The Legislature hereby finds that: (1) Professional Employer Organizations (hereinafter "PEOs") provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits which might otherwise not be available to them; (2) PEOs operating in this state should be properly recognized aund regulated by the Insurance Commissioner; and (3) Any allocation of employer duties and responsibilities between a PEO and a client- employer pursuant to this article should preserve all riaghts to which covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.
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