Hi there - Jock Breitwieser here; director corporate communications at TriNet.<p>TriNet is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). As a PEO, we enter into a so-called co-employment with our clients.<p>Here&#x27;s an overview: 
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Professional_employer_organization" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Professional_employer_organiza...</a>
 <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.trinet.com&#x2F;company&#x2F;news_and_press&#x2F;resources&#x2F;peo_fact.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.trinet.com&#x2F;company&#x2F;news_and_press&#x2F;resources&#x2F;peo_f...</a><p>Through this co-employment, TriNet becomes the employer of record for the 314,000+ employees of its 12,000+ clients (as of 9&#x2F;30&#x2F;15).<p>Because this co-employment gives a PEO significant scale, the PEO can offer its clients services&#x2F;rates that a smaller company with less employees can never access.<p>In addition, through the co-employment model, a PEO also has &#x27;skin in the game&#x27; with compliance issues, because everything is reported under their FEIN number.<p>Hope this helps. Happy to explain more or give you additional (independent) resources. jock.breitwieser AT trinet DOT com