sexual Harassment | |
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| Arbitration agreements (required for all co-employees) |
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Supervisor Training – Discrimination | |
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| PTO (vacation / leave) policy development | |
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Supervisor Training – Termination Procedures | |
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| PTO (vacation / leave) policy administration | |
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Wage and hour claims response | |
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| Employment rights posters cost / updating (1+) | |
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DOL communication assistance | |
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| Employment law compliance guidance and administration assistance: |
BLS response | |
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| PRWORA (1+) | |
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Human Resources compliant forms resource | |
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| IRCA – I-9 (1+) | |
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Employee files management – HIPAA compliance (1+) | |
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| FLSA (1+) | |
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Employee files management – retention tracking | |
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| USERRA (1+) | |
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Employee files management – timely destruction | |
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| HIPAA (1+) | |
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Employee anniversary date tracking | |
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| ADA (15+) | |
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Tracking of skills, licenses, and certifications | |
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| PDA (15+) | |
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MyXcel HRIS (Human Resource Information System) | |
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| GINA (15+) | |
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HRIS – manager access & training | |
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| Title VII (15+) | |
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HRIS – employee self-service access & training | |
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| ADEA (20+) | |
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HR management reports via HRIS (web or on-site) | |
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| FMLA (50+) | |
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Tracking of company issued property | |
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| WARN (100+) | |
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State(s) unemployment claims administration (1+) | |
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| WARN (100+) | |
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State(s) unemployment claims administration (1+) Government Contractor compliance assistance: |
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| EEO (50+ & Fed Contractors, or 100+) | |
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Service Contract Act benefits guidance | |
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| EEO-1 Filing (50+ & Fed Contractors, or 100+ | |
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Executive Order 11246 guidance | |
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| E-Verify | |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Act guidance | |
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| Handbook receipt documentation | |
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Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Act guidance |
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| Wage / salary administration & research | |
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Davis Bacon Act guidance | |
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| Disciplinary/probation policies / procedure development |
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Copeland Act guidance | |
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| Disciplinary/probation action – documentation / implementation assistance |
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Walsh-Healy Act guidance | |
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| Grievance / complaint procedure policy development |
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VETS – annual reporting | |
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| PPACA (aka ACA) compliance / guidance (50+) | |
Voluntary benefits enrollments / administration | |
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| ERISA reporting / disclosure (Form 5500, SARs, etc) (1+) | |
Voluntary Dental | |
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| COBRA administration and liability (20+) | |
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Voluntary Vision | |
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| State Benefits Continuation laws (vary) | |
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Voluntary Life | |
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| Employee benefits communication / education | |
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Voluntary Disability | |
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| Insurance coverage acceptance / waivers | |
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Retirement plan enrollment / waiver (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | |
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| Annual shopping / comparing benefit options | |
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Retirement plan fiduciary risk management (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | |
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| Annual rate negotiation | |
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Retirement Plan – Form 5500 filing (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | |
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| Research / answer employee questions on benefits | |
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Retirement Plan – annual discrimination testing (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | |
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| Benefit plans premium reconciliation / payment | |
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Premium Only Plan (125) administration | |
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| Open-enrollment meetings / administration | |
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Dependent Care (125) administration | |
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| Employee eligibility / change tracking and processing | |
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HSA / HRA group plans | |
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| Voluntary benefits plans shopping | |
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| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| WC – upfront deposit management/negotiation | |
OSHA compliance assistance (1+) | |
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| Pay-as-you-owe WC premium schedules | |
OSHA 300 log maintenance (11+) | |
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| Annual wage & premium audit administration | |
Safety manual template (generic) | |
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| WC claims administration / first report of injury | |
Safety training library | |
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| Return to work programs – facilitate and track | |
Certificates of insurance administration | |
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| Safety audits & inspections facilitation (if covered under XcelHR’s master WC policy) | |
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| W-4 administration (1+) | |
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State(s) Unemployment Insurance account & rate (1+) *** | |
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| State withholding forms administration (1+) | |
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SUI experience rate(s) verification / negotiation | |
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| Payroll processing: either service or internal, plus software, checks, materials, etc | |
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Job costing (wages in depts or jobs) | |
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| Direct deposit | |
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IRS compliance / correspondence (employment related) | |
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| Pay card (debit card) processing ** | |
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CCPA compliance / guidance (1+) | |
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| Quarterly form 941 filings (1+) | |
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Garnishment liability / paperwork processing (1+) ** | |
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| State(s) quarterly withholding tax filings and deposits (1+) | |
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Child support paperwork processing ** | |
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| State(s) Unemployment Insurance (SUI) quarterly tax filings (1+) | |
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Lost checks – stop payments / re-issue ** | |
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| W-2 and W-3 preparation and distribution (1+) | |
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Responding to employment and wage verification request | |
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| Federal unemployment administration – 940 filing (1+) | |
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*** fee will apply to Client Reporting States where Client does not have an account** nominal Employee fee applies(+1) or (+15) represents the number of employees a business must have to receive this service
Extras and Optional Add-Ons
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| Recruiting strategy assistance | |
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Coordination of the interview process | |
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| Job posting ad design | |
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Applicant resume reviews | |
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| Job posting ad / job board placements | |
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Employment phone interviews | |
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| Recruiter / Staffing assistance | |
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| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| Motor vehicle record checks | |
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EPLI – Employment Practices Liability Insurance (required $0.93/employee/week) | |
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| Criminal background checks | |
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Employee litigation response | |
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| Post-offer drug testing | |
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Affirmative action plans (Fed cntrtr’s) | |
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| Pre-employment testing | |
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On-site HR assistance (hourly or project based; case by case basis) | |
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| Drug testing (reasonable cause, random, periodic) | |
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| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| Group Health / Prescription insurance coverage | |
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Health / wellness programs (Call-A-Doc) | |
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| Group Dental coverage | |
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401k Retirement Plan (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | |
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| Group Vision coverage | |
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FSA (125) administration | |
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| Group Life coverage | |
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Client Profit Sharing program administration | |
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| Group Short Term Disability coverage | |
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Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) | |
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| Group Long Term Disability coverage | |
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| Workers Compensation (WC) coverage (1+) | |
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| Post accident drug testing | |
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| Waivers of Subrogation | |
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| Timeclock system | |
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| Time and attendance GL interface capabilities | |
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| Certified payroll | |
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| Custom, non-standard reports (those requiring programming) | |
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| Flexible reviews | |
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| Template library | |
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| Employee development | |
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| Employee feedback | |
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| Tracking & documentation | |
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| Reporting | |
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| Notification system | |
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| Training & implementation | |