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How a PEO Helps California Businesses Grow
In a state built on innovation and ambition, California businesses understand that scaling successfully requires a partner who can keep up. G&A Partners is an award-winning professional employer organization (PEO) with deep experience supporting California businesses through the state's ever-evolving regulatory environment — helping them stay focused on growth while we handle HR, payroll, and benefits.
Stay Compliant
Navigate California and federal labor laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
Retain Talent
Offer competitive benefits and perks that attract and retain top local talent.
Save Time
Reduce administrative burden and focus on growing your business.
Local HR Support for California Businesses
G&A Partners has been supporting small and mid-sized businesses through changing workforce needs and requirements for more than three decades. Our local presence in Southern California gives us a firsthand understanding of the state's unique employment environment and the practical HR challenges California employers face every day.
What We Offer
As your business grows, your HR responsibilities grow right along with them — pulling valuable time and resources away from core business functions. With G&A Partners, you get California HR outsourcing solutions backed by experienced professionals and unrivaled client service, helping you streamline HR processes, control costs, and mitigate risks.
Beyond managing risk, we help you attract and retain top talent by offering competitive employee benefits plans tailored for California businesses. Explore our benefits and coverage plans.
Scalable HR Solutions
Expand your business with a flexible HR model that allows you to add services, support, and functionality as your workforce evolves.
Employee Benefits & Retirement
Offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, and perks that help attract and retain top talent.
Payroll & Payroll Tax Management
Get accurate, on-time payroll administration and payroll tax reporting, remittance, and filings—all handled by G&A’s experts.
Risk Management & Safety
Reduce risk and support a safe workplace with expert guidance on OSHA regulations, workers’ compensation, and unemployment.
How We Deliver
Designed for businesses in California, our HR outsourcing solutions include flexible options to fit your unique needs.
PEO Services
Full-service HR management, payroll, benefits administration, and workplace safety — along with expert guidance and integrated processes to keep up with compliance.
ASO Services
A la carte payroll, benefits administration, HR support, and compliance support.
HCM Services
Self-service payroll, time and attendance, benefits administration, HR management support, and more.
Our Step-by-Step Approach to HR Support in California
G&A takes a simple approach to HR setup and ongoing support.
1
Assess Your HR Needs
Through a personalized consultation, we review your current HR processes, challenges, and goals and align our services with your needs.
2
Develop a Customized Solution
We create a tailored PEO solution designed to address your HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance priorities.
3
Begin Onboarding
Our experienced team works closely with you to gather data, integrate systems, set up payroll, and facilitate benefits enrollment for a seamless transition.
4
Dedicated HR Support
Our HR professionals provide ongoing payroll processing, benefits administration, and strategic HR support to help your business thrive.
G&A Makes California Employment Compliance Simple
California employment law has unique requirements. We help you understand what matters for your business.
California is not a right-to-work state. Union-security clauses that require employees to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment are generally permitted under applicable federal law.
California is an at-will employment state. Even so, it has more wrongful-termination exceptions than most states, including the implied covenant of good faith, public policy exceptions, and implied contract claims. Employers should ensure every separation is carefully documented. G&A's HR professionals help ensure your policies and procedures follow best practices to minimize employment violations.
California, some municipalities and counties, and certain industries have their own minimum wage and overtime requirements that often differ from federal law. Employers must also comply with rules around rest and meal breaks and daily overtime laws. G&A’s payroll and compliance experts can help you navigate California’s wage requirements.
California has mandatory paid sick leave and paid family leave laws that require most employers to provide employees in the state with time off for approved purposes. A PEO is able to assist with policy development and tracking of paid sick time and help you navigate the contribution and benefits processes that paid family leaves require.
California requires employers to pay terminated employees immediately upon termination (if notice was given). Employees who resign without at least 72 hours' notice must also be paid within 72 hours of their termination. Failing to meet these deadlines can result in waiting-time penalties. G&A’s payroll specialists help manage California’s final pay requirements.
All California employers are required to carry workers' compensation insurance. G&A can help ensure you have proper coverage and handle claims administration.
California operates under Cal/OSHA, an OSHA-approved state plan that covers most private sector workers and all state and local government employees. Cal/OSHA sets standards that often exceed federal requirements. G&A’s safety experts provide guidance and risk management to help you meet Cal/OSHA requirements.
California employers with 15 or more employees must include pay scales in job postings. The state also requires disclosure upon employee request. G&A’s HR experts can help ensure your job postings are compliant with state-specific requirements.
Stay compliant with confidence — partner with a California PEO that knows state rules inside and out.
FAQs
Does G&A Partners have a local team in California?
Yes. G&A's California team operates out of Southern California, with both a sales team and a service team based there.
How does G&A Partners structure its services for California businesses?
Three models, built around how much you want to hand off. PEO puts the entire HR function under a co-employment arrangement, with G&A handling most day-to-day tasks. ASO works the opposite direction: You keep running HR, while G&A handles payroll and fills in specific gaps. HCM sits in between, giving you software plus a team that helps you get the most from it, not a login and a help desk.
What kinds of businesses in California work with G&A Partners?
California clients working with G&A span professional services, skilled trades, healthcare, technology, nonprofits, and manufacturing, along with several other sectors. The quickest way to confirm fit for your specific business is a direct conversation.
Does G&A Partners work with businesses of every size?
Yes. G&A supports California businesses of every size, from small teams just getting HR structured, to midsize companies managing more complexity, to fast-growing businesses adding headcount quickly.
What will it cost to work with G&A Partners?
There's no flat rate. Cost depends on your headcount, which services you need, and whether PEO, ASO, or HCM is the best fit for your business. A G&A business advisor can give you pricing once they know your situation.
What's actually involved in switching to G&A Partners?
Signing to go-live for PEO services runs about 6 to 7 weeks, and ASO follows a similar timeline. That's payroll setup, getting your team enrolled in benefits, and working through compliance details like exempt and nonexempt classifications. Businesses starting with HCM move faster, usually around 30 days, since there's no co-employment transition to set up. You're not doing that alone: An onboarding team runs the process, and your named Client Success Manager picks it up from there once you're live.