Ohio employers have started receiving notifications from Ohio BWC regarding their rates and EMR for the approaching 2023 policy year. If your business is one of the lucky ones to see a rate decrease, congratulations! If your business is one of the thousands of policies that are seeing an increase, or your EMR isn’t going to help you win any bids - it may be time to explore different options. We know that the phrase “PEO” can make some employers gasp at the thought of sacrificing control for lower workers’ comp premiums, or an aesthetically pleasing EMR – but not all PEOs are created equal. 

Spooner Risk Control Services designed SuretyHR to be a very different PEO (Professional Employer Organization) than the ones employers have told us so many stories about. We don’t need to take over your day-to-day operations, or make you change brokers and retirement plan administrators. We have solutions for those services if you need them – but if it’s not broken, we won’t insist on fixing it. 

SuretyHR was built to improve and support your business, and free up time for management and owners to focus on the important things. Instead of spending time behind the scenes, leadership stays in front of the business to focus on employee engagement, business development, client retention, and creating cultures that retain the best talent. 

Employers happy with their BWC rates and EMR can still benefit from partnering with a PEO to manage compliance. The time and stress related to payroll will decrease substantially – including taxes, deductions, and FLSA standards like overtime and minimum wage requirements. Aside from payroll – think of all the time spent on regulatory compliance. FMLA, OSHA, DOL, new hire paperwork and onboarding, and even unemployment claims can be a major time suck for management. Nearly half of small businesses report spending as much as 10-20 hours per month on regulatory compliance. With SuretyHR, you’ll stay updated and compliant on the constantly changing federal and state regulations. Between our workers’ comp, payroll, safety and HR experts – you’ll be in very good hands, and those hours can now be more productive. 

The Emerald City ran like a finely-tuned machine, with most onlookers unaware that there was someone behind the curtain keeping all of the tops spinning. If you want that kind of support for your organization, let us show you what it could look like.