California Businesses Reviewing Their PEO Options.

This is a startup health care staffing company that will be suppling primarily physical therapist. One principle is a Dr. with ample connections and the other has a long history in the staffing biz. Resumes for both are attached. They estimate starting with about 6 EEs but building to around 30 and then 80 in the next 12 and 24 months.

This company is starting up his business again refurbishing apartments prior to re-renting them. He describes it as a handyman service. He does not have recent W/Comp history.

New RFP to replace RFP#12553 to adjust residual rate

The contact on this RFP is the VP of operations of a management firm that is about to take over the contract for a yacht club in Marina del ray. They want to use a Professional Employer Organization, but they need to transition by August 15th.

This company is opening a new restaurant franchise in August of 2023 and is seeking payroll and HR. They may want health insurance at some point when they have the staff hired. If you have challenges with client contact please contact Jim Hamilton at StaffMarket and I will help make that happen. Call me at 941-281-4110 or email me at jim@staffmarket.com,

This company operates cranes in Santa Barbara County. They do not transport cranes only perform crane operations. Owner has been in business since 2007 and say they have never had a WC claim.

This is a fairly large company that does residential and commercial roofing in the Los Angeles CA area. They have over 40 years of experience.

This company provides film restoration services for movie studios and media owners. They have been using Insperity, but their private equity ownership would like them to shop for better rates. Most of their EEs reside in CA but they do have a few in NY. I have collected quite a few underwriting docs and will be delivering them under a separate email. Please make sure to emphasize your CA based HR administration capabilities.

Health care staffing company looking to expand into multiple new states and would like a Professional Employer Organization to support this growth

This company is a health care staffing company in business for 6 years that provides staffing and VA outpatient services. Their HQ and main operations are in California and they are expanding in to Arizona, New Mexico and Florida. They are primarily interested in payroll, HR and work comp coverage and they also want to learn more know about your health insurance options as well.

This company is two partners with significant staffing experience, that have been doing direct employee placement for the last year and is now wanting to get started in staffing. Their staffing focus will be on clerical, finance & accounting, management and skilled trades. They already have clients lined up and just needing W/C coverage to proceed. Resumes of the two principles are attached along with a their business plan and proposal and some initial placement estimates.

This company does poured concrete kitchen countertops for high end homes and other structures. The new owner has just recently acquired this entity and the owner has lots of experience in the concrete finishing business. Their primary interest is payroll and workers' compensation insurance coverage. This account also has the opportunity to grow significantly and may be also be a Professional Employer Organization client opportunity for their other enterprises. The contact is the office administrator and the owner's name is Jose Gonzales. He says his other companies have never had any work comp claims.

This company is a water/fire restoration company that also does mold remediation. The contact person originally came to me looking for a Professional Employer Organization to provide them with HR admin and payroll services. However after talking with her, I think an ASO model may be a better fit. First, they aren't looking for any health care coverage, and second, I doubt any Professional Employer Organizations could provide them with W/C coverage.

Company is a landscaping company that is using a Professional Employer Organization now, but feel they should be getting better service for what they are paying. They are interested in how they can offer benefits for a couple of the office personnel. Loss runs, and a recent payroll report have been requested.

Notes from the company. I have not spoken to her yet. We are a startup trucking company. We will be starting with one employee and scaling quickly to a second one once the first truck is on the road. We plan on scaling up quickly by investing approximately 80% of profits back into the business.

Company is a new staffing agency that offers employees to the meat packaging manufacturing industry.

Company is a flat bed trucking company. They want to add 10 independent contractors to the 12 or so W-2 employees they have. They also want to look at their current benefits offering.

This company is a private individual that would like to have his domestic staff managed by a Professional Employer Organization. He currently just pays them cash. His accent make it difficult to understand him but he did tell me that he has 6 employees, some work in the house and some outside. He gave me an estimated total gross payroll of $160,000. He has requested that your initial contact be done by email requesting time to schedule an actual call. No benefits are needed.

Company is a home health care agency that wants to transition the independent contractors to w-2 employees.

Company is a third party logistics (3PL) provider of outsourced services to companies both domestic and international for part or all of their supply-chain management functions. The contact is not happy with their current workers comp broker and wants to make a change. Loss runs are attached.