Professional Employer Organization: 
Florida and National in Scope (PEO Breakout)

9:00 – 9:55 am    

PEO Fraud Investigations and How to Use the Law to Mitigate Damages

Panel:

Tasha Denise Carter

Florida Department of Financial Services

Bureau of Compliance

Senior Management Analyst II

Tallahassee, FL

Thomas N. Pallermo

Assistant State Attorney

Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

Tampa, FL

Robert B. Bennett, Attorney

Sponsler, Bennett, Jacobs & Cristal, PA.

Tampa, FL

This session will examine what the State is doing to prevent, detect and punish those who commit fraud against PEOs in Florida.  In addition, the attendees will learn about the civil and criminal remedies that are available to end and mitigate frauds against PEOs. This session will explore how compliance officers are handling onsite job investigations for coverage and the inroads that are being made to prevent abuses.  You will find out how a state attorney views a fraud case and how to increase the likelihood of conviction and restitution.  You will also learn that while the impact of fraud against PEOs is great, so too are the tools to fight it.   

9:55 – 10:50 am  

PEO National Trends and Issues

Panel:

Milan P. Yager

Executive Vice President

NAPEO

Alexandria, VA

Brian Nugent, Attorney

The Nugent Law Firm, P.C.

Ft. Collins, CO

This session will discuss what is happening in the national PEO market and what to expect in the future for PEOs.

11:00 – 12:30 pm

PEOs in Different Jurisdictions

Moderator:

Torben S. Madson, III, Attorney

Alvarez, Sambol, Winthrop, & Madson, P.A.

Orlando, FL

Panel:

Thomas S. Thornton, II, Attorney

Carr, Allison, Pugh, Howard, Oliver & Sisson, P.C.

Birmingham, AL

John M. Polson, Attorney

Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Irvine, CA

R. Briggs Peery, Attorney

Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers, LLP

Atlanta, GA

J. Russell Goudelock, II, Attorney

McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, LLC

Columbia, SC

This session will discuss PEO licensing requirements, how PEOs are perceived in different jurisdictions and how the law of each represented state addresses PEO issues.  There will be a discussion regarding how cases have been decided in these other jurisdictions relating to PEOs and how the laws are being interpreted in the represented states.

1:30 – 2:30 pm    

Litigation and Claims Issues Particular to PEOs

Moderator:

Teresa L. Pike

Vice President of Risk Management

Unisource Administrators, Inc.

Sarasota, FL

Panel:

Patti Howell

Director of Claims

Gevity HR

Bradenton, FL

Alice Bane

Claim Supervisor

Unisource Administrators, Inc.

Sarasota, FL

James N. McConnaughhay, Attorney

McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, PA

Tallahassee, FL

Steven A. Rissman, Attorney

Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, PA

Orlando, FL

This session will discuss the unique situations found in the PEO environment as it relates to claims and litigation.  We will focus on how claims’ handling is affected by having a co-employer relationship and specific issues that arise as a result.

2:30 – 3:30 pm    

PEO and Experience Rating

Moderator:

Teresa L. Pike

Vice President of Risk Management

Unisource Administrators, Inc.

Sarasota, FL

Panel:

Paul R. Hughes

CEO

Risk Transfer Holdings, Inc.

Orlando, FL

Mona T. Carter

National Policy Executive

NCCI

Boca Raton, FL

Gerald Ordoyne

Director of Experience Rating

NCCI

Boca Raton, FL

This session will discuss PEO Unit Stat Filings, how mods are used and if and when exceptions can be made to the use of the mod.  NCCI will walk us through an actual mod calculation from A-Z discussing how reported information impacts your mod.  They will discuss how class codes are applied and what you can do to make sure your mod is as accurate as possible.  They will also discuss special rules which can affect your mod and the intent behind these rules.