FAQ
If you have any questions that you do not see listed below, please contact
Katie@e-laborservices.com
Q: What should I consider when selecting a leasing company?
A:
• Companies with a background and record of dealing with government agencies
• Company history
• Key personnel’s background in transportation
• Key personnel’s & human resources expertise
• Companies involvement and record with organizations
• Where the leasing company operates or has the capabilities to operate from
• Where driver screening and hiring is done
• Company references
• Qualifying practices and their compliance
• Cost of insurances and Workers’ Compensation
• Presence of a safety program
• Overall cost and contract
Q: What services do you offer?
A:
• Recruitment & screening
• 24-hour accessibility
• Multi-state payroll & all related reporting & services
• Human resources
• Equipment leasing
• Management services
• Safety programs
• Dispatch services
• Full and part-time employees
• Audit services
• Dedicated contract carriage
• DOT/personnel file maintenance
• Background checks
• Drug & alcohol testing
• Employee benefits
• Workers’ Compensation coverage
Q: How do you differ from a PEO?
A: Because of our compliance with the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) requirements for avoiding co-employment, we are listed as the sole employer and handle all aspects of employment. PEO’s often lack one or more of the NLRB’s requirements and are therefore viewed as co-employers. This allows for both employers (customer and vendor/PEO) to be held liable for any issues involving employees.
Q: How many years have you been in business?
A: Labor Services Company has been in business for over 40 years.
Q: What are the benefits of leasing employees?
A:
• Protection from government agencies such as EEOC, DOL, etc
• Staffing flexibility
• The Co-Employment Doctrine
• In order to avoid being deemed co-employers, our company handles hiring, discipline, discharge, driver compensation, and more
• Employment and administrative obligations
• Expertise in and experience with recruiting, screening, and supervising
Q: Where are you located?
A: Our headquarters is located in Bloomington, MN. We also currently have operations in 13 different states.
Q: Who will handle all of our unemployment and Workers’ Compensation claims?
A: We will! Because we are the sole employer, the employees will be covered under our unemployment account and Workers’ Compensation insurance.
Q: Who will handle any and all employment laws and compliance issues?
A: We will be responsible for all payroll (including garnishments, taxes, child support levies, etc.), DOT/personnel file maintenance, pre- employment, post accident and random drug testing, DOT/non-DOT physicals along with any other functions that are associated with hiring, disciplining and firing our employees. We also assure compliance with all federal and state employer/employee laws.
Q: Who recruits new hires?
A: We do all of the recruiting, screening, road testing (if required), application processing, drug testing, etc. for any and all new hires. Our recruiting process includes, but is not limited to: placing ads in newspapers, trade journals, internet sites (CareerBuilder, local papers’ websites, etc.) and employee referrals.
Q: What benefits do you offer your employees?
A:
• Health insurance
• Voluntary insurance
• Weekly payroll
• 401K
• Dental coverage
• Safety programs
• Direct deposit
(All of the above are completely customizable to fit your company’s needs)
Q: How do you bill your customers?
A: Our billing is completely customizable. We will meet with you to determine the most efficient way for your billing to be formatted.
Q: Do you offer floating holidays, sick and vacation days to your employees?
A: Paid time-off programs are completely customizable to each individual customer’s needs.
Q: Do you offer safety programs?
A: Yes, we do. We have found that not only do the employees respond well and enjoy participating in them; they also show great success in decreasing the amount of lost-time on-the-job injuries and increasing the number of accident free miles.
Q: Regarding the employees, what does your company control?
A: We control the following:
• Hiring
• Screening
• Qualifying
• Day-to-day operations
• A supervisor/lead that is employed by us will need to be on-site
• All disciplinary action
• Up to and including suspension and termination
• Payroll and all related reports
• Benefits
