Twenty years ago, Integrity Employee Leasing opened its doors to serve clients in Charlotte County. From the start, this professional employer organization (PEO) set out with a lofty dream: to lead its industry by providing clients with comprehensive PEO services designed to help companies of all sizes thrive.
That was 2004. Through the years, the company slowly and methodically expanded its reach across the nation. Today, Integrity’s active, daily commitment to working fairly and honestly with clients, vendors and employees has paid off. In fact, Integrity now supports clients in 25 states across the United States. It has added three new states in the last 12 months alone!
For these 20 years and beyond, Integrity Employee Leasing’s strength will always begin and end with its people, their years of collective experience and an approach that puts a client’s needs front and center.
With a local team greater than 50 strong, and approaching 20,000 leased employees across 25 states, Integrity Employee Leasing is one of the fastest-growing professional employer organizations (PEO) in the nation. Each member of the Integrity team takes pride in providing entrepreneurs and business owners with responsive, professional service and solutions that support their bottom line.
Services include payroll administration, human resources, workers’ compensation, online payroll processing, health insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, bookkeeping and timekeeping products like SwipeClock. These services are provided by the best experts in the PEO industry, with national credentials and decades of experience.
Here’s what one of Integrity’s healthcare clients had to say about the caliber of its PEO services. “Integrity is the most comprehensive PEO that I have ever worked with. I’m extremely happy with all services that we have with Integrity,” said Stephanie G. of American Family Care. “They are invaluable. Their personalization, their professionalism and thoroughness… Their personal touches set them apart from the others. I would absolutely refer Integrity to any company looking for a PEO.”
Thanks to its two decades of experience, Integrity has also earned a strong reputation in the marketplace. Its size also allows Integrity’s seasoned team to bring the negotiating power needed to score highly competitive and cost-effective benefits that typically only Fortune 500 companies can afford. These skilled professionals know every rule, statute, law and general guideline that could possibly affect your business.
Together, they serve clients through a company-wide commitment to responsive customer service, quality and value and, above all, integrity. From the executive leadership team to the front-desk receptionist, clients trust the Integrity team to be upfront and honest every step of the way. That’s in addition to being a good civic neighbor in the places where Integrity’s employees live and work — putting family and community first.
Integrity Employee Leasing looks at clients’ pain points, innovating processes and services to help make their lives easier. For example, Integrity recently expanded its product offerings to include bookkeeping. The launch of bookkeeping started in 2020 with three client locations that have since expanded over 700% and now include greater than 225 bookkeeping locations being served in 2024.
The company is hands-on and connected with clients, through good times and bad. The team’s quick response helped many businesses stay afloat during challenging times over the years, from the pandemic to multiple hurricanes.
In fact, clients will never get an answering machine! After hours, they can always reach the President and CEO for any emergencies. “Integrity’s customer service was amazing. Any question or concern I had was addressed immediately, and with confidence,” said Jennifer S. of ACI Communications Corporation.
Additionally, legislative changes can add headaches and stress for business owners navigating the evolving regulatory landscape. Integrity Employee Leasing supports clients through notification of changes and early education to support compliance – lightening the burden of monitoring.
A great example of Integrity’s proactive support for clients in this space is the Employee Retention Credit. Integrity has, to date, completed nearly 300 client IRS amendments on behalf of clients and has collected over $5.5 million in much needed economic relief for these businesses. Although this has created a substantial burden with respect to time invested in calls to the IRS and completing IRS forms, Integrity’s approach remains true to the company’s core beliefs with zero fees passed onto clients.
With new needs arising from the Secure 2.0 Act legislation, Integrity introduced a new strategic partnership with Slavic to offer a 401(k) product to clients who do not currently have a plan – at no additional cost.
In an environment where finding and keeping talent is a challenge for all businesses, Integrity has the inside track on what it takes to succeed. It is by no accident that Integrity Employee Leasing earned the Gulfshore Business award for “Best Places to Work” in both 2023 and 2024. That’s after earning the Florida Trend “Best Companies to Work for” award in 2022!
In 2021, Integrity created the Integrity Charitable Foundation as an environment where the Integrity work family, business partners, and work site employee(s) could partner together to support nonprofits. Over 140 small businesses and 1,200 work site employee(s) have joined the Foundation in providing hundreds of thousands of dollars of much needed support since 2021.
Finally, Integrity Employee Leasing is consolidating multiple offices during its anniversary year. The PEO is excited to relocate into its new headquarters on Murdock Circle, still in the company’s hometown of Port Charlotte. After all, this is where the Integrity story began, 20 years ago – and will continue for many years to come.
