Tim Doherty Recognized by PEO Industry for Leadership and Vision

Doherty Employer Services founder presented with NAPEO's highest honor, the
Michaeline A. Doyle Award

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Timothy E. Doherty, owner
and chairman of Minneapolis-based Doherty Employment Group, was honored with
the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations' Michaeline A.
Doyle award for his visionary leadership, education of PEOs to the marketplace
and established business practices in the growing $68 billion PEO
(professional employer organization) industry.

Doherty is one of only fifteen recipients to ever have received this top
honor, which was presented during the National Association of Professional
Employer Organizations' (NAPEO's) annual conference. This annual award honors
the late Michaeline A. Doyle, one of the pioneers of the 25 year-old PEO
industry and former NAPEO board member.

Doherty has a remarkable record of service to the PEO industry starting with
the founding of Doherty Employer Services in 1993. Doherty Employer Services
was one of the first Minnesota-based companies offering PEO services to
companies nationwide.

The award was named in honor of Michaeline A. Doyle. Doyle was devoted to the
education and professional development of the PEO industry, which currently
serves approximately 3 million working Americans in small and medium-sized
businesses outsourcing everything from administering the payroll and paying
employment related taxes, to risk management, recruiting, providing HR
consulting and employee benefits, and securing workers' compensation coverage.

Timothy Doherty has been influential in creating a regulatory framework for
the PEO industry including strengthening accreditation through ESAC (Employer
Services Assurance Corporation). ESAC provides an unprecedented level of value
to small business owners who are seeking assurance regarding their service
provider's performance of its contractual obligations and holding the PEO to
the highest standards of internal controls, integrity, and operational
excellence.

"Known for his casual and attentive manner, he is regarded as a thinker always
considering the long term effects of the industry's actions beyond the
immediate concerns," said David Day, president of Management 2000 and NAPEO's
Midwest Leadership Council, as he announced the award.

"His contributions to the industry are many. He has left lasting impressions
by taking on the image and reputation of the industry to build PEO market
share. With his leadership, strategic plans were put into place to address
fundamental perceptions and concerns on both the state and national levels to
promote a favorable industry image."

Doherty holds a BS degree in Business from the University of Minnesota and is
past national President of both NAPEO and ESAC. In addition, he served as
national President of the American Staffing Association (ASA) from 1996 -
1997. Along with his wife, Valerie, Doherty was awarded the 2008 University
of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management's Entrepreneurs of the Year award.
To find out more, visit Doherty at www.dohertyhro.com.

About NAPEO
As the recognized Voice of the PEO Industry(R), NAPEO represents nearly 400
professional employer organizations (PEOs). The PEO industry has matured to
$68 billion with double digit growth annually since 2004. As NAPEO enters its
25th year, the potential market remains promising with high client retention
rates, a projected increase in revenues for 2009, and the current untapped
market now serving 300,000 business owners and 2 to 3 million workers. PEOs
allow clients to "reduce costs and free up time to devote to revenue
generating activities, improvements that can be instrumental to gaining
competitive advantage," according to research by the Society of Human Resource
Management Foundation. To learn more about how PEOs contribute to small
businesses' success, visit the NAPEO Web site at www.napeo.org.

SOURCE National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO)

Sara Herrmann of the National Association of Professional Employer
Organization, +1-703-739-8162, sherrmann@napeo.org