Looking to employ staff in the United States? When employing in the US, you need a local entity and are required to follow federal, state and local employment laws in each jurisdiction in which you are operating. This includes offering healthcare benefits to US employees.
You can simplify this process and use a specialized Employer of Record USA service, like PGC, to facilitate the processing of payroll and provision of insurance and benefits to your US employees. Generally, no local entity is required when utilizing an Employer of Record
If you want to employ someone in the US quickly and lack local expertise, an Employer of Record may be the best option to achieve your global business growth goals.
What to Know Before you Hire Employees in USA
Before we jump into what our Employer of Record USA services entail, this video explains the employment process in the US and why as an international business expanding to a new market, it is a good idea to use an EOR to employ your US workers.
Employment is regulated by federal, state, and local governments
PGC, as your Employer of Record USA solution, will process payroll and provide insurance and benefits compliantly in accordance with applicable law, so you can mitigate risks and remain compliant with US law related to back-office payroll services.
We also keep you up to date with US employment regulations, which change regularly, and provide best practice guidance based on applicable federal, state, and local employment laws to ensure you have everything you need to succeed in the US.
You likely need to offer US employees healthcare benefits
In the US employees expect a sponsored healthcare plan from their employer to contribute towards medical bills. Many employers are legally required to offer health insurance that is affordable in accordance with the federal Affordable Care Act to employees.
Benefit plans are often a deciding factor on whether a US employee accepts a job offer. To remain competitive and retain employees, if you use PGC to engage your employees in the USA, you can offer a first-class benefits plan at an affordable price vs if you sourced healthcare plans alone.
Hire one worker or build a whole team anywhere in the US, you don’t need a minimum number of employees to access our benefits:
Vision
Dental
Short term and long term disability
Medical
Life Insurance
401(k) & IRA
Hire Employees in USA Checklist
There’s a lot to get your head around when hiring employees in the USA; that’s why we’ve put together a free checklist to help you get stared.
Download the checklist below and tick off the basic questions you should ask yourself before you hire employees in the USA.
Once you’re ready to get started, our US Expansion Consultants are here to answer any questions you have and help you get boots on the ground in the US.
Use PGC’s Employer of Record USA Solution for Your US Employees
PGC can facilitate the employment of your US team
Trying to get to grips with employment in the US can be a real headache. We get it. We’ve been helping global businesses make it here for over 23 years by removing the barriers of US employment. By utilizing PGC’s Employer of Record USA solution, we take on the responsibility of processing payroll and providing benefits and insurance to your employees, so you can achieve your global growth objectives.
Seamless Onboarding
No Hidden Fees
Benefits of Using PGC as Your Employer of Record USA
As the longest serving Employer of Record that only focuses on the USA, your US employees are in safe hands. Some of the many benefits of using PGC’s specialized Employer of Record USA service include:
A premium, white-glove service
We compliantly handle the back office administrative processes like processing payroll, and the provision of benefits and entitlements to your US employees, while you remain in control of the day activities and responsibilities of your employees.
You don’t need to set up your own US entity or local presence in each state you want to hire in.
You don’t need to figure out employment laws per state which change frequently. We track US employment legislation to help you remain compliant.
You don’t need to source your own US employee healthcare plans or insurances to attract talent. We facilitate the employment, so they fall under some of our business insurances & healthcare plans.
You don’t need to set up payroll in the US, using an EOR means payroll is sorted.
Your own dedicated, US-based, relationship manager and access to our internal US compliance team, and workforce management tech platform.
Advice and guidance on forming a employment package that is appropriate for the US market.
Outsourced HR service for your US employees
When it comes to administrative human resources, you don’t need a US HR support team – PGC’s HR team becomes yours. Your US employee has:
Employment onboarding and offboarding sorted, quickly.
HR guidance for any questions they have on onboarding, payroll, worker documents, benefits, HR issues, and more.
Their own US based relationship manager for employment queries, available from 9.00am - 9.30 EST Monday - Thursday, and 9am-6pm Friday.
Communication to keep them in loop on holiday arrangements and changes in labor laws.
One transparent, affordable, monthly fee. That’s it.
We like to keep it simple. You may be surprised that GEOs outsource parts of the employment process to local providers PGC for their US employment services. Save money and come to directly to the experts!
Our Employer of Record USA solution has:
No setup fees
No expensive middle broker fees (Think GEOs!)
No termination fees.
No minimum number of US employees to access our EOR services and employee benefit plans.
23 years expertise specializing in the US
Some GEOs want to conquer the world. We believe the US is where you need to be to have a global business. With 50 different states all with varying employment laws and cultures, you can’t treat it like one country.
It benefits to use a trusted Employer of Record USA provider solely focused on the American market, with no other global distractions.
Dependable US expansion experts with a proven track record of helping international businesses employ workers in the US.
Team of specialists spread across strategic locations in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland.
Work directly with local experts rather than a global employment broker or GEO.
Companies We’ve Helped Employ Workers in the US
We feel our case studies do the talking for us. See how we've helped our clients around the world enter the US market by using our Employer of Record USA solution.
Testimonials
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Entering the US Market Resources
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E-books and guides to help you in your US expansion journey.
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