The Legal & Business Pitfalls of a PEO

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PEO’s continue their aggressive attempts to gain market share from the San Diego benefit broker community. In this informative session co-presented by Scott Maichel, Principal, AmCheck and Wendy Tucker, Senior Counsel, Procopio, both the legal and business pitfalls of the PEO model will be highlighted. This presentation will pinpoint areas of concern inherent in the PEO model that employers should be aware of including: liability for lawsuits, limitations on EPLI coverage, terminating PEO contracts and hidden fees in the PEO model. This valuable information  will arm brokers with the ammunition needed to defend a case against a PEO or take a case away from a PEO.

Speaker: Scott Maichel, CHRS
Principal
AmCheck

Scott is a Principal with AmCheck, a local Payroll-HR outsourcing services firm located in San Diego (UTC area). AmCheck has been in business since 1996 and currently has 12 offices across the U.S. Scott has over 20+ years of experience in the payroll and HR services arena. Prior to AmCheck, Scott worked at ADP for 10 years where he held several positions in sales and sales management in all three of ADP’s Payroll Divisions.

 Payroll data plays a major role in ACA. Scott and his staff lead the payroll industry in regards to ACA expertise and guidance in supporting employers and the local benefits broker community.

Scott frequently speaks to benefit broker and employer groups regarding payroll/HR industry trends and the impact of healthcare reform on employers.

Speaker: Wendy L. Tucker, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Procopio

Wendy L. Tucker’s practice focuses on providing practical, effective advice to assist employers in complying with all aspects of state and federal employment law while, at the same time, reducing the risk of potential lawsuits. Her goal is to provide solutions tailored to individual employers to accommodate her clients’ philosophies and assist her clients in reaching their objectives. Ms. Tucker’s twenty-plus years of experience enables her to offer her clients creative and effective solutions.

Ms. Tucker handles the complete range of employment issues, including hiring, background checks, training, employee handbooks and policies, wage and hour issues, employee discipline, disability leaves and accommodations, harassment and discrimination claims, investigations and terminations. Additionally, Ms. Tucker is experienced in defending all types of employment actions, including wage and hour class actions and claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. Her broad background in all types of litigation enables her to offer clients a valuable perspective to reduce their risk and protect all aspects of their businesses.