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Nextep, Inc. (and its affiliated companies) is accredited by ESAC. ESAC accreditation is the PEO industry's "gold standard" for verifying PEO financial reliability and compliance with important industry ethical, financial and operational best practices.

Originally accredited on 9/19/2004, Nextep, Inc. is currently in good standing and is a participant in ESAC’s Client Assurance Program.*
*In order for a client of this PEO to be covered by the Client Assurance Program’s surety bonds held by ESAC's Employer Services Trust, the client must have executed a written service contract with this PEO and have been issued a Client Participation Certificate by the PEO or by ESAC. You may contact your PEO or ESAC to obtain a copy of this certificate.
Nextep, Inc. Accreditation with ESAC allows Nextep to provide assurance and verification that our firm is stable financially, in compliance with rules and regulations set by state and federal governments, and is ethically and operationally sound.

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Affiliated Companies

Nextep Business Solutions III, Inc.
Nextep Business Solutions, Inc.
Nextep Business Solutions V, Inc.
Nextep Business Solutions VI, Inc.
Nextep Business Solutions, IV, Inc.
Nextep Business Solutions VII, Inc.

About ESAC

The Employer Services Assurance Corporation (ESAC) is an independent, non-profit accreditation and financial assurance entity that has served the PEO industry since 1995. ESAC accreditation provides assurance of a PEO's reliability and ongoing compliance with important financial, operational and ethical industry standards and government regulations.

Additionally, similar to the FDIC for banks, ESAC accreditation provides PEO clients and their employees (as well as taxing authorities and insurers) with financial assurance backed by millions of dollars of surety bonds to cover important PEO employer fiduciary responsibilities.

Verifying a PEO's ongoing reliability is as simple as clicking the ESAC seal on its website or asking for a copy of its current accreditation certificate. ESAC's seal represents the "gold standard" for reliability in the PEO industry!

Why Accreditation is Important

  • Proven Reliability - ESAC accreditation is the only practical way to be sure on an ongoing basis that a PEO is financially reliable, is in compliance with regulatory requirements and is meeting important industry operational, financial and ethical standards. ESAC accreditation is the gold standard for reliability in the PEO industry!
  • Financial Assurance - Similar to the FDIC for banks, ESAC accreditation provides millions of dollars of bonding to back key employer responsibilities of accredited PEOs. This assurance provides protection for PEO clients, worksite employees, insurers and taxing authorities.
  • Peace of Mind - Making ESAC accreditation a primary criteria in your PEO selection saves significant time and resources in your due diligence process. And ESAC's verification of each accredited PEO's ongoing reliability and adherence to important financial, ethical and operational industry standards provides peace of mind knowing that your service provider has achieved and is in compliance with the PEO industry's gold standard!

ESAC's Credibility

  • ESAC has been accrediting PEOs since 1995 without a single financial default by an accredited firm.
  • Accredited PEOs serve clients representing over half of the total PEO industry service volume. PEO clients value the peace of mind and assurances obtained by doing business with a PEO that has achieved the industry gold standard!
  • ESAC's Board of Directors includes distinguished independent directors (including several CPAs and attorneys) representing over 100 years of combined regulatory compliance experience.
  • ESAC is licensed or approved as an employer services assurance organization in more than a dozen states with several other states considering approval at this time.
  • ESAC's financial, operational and ethical standards are continually reviewed and updated to maintain the program's ability to verify the reliability of accredited PEOs and provide independently verifiable evidence of that reliability to clients, worksite employers, insurers and regulators.
  • ESAC's operations and privacy policy are TRUSTe certified, and ESAC's SSL website and accredited PEO database are secured and verified through ongoing audits by a 3rd party security auditor as well as by internal monitoring and database auditing software.