Acronym for the Employment Retirement Income Security Act. A federal law that governs pension and welfare employee benefit plans. Sets guidelines for these programs. A group of complex and extensive law governing employee benefits. The front-office responsibilities of a contract placement are similar to permanent placements.
Recruiters get job orders, then recruit candidates.
Stands for Federal Unemployment Tax Act. This tax cannot be withheld from the employee's pay, it is solely the responsibility of the employer. In joint employer situations or court cases involving multiple employers, the general employer is the original employer who retains the employment agreement with the employee. This is the employer with broad control. The courts and administrative agencies identify the general employer as the employer who is maintaining the employee on the payroll and providing benefits and its responsible for the long-term employment relationship.