PEO With Ties to Investigations and Lawsuits Barred from S.C.

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chiefmike@workcompcentral.comA Florida-based professional employer organization that is tied to lawsuits and investigations stretching from Florida to Washington State has been banned from South Carolina after failing to obtain a license.South Carolina Consumer Advocate Elliott Elam's office said in a cease-and-desist letter sent Oct. 30 that O2HR, based in Tampa, has operated since May 2005 without a South Carolina PEO license.During that time, according to the letter filed by the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, O2HR had grown to include ...