Editorial policy

Source hierarchy

We prefer sources in this order:

1. Statutes, regulations, tax agencies, labor departments, and insurance regulators.
2. Official certification, licensing, carrier, and vendor documentation.
3. Recognized technical organizations and published professional guidance.
4. Original PEO Easy quote data with a disclosed methodology.
5. Trade publications and secondary reporting used for context, not as final authority.

Legal, tax, wage-base, licensing, and mandatory-benefit claims should link to a primary source. Vendor prices should link to the vendor and include the date checked. A source list is not decoration: each source must support a claim on the page.

Legal and tax language

We distinguish a commercial description from a legal conclusion. "Co-employment" is useful industry shorthand, but it does not by itself determine responsibility under federal tax law, wage and hour law, discrimination law, benefits law, or workers compensation law. Those conclusions depend on the governing law, the contract, and the facts.

We use "generally," "may," and "depends" when a rule has exceptions. We identify whether a statement applies to a certified PEO, a non-certified PEO, a particular state, or a particular benefit arrangement. Educational content does not replace advice from the reader's attorney, tax adviser, benefits adviser, or insurance professional.

Prices, savings, and marketplace data

A price range is a factual claim. We publish one as a market benchmark only when we can state the quote dates, sample size, provider mix, employer sizes, industries, states, and the cost categories included. A number from a single quote is an example. A number supplied by a vendor is a vendor claim. Neither is presented as the market.

Savings claims must compare equivalent scopes and use the same census. We do not claim that a PEO wins at a particular headcount, that benefits will be cheaper, or that an employer will avoid a specific liability without evidence tied to the situation.

Benefits comparisons

We describe the specific arrangement instead of calling every option a "master plan." Reviews should identify the carrier, network, plan design, funding or underwriting structure, employer contribution, participation assumptions, states, and renewal timing where that information is available. A richer plan and a cheaper plan are separate findings.

Authorship and specialist review

Every guide identifies its authoring organization and publication or update date. The organizational byline does not imply a professional credential. When specialist review is material, the page should name the reviewer, state the review scope, and link to a biography that verifies relevant credentials. A legal reviewer checks legal accuracy, not whether a PEO is a good commercial choice.

Updates and corrections

The displayed update date changes only after a substantive factual or editorial revision. Changing a date without changing the content is prohibited. Time-sensitive state pages should show when their sources were last verified. Corrections that change a buyer's conclusion, a legal interpretation, or a numerical result should be noted on the page.

Send correction requests to services@peoeasy.com. Include the page URL and a primary source when possible.

Commercial independence

PEO Easy may receive a broker or referral fee when a reader enrolls with a provider through the concierge service. Compensation must be disclosed and may not determine editorial coverage, a ranking, or a recommendation. Sponsored placement and pay-to-win provider lists are not part of the editorial model.