Paychex Recognized as One of the Nation`s Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles

Company Receives Gold Level Award from National Business Group on Health
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
Paychex, Inc. a leading provider of payroll and human resource services, has
been recognized by the National Business Group on Health as one of the nation`s
leading companies for innovative programs promoting a healthy workplace, and for
helping its employees and their families to make better choices about their own
health and well-being.

Paychex was among 63 employers to receive the Best Employers for Healthy
Lifestyles award at the Joint Summit of the Institutes on Health Care Costs and
Solutions & the Costs and Health Effects of Obesity. Paychex received a Gold
Award for its Active Health program, a comprehensive wellness initiative that
supports and rewards employees for making wellness a priority.

"Paychex is very proud to be honored for our commitment to our employees` health
and well-being," said Will Kuchta, Paychex vice president of organizational
development. "We`ve worked very hard over the years to create a culture of
wellness, which our employees have enthusiastically embraced with their active
participation in healthy living initiatives, screenings, and other wellness
activities."

"As one of 63 companies recognized this year for their employee health and
wellness programs, Paychex is at the vanguard of a national movement to promote
a system-wide culture of health emphasizing prevention, exercise, and eating
right," said Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health.
"More than ever, a healthy workforce is critical to helping America`s large
employers compete in the global marketplace. Paychex is to be applauded for
making health and wellness an integral part of their workplace."

The Paychex Active Health program fully integrates a broad array of new and
existing offerings, including onsite health screenings, online health risk
assessments, a tobacco cessation program, comprehensive stress management
programs including the availability of a personal assistant, a team-based
physical activity and nutrition program, healthy cooking classes, an employee
assistance program, family resource kits to help employees caring for young
children or seniors, unlimited access to health coaching, routine preventive
medical care at no cost to employees and their dependents, and cash rewards for
points earned by completing wellness and prevention activities. In its first
year of the Active Health program in 2008, 87% of Paychex employees completed
the program requirements (health risk assessment, health screening, and being
tobacco-free or participating in a tobacco cessation program), and almost all
health risk indicators showed measurable improvement.

About the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Awards

Now in its fifth year, the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards
recognize those employers that have truly embraced a culture of wellness and are
working collaboratively to improve their workers` health, productivity, and
quality of life. The underlying goal of the program is to serve as a catalyst to
encourage all employers to take action.

Winners of the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards were honored in one
of three categories: Platinum - for established programs with measurable
outcomes; Gold - for creating cultural and environmental changes that support
employees who have made a commitment to long-term behavioral changes; and Silver
- for those employers who have launched significant programs or services to
promote living a healthier lifestyle.

About Paychex

Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource,
and benefits outsourcing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses. The
company offers comprehensive payroll services, including payroll processing,
payroll tax administration, and employee pay services, including direct deposit,
check signing, and Readychex®. Human resource services include 401(k) plan
recordkeeping, health insurance, workers` compensation administration, section
125 plans, a professional employer organization, time and attendance solutions,
and other administrative services for business. Paychex was founded in 1971.
With headquarters in Rochester, New York, the company has more than 100 offices
serving approximately 554,000 payroll clients nationwide as of May 31, 2009. For
more information about Paychex and our products, visit www.paychex.com.

About the National Business Group on Health

The National Business Group on Health is the nation`s only non-profit,
membership organization of larger employers - including 60 of the FORTUNE 100 -
devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to
their most important health care and related benefits issues. The NBGH
identifies and shares best practices in health benefits, disability, health and
productivity, related paid time off and work/life balance issues. NBGH members
provide health coverage for more than 50 million U.S. workers, retirees, and
their families. For more information about the NBGH, visit
www.businessgrouphealth.org.

Paychex, Inc.
Becky Cania, 585-387-6337
Corporate Communications Manager
bcania@paychex.com

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