Professional Employer Organizations
Welcome to the homepage for the Montana Professional Employer (PEO) Program, which enforces standards for the operation, regulation, and licensing of individual and group, restricted and unrestricted licenses.
Fall 2025 Update:
As of October 1, 2025, background check requirements for controlling persons are no longer required for initial applications and license renewals. The Department is working to update various forms, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the change. Please contact program staff with questions regarding current requirements and qualifications.
A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a business that leases employees to other businesses. The PEO becomes the employer of record, handling responsibilities such as paying employee wages, workers’ compensation premiums, payroll-related taxes, and providing employee benefits from its own accounts. The client company pays the PEO for these services, typically through a combination of employee costs and an administrative fee.
In Montana, there are two recognized models for employee leasing:
• Professional employer arrangement – employees are 100% sourced and managed by the PEO.
• Employee leasing arrangement – employees are shared between the client company and the PEO.
In both arrangements, the PEO has authority over hiring, firing, discipline, and reassignment of employees, while the client company directs daily operations. The rights and responsibilities of both parties are governed by statute and must be outlined in a written contract.
The Department of Labor & Industry does not provide legal advice, counseling, or recommendations about whether a business should use a PEO or how to evaluate a specific arrangement. However, businesses considering employee leasing are encouraged to:
Verify that a PEO is licensed and in good standing.
• Review references from other clients.
• Carefully review any proposed contract to understand responsibilities and liabilities.
• Request and retain copies of relevant payroll, tax, and insurance filings for leased employees.
Use of a PEO does not eliminate a business’s legal liabilities; client companies may be liable for any unmet obligations by the PEO.
Should you not find a PEO or have questions, please contact Jazmyn Smith - jazmyn.smith@mt.gov
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Professional Employer Organization (PEO) List
- AK Employer Services (Group)
- Adams Keegan- GA LLC
- Adams Keegan INC
- Apex Human Resources INC
- Bearing Tree Inc
- CEOHR INC
- Alabama Staff Inc
- G & A Outsourcing INC
- Lightsource PEO LLC
- One Point HRO LLC (Group)
- HR Resourcing LLC
- Platinum HR LLC
- RMI Resource Management LLC
- Rippling PEO Group 1 (Group)
- Rippling PEO 1 Inc
- Rippling PEO 2 Inc
- Rippling PEO 3 Inc
- SourcePointe of AL LLC
- Transport Leasing/Contract Inc
- Workforce Business Service Inc
- United Benefits Consulting INC DBA ZAMP HR
- Invo PEO Inc III
- Axcet HR solutions
- BCN Resources Inc
- Employer Flexible HR VI LLC
- Employers Resource Management Company
- Empower HR LLC
- Greenleaf HR LLC
- Helpside LLC
- Innoworks Employment Services Inc
- ISI HR Inc DBA Stratus HR
- Key HR LLC
- Modern HR Inc
- Optimum HR II LLC (Group)
- Optimum Employer Solutions LLC
- Pro Workforce Inc (Group)
- Pro System Corp
- Pro Resources Corporation
- Sequoia One PEO LLC
- Xen 2 Inc DBA Xenium Resources (group)
- Xen 1 Inc DBA Xenium Resources
- Vensure HR Inc
- Obsidian HR Inc (group)
- ProService National Inc
- Aspen HR PEO LLC
- Barret Business Services Inc DBA BBSI
- Concurrent HRO LLC
- Corner Pocket Inc
- Employee Resources Administration LP
- Frank Crum 11 Inc. (group)
- Frank Crum 6
- Frank Crum 1
- InTandem Human Resources LLC
- Adaptive HR LLC (group)
- Resourcing Edge 1 LLC
- Resourcing Edge 3 LLC
- Resourcing Edge 4 LLC
- Resourcing Edge 5 LLC
- Syndeo Outsourcing II LLC (Group)
- Syndeo Outsourcing LLC
- Avitus Inc
- Ideal Business Solutions LLC DBA Ideal HR
- Tilson HR LLC
- Kymberly Group Payroll Solutions II, INC
- Namely PEO LLC
- ABS Four Inc
- Human Resources and Payroll Inc
- ESG Entities LLC
- Fullstack Inc
- HR Outsourcing Associates LLC
- Paychex Group 1
- Paychex Business Solutions LLC
- PBS of America LLC
- PBS of Central Florida LLC
- Paychex PEO I LLC
- Paychex PEO II LLC
- Paychex Group 2
- Paychex PEO III LLC
- Paychex PEO IV LLC
- Paychex PEO V LLV
- Paychex PEO VI LLC
- Paychex VII LLC
- Paychex Group 3
- Paychex PEO X LLC
- Paychex PEO IX LLC
- Paychex PEO VIII LLC
- Payroll Made Easy INC DBA Continuum HR
- TLC Labor Source
- ArmHR LLC
- EA Advantage LLC
- LBMC Employment Partners LLC
- Essential HR Inc DBA Firststar HR
- Peoplease LLC
- Realtime PEO II LLC
- Offsite HR II LLC
- Deel PEO LLC
- Arkenstone
- MUTUAL PEO INC
- Fusion Employer Services LLC (Engage)
- Nextep Business Solutions INC (Group)
- Nextep Business Solutions INC
- Nextep Business Solutions IV inc
- Regis Group 2
- Amplify HR Management LLC
- Alabama Staff Inc
- G&A Outsourcing LLC
- INVO PEO, INC III
- Payroll Plus Corporation (Peoplease)
- Transport Leasing/Contract INC (Peoplease)
- Key HR LLC
Newly added (as of 7/10/26)
- Extensis INC (Group)
- Extensis Inc
- Extensis II Inc
- Extensis VI LLC
- Extensis IX LLC
- Worksite LLC
- Cohesive Networks 2 Inc
- CEOHR INC
- Lightsource PEO LLC
- Platinum-HR LLC
- Employer Flexible HR VI LLC
- Helpside LLC
- Vested HR II INC
- Sheakley HR LLC
- United Employee Services
- ADP Group 4
- ADP TotalSource FL XVIII Inc
- ADP TotalSource FL XIX Inc
- ADP TotalSource CO XXI Inc
Newly added as of 8/7/2026
- Accurate Employer Solutions, INC
- Higgenbotham PEO LLC
- Essential HR Services LLC
- DecisionHR I Inc
- Genesis HR Solutions INC
- Insperity INC (Administaff Companies INC)
- Insperity PEO Services LP
- Insperity PEO HR, Inc
- Payday HR Connections Inc
- Congruity HR LLC
- Rippling PEO 1, 2, 3 (Group)
- BCN Resources Inc
- Optimum HR 2 and Optimum Employer Solutions LLC (Group)
- Sequoia One PEO, LLC
- Aspen HR PEO LLC
As of 8/28/2026
- eEmployers Solutions Inc
- Bearing Tree Inc
- Workforce Business Services Inc
- FrankCrum 1, 6, 11 (Group)
- InTandem Human Resources LLC
As of 9/11/2026
- WHR Associates INC
- APEO LLC
- Strategic Staffing Group
- Propel PEO INC
- Progressive Employer Management III LLC
- True PEO LLC
- Regis Group 3 Inc
- Regis Group 4 Inc
- TriNet Group 1
- TriNet Group 2
- Adams Keegan Group INC
- Employers resource management company
- Empower HR LLC
- Greenleaf HR LLC
- Tilson HR LLC
- Dynamic HR Services
- AK Employer Services (Group)
- PEO Regulations
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PEO Resources
Client Addition/Termination notices are now submitted entirely online within the UI eServices for Employers. Please click below for instructions on creating an account and making payments.
Client Addition/Termination Instructions
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Online Payment Link
InstructionsPlease read these instructions before visiting the online payment link:
- Due to added security measures, you will now be required to register an OKTA account in order to pay online.
- You may pay your application fees for the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) license by clicking on the link.
- After paying an online payment, do not forget to submit your completed application electronically using an ePass Montana account. Send to DLIERDPEOResource@mt.gov.
- If you have already submitted your application please notify ERD of your payment.
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Contact Information
PEO Licensing
DLIERDPEOResource@mt.gov
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620Phillip Bowlds, Application Specialist
406-444-5632
Phillip.Bowlds@mt.gov