LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, announced today it has been selected to provide human resource (HR) benefit outsourcing services to the State of Georgia. Under the agreement, Hewitt will provide Flexible Benefit Administration services to approximately 130,000 State of Georgia employees. It will also provide Your Total Rewards, a personalized, online solution that gives employees a real-time summary of the total value of their pay and benefits, to 80,000 State of Georgia employees.

"With their demonstrated leadership position in outsourcing and unparalled technology, it was clear that Hewitt was the right HR partner for our organization," said Steve Stevenson, commissioner for the State of Georgia State Personnel Administration. "Hewitt's benefits outsourcing solution will enable us to deliver a high-quality customer service experience to our participants. The platform will also allow us to easily provide employees with additional services in the future."

"Many organizations are looking for cost-effective solutions to improve their participants' benefits experience, and they are finding they can accomplish these goals through innovative technology solutions and with a trusted outsourcing partner," said Jay Rising, Hewitt's president of HR outsourcing. "We are excited to start our relationship with the State of Georgia and look forward to providing their employees with the high level of customer service that is expected from an HR outsourcing leader like Hewitt."

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

State Personnel Administration
The State Personnel Administration (SPA) is the central personnel agency of the state of Georgia responsible for establishing and maintaining Human Resource (HR) activities, benefits, policies and procedures to attract, select, and retain the best employees based on merit with incentives in the form of equal opportunities for all. SPA partners with state entities in human capital management to enhance organizational performance for state agencies to succeed. SPA provides strategic HR consulting, shared and integrated solution services that are based on public and private sector best practices. For more information, please visit spa.ga.gov.

About Hewitt Associates
Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW) provides leading organizations around the world with expert human resources consulting and outsourcing solutions to help them anticipate and solve their most complex benefits, talent, and related financial challenges. Hewitt works with companies to design, implement, communicate, and administer a wide range of human resources, retirement, investment management, health care, compensation, and talent management strategies. With a history of exceptional client service since 1940, Hewitt has offices in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 23,000 associates who are helping make the world a better place to work. For more information, please visit www.hewitt.com.

Catherine  Brandt

,  Hewitt Associates,  (847) 883-1000

MacKenzie Lucas

,  Hewitt Associates,  (847) 883-1000