Compare our PEO vs ASO services
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| Employment application updating / compliance |  | | Employee handbook development / distribution | | |
| Job Description writing (first time) | | | Employee handbook changes / compliance updating | | |
| Job Description updating and for new hires | | | Supervisor Training – Interviewing | | |
| Employment verifications | | | Employee / Supervisor Training – Sexual Harassment | | |
| Arbitration agreements (required for all co-employees) | | Supervisor Training – Discrimination | | | |
| PTO (vacation / leave) policy development | | | Supervisor Training – Termination Procedures | | |
| PTO (vacation / leave) policy administration | | | Wage and hour claims response | | |
| Employment rights posters cost / updating (1+) | | | DOL communication assistance | | |
| Employment law compliance guidance and administration assistance: | BLS response | | | ||
| PRWORA (1+) | | | Human Resources compliant forms resource | | |
| IRCA – I-9 (1+) | | | Employee files management – HIPAA compliance (1+) | | |
| FLSA (1+) | | | Employee files management – retention tracking | | |
| USERRA (1+) | | | Employee files management – timely destruction | | |
| HIPAA (1+) | | | Employee anniversary date tracking | | |
| ADA (15+) | | | Tracking of skills, licenses, and certifications | | |
| PDA (15+) | | | MyXcel HRIS (Human Resource Information System) | | |
| GINA (15+) | | | HRIS – manager access & training | | |
| Title VII (15+) | | | HRIS – employee self-service access & training | | |
| ADEA (20+) | | | HR management reports via HRIS (web or on-site) | | |
| FMLA (50+) | | | Tracking of company issued property | | |
| WARN (100+) | | | State(s) unemployment claims administration (1+) | | |
| WARN (100+) | | | State(s) unemployment claims administration (1+) Government Contractor compliance assistance: | | |
| EEO (50+ & Fed Contractors, or 100+) | | | Service Contract Act benefits guidance | | |
| EEO-1 Filing (50+ & Fed Contractors, or 100+ | | | Executive Order 11246 guidance | | |
| E-Verify | | | Vocational Rehabilitation Act guidance | | |
| Handbook receipt documentation | | | Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Act guidance | | |
| Wage / salary administration & research | | | Davis Bacon Act guidance | | |
| Disciplinary/probation policies / procedure development | | | Copeland Act guidance | | |
| Disciplinary/probation action – documentation / implementation assistance | | | Walsh-Healy Act guidance | | |
| Grievance / complaint procedure policy development | | | VETS – annual reporting | | |
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| PPACA (aka ACA) compliance / guidance (50+) | | Voluntary benefits enrollments / administration | | | |
| ERISA reporting / disclosure (Form 5500, SARs, etc) (1+) | | Voluntary Dental | | | |
| COBRA administration and liability (20+) | | | Voluntary Vision | | |
| State Benefits Continuation laws (vary) | | | Voluntary Life | | |
| Employee benefits communication / education | | | Voluntary Disability | | |
| Insurance coverage acceptance / waivers | | | Retirement plan enrollment / waiver (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | | |
| Annual shopping / comparing benefit options | | | Retirement plan fiduciary risk management (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | | |
| Annual rate negotiation | | | Retirement Plan – Form 5500 filing (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | | |
| Research / answer employee questions on benefits | | | Retirement Plan – annual discrimination testing (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | | |
| Benefit plans premium reconciliation / payment | | | Premium Only Plan (125) administration | | |
| Open-enrollment meetings / administration | | | Dependent Care (125) administration | | |
| Employee eligibility / change tracking and processing | | | HSA / HRA group plans | | |
| Voluntary benefits plans shopping | | |
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| WC – upfront deposit management/negotiation | | OSHA compliance assistance (1+) | | ||
| Pay-as-you-owe WC premium schedules | | OSHA 300 log maintenance (11+) | | ||
| Annual wage & premium audit administration | | Safety manual template (generic) | | ||
| WC claims administration / first report of injury | | Safety training library | | ||
| Return to work programs – facilitate and track | | Certificates of insurance administration | | ||
| Safety audits & inspections facilitation (if covered under XcelHR’s master WC policy) | |
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| W-4 administration (1+) | | | State(s) Unemployment Insurance account & rate (1+) *** | | |
| State withholding forms administration (1+) | | | SUI experience rate(s) verification / negotiation | | |
| Payroll processing: either service or internal, plus software, checks, materials, etc | | | Job costing (wages in depts or jobs) | | |
| Direct deposit | | | IRS compliance / correspondence (employment related) | | |
| Pay card (debit card) processing ** | | | CCPA compliance / guidance (1+) | | |
| Quarterly form 941 filings (1+) | | | Garnishment liability / paperwork processing (1+) ** | | |
| State(s) quarterly withholding tax filings and deposits (1+) | | | Child support paperwork processing ** | | |
| State(s) Unemployment Insurance (SUI) quarterly tax filings (1+) | | | Lost checks – stop payments / re-issue ** | | |
| W-2 and W-3 preparation and distribution (1+) | | | Responding to employment and wage verification request | | |
| Federal unemployment administration – 940 filing (1+) | | |
*** fee will apply to Client Reporting States where Client does not have an account** nominal Employee fee applies(+1) or (+15) represents the number of employees a business must have to receive this service
Extras and Optional Add-Ons
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| Recruiting strategy assistance | | | Coordination of the interview process | | |
| Job posting ad design | | | Applicant resume reviews | | |
| Job posting ad / job board placements | | | Employment phone interviews | | |
| Recruiter / Staffing assistance | | |
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| Motor vehicle record checks | | | EPLI – Employment Practices Liability Insurance (required $0.93/employee/week) | | |
| Criminal background checks | | | Employee litigation response | | |
| Post-offer drug testing | | | Affirmative action plans (Fed cntrtr’s) | | |
| Pre-employment testing | | | On-site HR assistance (hourly or project based; case by case basis) | | |
| Drug testing (reasonable cause, random, periodic) | | |
| Service | PEO | ASO | Service | PEO | ASO |
| Group Health / Prescription insurance coverage | | | Health / wellness programs (Call-A-Doc) | | |
| Group Dental coverage | | | 401k Retirement Plan (XcelHR M.E.P. only) | | |
| Group Vision coverage | | | FSA (125) administration | | |
| Group Life coverage | | | Client Profit Sharing program administration | | |
| Group Short Term Disability coverage | | | Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) | | |
| Group Long Term Disability coverage | | |
| Service | PEO | ASO |
| Workers Compensation (WC) coverage (1+) | | |
| Post accident drug testing | | |
| Waivers of Subrogation | |
| Service | PEO | ASO |
| Timeclock system | | |
| Time and attendance GL interface capabilities | | |
| Certified payroll | | |
| Custom, non-standard reports (those requiring programming) | |
| Service | PEO | ASO |
| Flexible reviews | | |
| Template library | | |
| Employee development | | |
| Employee feedback | | |
| Tracking & documentation | | |
| Reporting | | |
| Notification system | | |
| Training & implementation | |