Oregon’s Employment Services Experts Since 1984

From hiring and staffing to payroll and workers’ comp, our experienced team is ready with solutions tailored to your needs — letting you focus on your business, not paperwork.

Do What You Do Best. Outsource the Rest

Whether you’re looking for an all-inclusive HR solution or a la carte payroll, staffing, or workers’ comp coverage, our friendly team can put together services tailored to your unique business needs.

Hiring & Staffing

Hire right the first time! Bad hiring causes a high percentage of business failures.

Payroll Processing

Gain relief from administrative and regulatory burdens with our payroll options.

Workers’ Comp

Quickly and easily get workers’ comp coverage — even in some high risk industries.

Co-Employment

Let us handle all your employment needs, from hiring to payroll to workers’ comp and more.

“Whenever you call, they’re extremely helpful. They always answer and they’ll walk you through things over the phone and spell it all out for you. The nicest thing about them is the amazing customer service that they’re providing.”

Nova Nunez
Owner, Nova’s Nest Daycare

Making Work & Life Easier

Tired of costly mistakes, poor communication, and a one-size-fits-all approach that never really seems to fit? Experience the difference of working with local experts who are here when you need us.

Nearly 40 Years of Serving Oregon Businesses

We’ve proudly served Oregon businesses since 1984, delivering personal attention, local expertise, and small-town values with six offices statewide.

Better Communication. Fewer Headaches.

Expert help is just a phone call away, making sure your needs are resolved quickly and effectively. Our team goes above and beyond to make your life easy.

Flexible HR Solutions Tailored to Your Needs

We don’t believe in a one size fits all approach. Every business is unique and we’re happy to customize our offerings to just what you need (and nothing you don’t).

We’re in the Neighborhood

With locations in Bend, Coos Bay, Eugene, Portland, Roseburg, St. Helens, and Eureka, we’re proud to work with businesses across the Pacific Northwest. Our mission is to help local businesses thrive by providing flexible HR solutions that are tailored to your needs and working as an extension of your team.

You can expect the job to be done right the first time with our experienced team in your corner, working hand-in-hand with you to tackle the unique challenges of your business. We’re always easy to reach and enthusiastic to help. Reach out and discover why hundreds of employers have trusted Cardinal for nearly 40 years.

What Our Customers Are Saying

Nova Nunez
Owner, Nova’s Nest Daycare

“Whenever you call, they’re extremely helpful... They always answer the phone... They’ll walk you through things over the phone and spell it all out for you... The nicest thing about them is the amazing customer service that they’re providing.”

Angie J.
CFO, CIS Credit Solutions

“They’re great. They’ve been really wonderful to work with. Deb and Angie have been very, very responsive to everything, very easy going. When there is a problem, they’re on it immediately.”

Karen Comfort
CMO, Comfort Construction

“The quality of service that we’re getting is like 100 times better than what we were getting with Paychex and the price was less. We pay less for an entire month than what we were paying with Paychex for two weeks and the quality of service — there’s no comparison.”

Who We Work With

Cardinal Services helps businesses of all shapes and sizes in the Pacific Northwest with their payroll, staffing, workers’ comp, and HR needs — from mom-and-pop shops to national brands.

Get a Quote Today

Need help with payroll, staffing, workers’ comp, or HR? Talk to our friendly team for a competitively priced quote and experience service like you wouldn’t believe.

2019 Oregon Legislative Update

March 12, 2019

New Business Tax? You might remember Measure 97, a gross receipts tax that Oregon voters overwhelming turned down in 2016?  This gross receipts  would have been levied on the business’s sales regardless if companies make a profit. The Oregon Legislature is going back to the idea of a gross receipts tax to plug our upcoming […]

Ask HR: Covering Employee Medicare.

February 22, 2019

Dear HR, One of our long-time employees is now on Medicare and our business would like to pay for the Medicare premiums. What is the best way for us to pay/reimburse our employee for the premiums without causing them to incur tax consequences? HR Answer, Employers can pay Medicare premiums for active employees if the […]

Looking for an Alternative to a Group Health Plan?

February 4, 2019

Cardinal Services Now Offers a QSEHRA Plan Oregon employers now have another option to assist employees in paying for health coverage and other medical expenses. This new coverage option is called a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement. The catchy acronym, QSEHRA, is sometimes pronounced by saying the letter Q followed up with the name […]