Ark. Code Ann. § 23-92-401 et seq. and 23 CAR pt 32, the Employer Service Assurance Organizations Rule, provide licensing requirements to Professional Service Organizations (“PEOs”).
A PEO is any person or legal entity engaged in the business of providing professional employer services by entering into a co-employment relationship which at least a majority of the employees of a client and providing professional employer services to the client or to a division or work unit of a client for its covered employees and in which the arrangement is intended to be, or is, ongoing rather than temporary in nature; and employer responsibilities, including the right of direction and control of the employees, are shared by the PEO and its clients.
Professional employer services do not include services performed by temporary employees or by persons determined to be independent contractors with respect to the recipient. Temporary help services are not professional employer services.Please refer to the forms below for guidance in preparing and filing your Professional Employer Organization (“PEO”) application. You may contact the Compliance Division if you need additional help or information.
Alternatively, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §23-92-414, PEOs that are accredited by ESAC, which is a licensed Employer Assurance Service Organization (“ESAO”) in Arkansas, are not required to post the required $100,000 bond or submit the application and biennial renewal forms. Additionally, accredited PEOs receive a 50% savings on the fees required for the initial application and biennial renewals.
PEO Forms
- Form PEO-P – PEO Application
- Form PEO-PR – PEO Renewal Application
- Form PEO-E – Initial and Renewal PEO Exempt Application
- Form PEO-G – Group PEO Application
- Form PEO-GR – Group PEO Renewal Application
- PEO Cross Guarantee Form
- PEO Bond Form
- Form PEO-C – Change of Control of a PEO Form
- Controlling Person Exhibit Form
- Form PC-EL – PEO Quarterly Report
- Form ESAO-A1 – Employer Assurance Service Organization Application
By using our Company Search database you can search for licensed professional employer services organizations. You can also get a complete listing of every licensed professional employer organization doing business in Arkansas.