Barrett Business Services, Inc. Appoints James R. Potts as Executive Vice President and General Counsel
September 16, 2020 at 06:00 pm IST
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Barrett Business Services, Inc. has appointed James R. Potts as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, a newly created position. He will be reporting to BBSI's Chief Executive Officer, Gary Kramer. James joins BBSI from Cozen O’Connor, a nationally recognized full-service law firm, with more than 750 attorneys in 29 cities, where he co-chaired the Insurance Corporate and Regulatory Practice. He has more than 25 years of legal experience representing clients in a cross section of industries. James will be responsible for overseeing BBSI’s legal, governance and compliance functions and will be part of the senior management team.
Barrett Business Services, Inc. is a provider of business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies. It has developed a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. It operates a decentralized delivery model using operationally focused business teams, typically located approximately 50 miles from its client companies. It offers two services: professional employer services (PEO) and staffing. Under PEO, it establishes to a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers compensation and benefits coverage (if elected) and certain other administrative functions for the clients existing workforce. The staffing services include on-demand or short-term staffing assignments, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management.
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