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Lever1 Included on Inc. 5000’s 250 Most Successful Companies in the Midwest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lever1 Included on Inc. 5000’s 250 Most Successful Companies in the Midwest Lever1 Appears on the Inaugural list, Ranking No. 53   Kansas City, Mo. – March 25, 2020 – Inc. Magazine ranked Lever1 No. 53 on its first annual list, The 250 Most Successful Companies in the Midwest. The list provides […]

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Thinking Bigger Business: Job Descriptions – An Employer’s Best Friend

By Erica Brune | President Imagine that you show up to your first day of work for a job you’ve always wanted. You meet with your human resources director and they hand you a paper that details everything your job entails and what your new company expects of you. You excitedly sign the paper without […]

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On The Horizon: Handbook Topics in 2020

By Danielle Bearden | Director of Human Resources As we head further into 2020, it’s important to look to the horizon and be prepared for what is to come. In 2019, there were many laws and regulations surrounding Leave Laws, sexual harassment, social media policies, and equal pay rights. While these areas are still a […]

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Industry Outlook: Overtime Rules and Exemptions

By Jay Fisher | Human Resources Specialist The United States Department of Labor has proposed a new rule concerning minimum salary and overtime exemptions. What does this mean for you and your company? To put it simply, since 2004 any employee making less than $23,660.00 annually could not be made exempt from earning overtime. The […]

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Upcoming Salary Ban in Kansas City, MO

By Danielle Bearden | Human Resources Manager at Lever1   We wanted to bring attention to Kansas City, Mo., City Council passing an ordinance effective Oct. 31st, 2019 that bans private employers with six or more employees from asking job applicants about their salary history.   The ordinance prohibits employers from requesting salary-history information, relying upon […]

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Lever1 adds ‘heavy hitters’ to leadership team

By Leslie Collins  – Staff Writer, Kansas City Business Journal Lever1 has added two “heavy hitters” to its leadership team to ensure sustainable and scalable growth, President Erica Brune said in a release.  The Kansas City-based professional employer organization already has pulled the lever on growth, landing three consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies […]

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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

By Danielle Bearden | Human Resources Manager at Lever1   Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and HR professionals are in a unique position to help employers recognize the warning signs and provide resources for outreach and education.  Suicide threats should always be taken seriously. It is critical to recognize the […]

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Lever1 Included Again on Inc. Magazine’s 37th Annual List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies – the Inc. 5000

  For the Third Time in a Row, Lever1 Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 1135     Kansas City, Mo. – August 22, 2019 –Inc. Magazine today ranked Lever1 No. 1135 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private companies.  The list provides a snapshot […]

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How a KC professional employer organization grew 6,560%

By: James Dornbrook, August 30, 2017 Kansas City-based Lever1 recently was recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, experiencing a three-year sales growth rate of 6,560 percent. Lever1 is a professional employer organization (PEO) that offers outsourcing services for human resources, payroll, employee benefits and workers’ compensation. A PEO pools all its clients together to leverage better rates and buying power for traditional benefits such as health, dental and vision, 401(k), unemployment and workers’ comp.

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Erica Brune of Lever1: Starting a Successful Business by Solving a Problem

By: Kansas City Web Design®,February 16, 2018 In this episode of the Local Business Leaders podcast we get to chat with Erica Brune, president of Lever1. Erica explains what a PEO (professional employer organization) is, how Lever1 got started, and some of the key reasons how this venture became so successful so quickly.

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