PEO Problems – Who’s the Employer?

Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) have always been a subject of confusion in the HR field. With the outsourcing of the employer/employee relationship, the lines get blurred very easily. This is never more evident than when a lawsuit brings a problem to the attention of the court system and no one wants to take responsibility. Attorney John …

Observations on PEOs: customers, partners, vendors, or competitors?

A book came out a while back called "Co-opetition", the principle point of the book being the application of game theory among competitors to increase their overall market and therefore increase their own revenues (does the term "cartel" come to mind?)  Anyone who read the book - particularly those in sales roles - had to cast …