Bill to Force PEOs to Cover More Workers Filed Ahead of Session's Start

The Florida Legislature convenes Tuesday and the workers' compensation bill that seems to be gaining the most attention is one that would force employee leasing companies to cover workers they may not know are on the job. The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations “is very concerned with this legislation,” said Michael Kreiter, senior director of state government affairs for NAPEO. Others said the bill, SB 820, would make professional employer organizations do what they should have been doing all along — accounting for and insuring all their workers...