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2026 Multi-State PEO Compliance: What Every Smart Employer Needs to Know Now

Mark J Burger, CPA / March 11, 2026

You Have Remote Employees in Five States. Does Your PEO Actually Know What That Means for Your Compliance Exposure? In 2025 and 2026, the multi-state regulatory landscape accelerated at a pace that most Professional Employer Organizations have not matched. New paid leave programs, shifting noncompete thresholds, state-level artificial intelligence employment laws, and wage transparency mandates […]

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Revolutionary PEO Blueprint: Skyrocket Employee Retention

The Engagement Crisis Facing Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Employee engagement in the United States remains at 31 percent in early 2026, unchanged from 2024 and down from the 36 percent peak recorded in 2020 according to Gallup research. Globally, engagement hovers between 21 and 23 percent, representing one of the lowest periods in recent history.