Category: General

February is a time to bring awareness to women and heart disease. Our very own Melissa Johnson shares her story to help others further understand the importance of this month to her and so many other brave women like her. Melissa Johnson has congenital heart disease. It’s something she will live with for the rest of her life, but since [...]

Since Congress passed the largest tax reform legislation in 30 years, employers and employees are starting to realize the many ways the Act might affect them. The big news is that the corporate tax rate is being reduced from 35 to 21 percent. This reduction already has some companies offering higher wages and bonuses to [...]

Tax season is fast approaching, so the more you know, the less scary some of these forms can be. The key to understanding your W-2 is learning what each of the boxes and numbers means. Here at AccessPoint, we want you to be prepared to file your W-2 form because you can’t file your taxes without it. [...]

Avoiding Harassment Claims How policy and culture combine to make for the optimal working environment. Workplace harassment. It’s becoming tougher and tougher to strike a balance between policies, what is considered appropriate behavior by all and still having a fun and fulfilling workplace that your employees look forward to going to everyday. Our Human Resources [...]

Our chairman and CEO, Greg Packer, joined Fox 2 in the studio to give advice on inappropriate behavior in the workplace. At AccessPoint, our priority is to protect our clients and their employees by providing tools to promote safe, comfortable work environments. “You can’t always prevent everything, but you have to do all that you [...]

Our CEO Greg Packer is the Advisory Board Chair for Vehicles for Change and he joined Laurel Hess on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss how VFC is changing lives. Watch the video and learn more about our partner here on their website. Your browser does not support iframes. Vehicles for Change Inc. empowers families with financial [...]

What is a PEO?   A professional employer organization (PEO) enables companies to outsource the management of human resources (HR), employee benefits, payroll and workers’ compensation. Because PEOs can manage the majority of a company’s HR responsibilities, business owners have more time to focus on the operation and growth of their business. PEOs consist of [...]

Exciting change is happening at AccessPoint. The big news: We’ve hired Luis Perez as our new president and chief operating officer. Who is Lou? Lou has had a prolific career serving in finance and business development for professional sports organizations like the Philadelphia Phillies and the Baltimore Ravens; and major sports arenas across the country [...]

Our CEO, Greg Packer, was featured in Susan Tompor’s Sunday Personal Finance column. He discusses with her the difficulties in finding qualified candidates for open jobs, a major concern for employers across the state. “There’s nobody you’d want to hire that isn’t currently working,” said Greg Packer, CEO of AccessPoint in Farmington Hills, which offers [...]

AccessPoint today announced that it has been designated as a Certified Professional Employer Organization (CPEO) by the Internal Revenue Service. CPEOs must meet a higher standard of requirements such as tax status, background, experience, business location, financial reporting, bonding and other requirements described in the statute and regulations.  These specifications fall under the Stephen Beck, [...]

AccessPoint Risk Dept. has been asked about any updates on the new OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping Rule requirement which was to be in place by February 2017 via an electronic portal system. This electronic portal was designed to allow companies required to submit their Recordkeeping by July 1, 2017 to do so; therefore complying to the [...]

In 2016, AccessPoint made the Crain’s List: Largest Staffing-Service Companies for the Greater Detroit area.   Download the complete list here. The largest staffing service companies in Southeast Michigan published, April 14, 2017. This list was edited April 19, 2017. Choose from the PDF format listing the top 27 or the expanded Excel format which [...]