The NAPEO State Government Affairs Action Plan provides to annual blueprint for NAPEO's advocacy efforts at the state level. It is developed by the association's State Government Affairs Committee each year and approved by the NAPEO Board of Directors.
2022 State Action Plan
California
Issue: Pursue enactment of the NAPEO Model Act; conduct an engaged grassroots campaign to proactively educate policymakers about PEOs; continue to proactively engage Cal OSHA on issues affecting the industry; continue to proactively engage WCIRB on issues affecting the industry; continue to pursue industry-friendly clarification to the state's CalSavers program; proactively monitor legislative and regulatory activity.
Delaware
Issue: Explore the feasibility of enacting the NAPEO Model Act.
District of Columbia
Issue: Pursue industry-friendly legislation to address PEO licensing and health benefits components.
Florida
Issue: In coordination with the Florida Association of Professional Employer Organizations (FAPEO), work to ensure that legislators and industry regulatory agencies are educated about the industry; monitor legislative and regulatory activity in case defensive actions might be needed.
Georgia
Issue: Pursue enactment of stronger PEO-related workers' compensation legislation; monitor legislative and regulatory activity in case defensive actions might be needed; pursue industry-friendly clarification of insurance rules adopted in 2017; pursue enactment of modernization of the PEO statute to provide greater operational certainty through the addition of provisions drawn from the NAPEO Model Act.
Indiana
Issue: Pursue clarification of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s (DWD) interpretation of the state’s successorship statute as it relates to PEOs.
Iowa
Issue: Explore the feasibility of enacting the NAPEO Model Act.
Kentucky
Issue: Pursue enactment of the NAPEO Model Act.
Massachusetts
Issue: Monitor and engage in efforts to ensure industry-friendly recommendations from the Massachusetts Merged Market Advisory Council; Pursue industry-friendly legislation to address PEO health benefits components.
Mississippi
Issue: Pursue enactment of the NAPEO Model Act.
Missouri
Issue: Support efforts to pursue enactment of industry-friendly legislation to address PEO welfare benefit plans.
Montana
Issue: Monitor legislative and regulatory activity.
Nevada
Issue: Pursue industry-friendly regulations to implement the statutory changes as a result of the passage of SB 55 in 2021; continue to proactively engage the Office of the Labor Commissioner on issues affecting the industry.
New Jersey
Issue: Monitor legislative and regulatory activity.
New Mexico
Issue: Pursue industry-friendly legislation or regulation to address health benefits component.
New York
Issue: Monitor legislative and regulatory activity.
South Carolina
Issue: Pursue industry-friendly amendments to clarify application of tax credits to PEO clients.
Texas
Issue: Monitor legislative and regulatory activity.