Engage PEO

Public facts

National full-service PEO

National PEO founded in 2011 whose HR consultants are licensed employment attorneys; IRS CPEO, ESAC-accredited since 2012, SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II, 100,000+ employees served.

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Overview

Engage PEO is a professional employer organization founded in 2011 by CEO Jay Starkman. Official about materials say every HR Consultant is a licensed employment attorney and that the firm serves clients in all 50 states. Services include HR consulting, payroll and tax administration, employee benefits, and risk and workers’ compensation, delivered on integrated HR technology. Engage states IRS CPEO status (first effective January 1, 2017; among the first PEOs certified), continuous ESAC accreditation since 2012 (first PEO accredited from inception, per the timeline), and completed SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II examinations. The timeline says the company exceeded 100,000 employees served in 2025 and lists multiple PEO acquisitions (2012–2025). An August 11, 2026 article says Engage was named one of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies for the 10th time.

Why it matters Engage’s documented model—every HR consultant is a licensed employment attorney—plus early CPEO/ESAC status and 50-state coverage is a concrete differentiator versus generalist PEO service desks.

Target buyer: White- and gray-collar employers, startups, healthcare services, hospitality, professional services, and multi-state companies that want attorney-led HR inside a certified PEO.
Pricing model: Not published; custom quote; Engage PEO does not publish PEPM on the official pages reviewed. Sales is consultative. Fastest-growing / Inc. 5000-style recognitions are growth awards, not pricing.
Availability: National
Research: Last researched 2026-08-23; Agent-strong category

Key features

HR consultants who are licensed employment attorneys
PEO services: payroll, benefits, HR consulting/compliance, risk and workers’ compensation
ACA-compliant benefits and multi-state workforce guidance (homepage)
Integrated HR technology for payroll, benefits, time tracking, and reporting
IRS CPEO (effective January 1, 2017); ESAC since 2012; SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II
NAPEO member; broker/agent partnership model
Stated service in all 50 states; 100,000+ employees served (2025)

Integrations

Engage integrated HR technology platform (payroll, benefits, time, reporting)
Named third-party HCM or accounting connectors were not published on the official pages reviewed
Insurance and industry partners are referenced but not fully listed on the homepage fetch

Overview

Engage PEO (engagepeo.com) sells full-service HR solutions: HR consulting, payroll, employee benefits, and risk/workers’ compensation. The homepage says HR Consultants are licensed employment attorneys with varied employment-law experience, and that PEO services scale from small businesses to national enterprises with ACA-compliant benefits and multi-state workforce guidance.

The About page history:

2011 — founded by CEO Jay Starkman.
2012 — first PEO accredited from inception by ESAC.
2013 — national expansion.
2016 — first Inc. 5000 recognition.
2017 — among the first PEOs certified by the IRS.
2022–2025 — acquisitions including CEOHR, GenesisHR Solutions, Innovative Employer Solutions, Fusion Employer Services, Zamp HR, SynchronyHR, Human Resources Inc. (HRi), Axios HR, and Aspen HR.
2025 — exceeded 100,000 employees served.

Engage says it has significant experience with white- and gray-collar businesses and startups, including healthcare service providers, restaurants and hotels, professional services firms, and multi-state employers. Client satisfaction / NPS are described as among the highest in the industry (no public score on the pages reviewed). The firm works with brokers and agents as partners.

CPEO first effective date: January 1, 2017, under the Small Business Efficiency Act framework. ESAC accreditation continuous since 2012. SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II examinations completed by an independent auditor. NAPEO member.

Key Capabilities

Employment-attorney HR consulting on workplace issues, compliance, and employee decisions.
Automated payroll with tax filing and direct deposit (homepage).
Custom HR solutions, ACA-compliant benefits, multi-state guidance.
Group health and voluntary benefits; workers’ compensation solutions for compliance and cost management.
Integrated platform: payroll, benefits, time tracking, reporting, mobile access, real-time insights.
Leadership described as 25+ years matching clients with large insurers and industry partners (homepage “Our Partners”; names not fully captured in the fetch).

Integrations & Ecosystem

Technology is described as a fully integrated HR platform. A public connector list was not on the pages reviewed. Carrier partners are alluded to but not fully named in the homepage extract. Confirm EDI and accounting links in diligence.

Pricing

Custom. No official PEPM.

Notes & Limitations

Acquisition brands may still appear on older contracts; confirm the surviving PEO entity and CPEO name.
“100,000+ employees served” is a 2025 timeline claim, not a current live counter.
Attorney-HR model is a delivery claim; it does not mean Engage is the client’s law firm for all matters.
National is explicit (all 50 states).

Sources

Tags: PEO · CPEO · ESAC · employment law · payroll · benefits · brokers