BENEFIT / OBLIGATION
EMPLOYEE
V.A.
You pay only for "Time on Task" or by project.
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Is a sounding board, if you need one. 
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Helps you stay on track and on schedule.
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Handles your seasonal or periodic projects.
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No need to buy additional computer equipment or fax machine.
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No computer training needed.
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Convenient when your current staff gets overloaded.
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Works only when you need help.
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No extra office space is required. No extra rent and/or loss of privacy.
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No need to purchase addition software
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No need to buy an extra desk, chair, phone or supplies.
x
You must pay employer social security taxes.
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You must collect and pay FICA taxes.
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You must pay worker’s compensation insurance.
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You must pay federal and state unemployment taxes.
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You must comply with OSHA.
x
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You must comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including - minimum wage and overtime payment.
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You must comply with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
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You may possibly have to pay medical benefits, dental benefits, and vision care benefits.
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You may possibly have to pay vacation time, sick time and holiday time.
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You may possibly have to pay for other employee benefits such as 401K, retirement plans, etc.
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You pay someone to administrate the above.
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You have legal responsibilities that include employee policies on working hours, sexual harassment, vacation time, sick time, leave of absence, holidays, benefits, performance reviews, grievances, terminations, substance abuse and training.
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If you hire someone and lay him or her off, your unemployment rate may increase for years to come.
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If you have the unpleasant experience of needing to fire an employee, make sure you have legal grounds or you may face a lawsuit. 
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  • You pay only for the time on task or by project
  • You don't need to buy additional computer equipment
  • You don't have to provide computer training
  • VAOffice brings knowledge to each and every assignment (temporary staffing solutions can't provide that kind of consistency and reliability)
  • You can use VAOffice when your current staff gets overloaded
  • No time is wasted on breaks or personal issues
  • VAOffice works only when you need services
  • You don't have to provide extra office space for us
  • There's no need to buy additional office furniture or supplies
  • No employer social security taxes to pay
  • No FICA taxes to collect and pay
  • No worker's compensation insurance required
  • No federal and state unemployment taxes to pay
  • No OSHA regulations to comply with
  • No Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage and overtime pay, to comply with
  • Compliance to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) not required
  • No medical, dental, and vision care benefits to pay
  • No vacation, sick, and holiday time to pay
  • No other employee benefits, such as 401K, retirement plans, etc., to pay
  • You don't have to pay someone to administer all of the above tax, benefits, and compliance issues
  • You don't have the legal responsibilities associated with employee policies on working hours, vacation time, sick time, leave of absence, holidays, benefits, performance reviews, training, etc.
  • You don't have to worry about your unemployment rate increasing because you hired someone and then had to lay them off
  • You don't have to worry about legal complications that can sometimes arise if it becomes necessary to fire an employee

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