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Ted N. Kazaglis is a principal in the Raleigh, North Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He handles a range of employment law issues with a particular focus on the alternative staffing industries, including professional employer organizations (“PEOs”) and temporary staffing companies. Ted assists clients in the staffing industries to define their relationship with their customers, including drafting and reviewing staffing agreements. He also defends such clients against legal claims, including those that involve joint employer issues.

For over 30 years, Ted has represented PEOs throughout the United States focusing on a wide array of issues affecting the co-employment relationship, including drafting and reviewing PEO agreements and participating on due diligence teams in relation to PEO mergers and acquisitions. Reflecting his involvement in the PEO industry, Ted is an active member of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (“NAPEO”) and a long-time member of NAPEO’s Legal Advisory Council. He is regularly published in the PEO Insider, the premier publication directed specifically to the PEO industry. Ted is also a recurring speaker at NAPEO’s Capitol Summit and NAPEO’s annual national conferences. Ted has published Legal Reviews specific to the PEO industry.

The California Assembly has passed a bill that would require workers to be classified as employees if the employer exerts control over how the workers perform their tasks or if their work is part of the employer’s regular business.

Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) passed by a vote of 61-16 in the Assembly. Governor Gavin