Ohio Employment Agency
Licensing requirements for Ohio employment, staffing and talent agencies.
This page provides an overview of employment services licensing in Ohio for individuals and agencies. You will find state requirements, application fees, filing instructions, and more. For assistance with licensing, please contact us to learn about our software and managed license services.
Companies that provide employment services in Ohio must apply for a license prior to doing business. Depending on the services offered, businesses may need to apply for more than one license type, and in some cases, an individual license will be required as well.
Company Licenses
Ohio Employment and Business Support Services Company Licenses
Ohio Employment Agency License
Not required
Employment Agency licensure is not required on the State level in Ohio.
Ohio Professional Employer Organization Limited Registration
Initial Registration
| Form: | Form UA-1 L: Professional Employer Organization Limited Registration Application |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
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Registration Renewal
| Form: | Form UA-1 L: Professional Employer Organization Limited Registration Application (Renewal) |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
| Due: | Annually by December 31. |
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Ohio Professional Employer Organization Registration
Initial Registration
| Agency Fee: | $1,000 |
| Notes: | Contact BWC's PEO unit at 614-466-6773 for a copy of the application form. |
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Registration Renewal
| Agency Fee: | $250 for each PEO policy. |
| Due: | Annually by December 31. |
| Notes: | Renewal forms are sent in the mail. |
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Financial Reporting
Annual Financial Statement
| Filing Method: | Email financial statements to: BWCPEOFinancials@ohio.gov |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Annually within 180 days of the close of the PEO’s fiscal year. |
| Notes: | PEOs must submit GAAP-audited (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial statements every year. |
Amendment
| Form: | Form UA-3: Professional Employer Organization Client Relationship Notification |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Within 30 days of any new PEO agreements, a change in reporting, or the termination of a PEO agreement. |
Supplemental Reporting
Semi-Annual Report
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Biannually by June 30 and December 31. |
| Notes: | PEOs must semi-annually submit a report of its client employers and total workforce to the bureau. |
Supplemental Reporting
Monthly Payroll Report
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| Due: | By the 15th day of each month. |
| Notes: | PEOs must pay premiums and report actual payroll each month. |
Ohio Talent Agency License
Not required
Talent Agency licensure is not required on the State level in Ohio.
Employee Leasing Company - Enter into leasing contracts with other businesses that require labor. The leasing company loans its workers to the lessee while still providing specified responsibilities, such as workers compensation insurance, to the employees. This includes long term (6 months or more) temporary arrangements but often excludes temporary help arrangements. Unlike professional employer organizations, employee leasing companies are contracted when an employer needs to hire staff and does not want to handle human resources responsibilities.
Employment Agency - An entity that, for compensation, procures or attempts to procure employment for a person.
Professional Employer Organization - PEOs take on the human resources role for businesses and act as a co-employer in the sense that the client company's workers are administratively employees of the PEO but functionally these employees are controlled by the client company. Unlike employee leasing companies, PEOs are contracted when an employer already has staff and does not want to handle human resources responsibilities.
Staffing Agency - An entity that procures temporary or part-time employment for a person who then works under the supervision of a worksite employer.
Talent Agency - An entity that, for compensation, procures or attempts to procure employment or placement for an artist. (Certain art forms are excluded)
American Staffing Association
Staffing, recruiting, and workforce solution industry advocacy group.
National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS)
Education and training oriented association for personnel services providers.
National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
(NAPEO)
Provides advocacy efforts, information, and other services to members of the employment
industry.
