Understanding the relationship between Niural and your PEO Employee

Last updated: March 15, 2026

What is Niural's PEO Service?

Niural offers both regular payroll and comprehensive PEO services. Niural’s PEO service is designed to reduce the administrative burden of employment for your company. Through this arrangement, Niural and your organization co-employ your staff, streamlining various HR and payroll functions.

Understanding Co-Employment

Co-employment is a legal arrangement where you remain the employer of your employees, but Niural becomes a co-employer. This allows us to manage certain administrative functions on your behalf.

Our service agreement outlines the responsibilities shared between your company and Niural. By co-employing your employees, Niural can handle administrative tasks and consolidate tax and insurance functions. We take on key employer responsibilities, including securing workers' compensation, administering payroll, and managing federal, state, and local payroll taxes. This enables you to focus on growing your business.

Additionally, co-employment allows us to offer seamless access to high-quality medical, dental, and vision insurance at competitive rates.

Responsibilities Overview

Task	Niural’s Responsibility	Your Company’s Responsibility
Legal Compliance	Follows all Federal and State HR regulations	Complies with all business laws
Employment Practices	Ensures completion of all required documents	Reviews, approves and completes documents
HR Practices	Acts as a consultant	Implements practices in the workplace
Control of Business and Confidential Information	No control	Maintains control
Payroll	Processes payroll and handles tax obligations	Provides payroll data
Payroll data	No control	Provides necessary data
Tax Documents	Provides employees’ W-2 forms	No responsibility
Unemployment compensation	Administers filing and claims	No responsibility
Safe worksite	Shares responsibility in a safe worksite.	Supervises employees and ensures safety
Workers’ Compensation	Provides insurance coverage and administers claims	Ensures a safe work environment for employees.
EPLI and Cyber Liability Insurance (CLI)	Offers Employment practices and Cyber liability insurance	No responsibility
Benefit Administration (if elected)	Niural administers PEO-sponsored benefits	Ensure employees are terminated from Niural app in timely manner so they can be removed from the insurance policies or be responsibility for cost.
Other business taxes and fees	No control	Reports and pays non-payroll taxes

Disclaimer

This material is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for legal or tax advice. For any legal or tax-related questions, please consult your professional legal or tax advisor.