I didn't want to come across as advertising any particular entity but they are organizations [1] that are registered in every state, provide benefits, retiremen

I didn't want to come across as advertising any particular entity but they are organizations [1] that are registered in every state, provide benefits, retirement plans, payroll, etc. They technically hire your employees for you, and then contract them to you while taking a fee on top. It's a good way for remote-only companies to expand within the states, or simply companies that don't want to deal with HR/Payroll/etc. All of our non-US hires have been as contractors entirely to avoid potential complexities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organiza...