Bill > HB1198

This bill enacts new provisions of law relating to professional employer organizations (PEOs). The key provisions are: - It defines various terms related to PEOs, including "client," "coemployer," "coemployment relationship," "covered employee," and "professional employer organization." - It requires PEOs to register with the Secretary of State and provides details on the registration process, including financial requirements and fees. - It specifies the rights, duties, and obligations of PEOs and their client companies in a coemployment relationship, including requirements for professional employer agreements. - It addresses how PEOs and their clients are treated for purposes of taxes, licenses, and other government programs and requirements. - It prohibits offering or providing PEO services without being registered and provides for disciplinary action against violations. - It repeals an existing section of law related to "lessor employing units" and replaces it with the new provisions for PEOs.

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https://www.house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1198&year=2017&code=R