The Overview

If your business hands payroll and HR to a professional employer organization, Ohio's new law could make your unemployment paperwork a lot easier to manage. Under Senate Bill 263, which took effect Sept. 17, professional employer organizations (PEOs) can file a single unemployment wage-and-contribution report in Ohio. ​

The new law, which changes how professional employer organizations and alternate employer organizations are treated under the state's Unemployment Compensation Law, was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) on June 18. Sen. Kristina Roegner (R), the bill's sponsor, said it would modernize Ohio unemployment reporting by letting professional employer organizations file a single report.

What the Law Does

The law rewrites the rules for how PEOs and alternate employer organizations report unemployment wages and contributions to the state.

The law amends a section of Ohio's Unemployment Compensation Law to change how professional employer organizations (PEOs) and alternate employer organizations handle unemployment wage-and-contribution reporting. Under SB 263, it becomes easier for professional employer organizations to file paperwork under Ohio's Unemployment Compensation Law, according to Fox 8.

PEOs are companies that contract with businesses to take on HR functions, including payroll, benefits, and compliance. A single PEO can co-employ workers across dozens or hundreds of client businesses at once, which means the old requirement to file separately for each client could generate a large volume of paperwork for a single reporting period. Sen. Kristina Roegner, the bill's sponsor, said the measure would modernize Ohio unemployment reporting by letting professional employer organizations file a single report.

Legislative Status

Sen. Kristina Roegner sponsored the bill and fifteen lawmakers cosponsored it, including Willis Blackshear, Jerry Cirino, Bill DeMora, Theresa Gavarone, and Paula Hicks-Hudson, along with 10 others.

The bill drew support in both chambers. The Senate passed it 31-0 on March 4. The House passed it 92-0 on June 3. The bipartisan cosponsor list and lopsided vote tallies reflect the bill's narrow, technical scope: it changes a reporting procedure, not a benefit level or eligibility rule.

Roegner said the bill would modernize Ohio unemployment reporting by allowing PEOs to file a single report, according to the Ohio Senate.

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