EXHIBIT 3.1

# EXHIBIT A

# THIRD ARTICLES OF
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENTOF THEARTICLES OF
INCORPORATIONOFGEVITY HR, INC.

TO THE FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE:

Gevity
HR, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida,
hereby certifies as follows:

The
original Articles of Incorporation of Gevity HR, Inc. were filed with the Florida
Secretary of State on February 28, 1997. Articles of Amendment and Restatement were filed
on June 3, 2002 and Articles of Amendment were filed on June 5, 2003. Second Articles of
Amendment and Restatement were filed on August 13, 2003.

These
Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of Gevity HR,
Inc. contain one amendment requiring shareholder approval that was duly adopted by
shareholder vote on May 20, 2004 in accordance with the provisions of Sections 607.1003
and 607.1007 of the Florida Business Corporation Act. The amendment deleted the contents
of Article VII found in the Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement and replaced it
with the text of Article VII found below.

These
Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of Gevity HR,
Inc. also contain an amendment not requiring shareholder approval that was duly adopted by
the Board of Directors of Gevity HR, Inc. on August 12, 2004 in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 607.1002 and 607.1007 of the Florida Business Corporation Act. The
amendment deleted the entirety of paragraph (d) of Article IV. That paragraph enumerated
terms for Series A Convertible, Redeemable Preferred Stock which no longer exists.

Pursuant
to the aforementioned sections, Gevity HR, Inc. hereby amends and restates its Articles of
Incorporation in their entirety, superseding entirely all other previous filings.

# ARTICLE I. NAME

The
name of the corporation is Gevity HR, Inc. (the Corporation).

# ARTICLE II. PRINCIPAL
OFFICE

The
principal office of the Corporation in the State of Florida is located at 600 301
Boulevard West, Suite 202, Bradenton, Florida 34205.

# ARTICLE III. PURPOSE

The
purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which corporations may be organized under the Florida Business Corporation Act.

# ARTICLE IV. CAPITAL
STOCK

The
total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is
110,000,000, divided into two classes as follows:

(1)    
          100,000,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share (Common
          Stock); and               (2)      10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.01 par value per
          share (Preferred Stock).

The
designations, preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and the special or
relative rights granted to or imposed upon the Common Stock and Preferred Stock of the
Corporation are as follows:

| | (a) | Provisions Relating to the Common Stock
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| | (1)        Each
holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of
               Common Stock standing in such holders name on the records of the
               Corporation on each matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders.
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| | (2)        Subject
to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock, the holders of the
               Common Stock shall be entitled to receive when, as, and if declared by the
Board                of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends
payable in                cash, stock or otherwise.
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| | (3)        Upon
any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, whether
               voluntary or involuntary, and after the holders of the Preferred Stock and
the                holders of any bonds, debentures or other obligations of the
Corporation shall                have been paid in full the amounts to which they shall
be entitled (if any), or                a sum sufficient for such payment in full shall
have been set aside, the                remaining net assets of the Corporation shall be
distributed pro rata to the                holders of the Common Stock in accordance with
their respective rights and                interests, to the exclusion of the holders of
the Preferred Stock and any bonds,                debentures or other obligations of the
Corporation.
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| | (b) | Provisions Relating to the Preferred Stock
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| | (1)        The
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or
               series, the shares of each class or series to have such designations and
powers,                preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations, and
restrictions                thereof as are stated and expressed herein and in the
resolution or resolutions                providing for the issuance of such class or
series adopted by the Board of                Directors as hereafter prescribed.
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| | (2)        Authority
is hereby expressly granted to and vested in the Board of Directors to
               authorize the issuance of the Preferred Stock from time to time in one or
more                classes or series, and with respect to each such class or series of
the                Preferred Stock, to fix and state by the resolution or resolutions
from time to                time adopted providing for the issuance thereof the
following:
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| | (i)        whether
or not such class or series is to have voting rights, full, special, or
               limited, or is to be without voting rights, and whether or not such class
or                series is to be entitled to vote as a separate class either alone or
together                with the holders of one or more other classes or series of stock;
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| | (ii)        the
number of shares to constitute such class or series and the designations
               thereof;
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| | (iii)        the
preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights,
               if any, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, if
any,                with respect to any such class or series;
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| | (iv)        whether
or not the shares of any such class or series shall be redeemable at the
               option of the Corporation or the holders thereof or upon the happening of
any                specified event, and, if redeemable, the redemption price or prices
(which may                be payable in the form of cash, notes, securities, or other
property), and the                time or times at which, and the terms and conditions
upon which, such shares                shall be redeemable and the manner of redemption;
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| | (v)        whether
or not the shares of such class or series shall be subject to the
               operation of retirement or sinking funds to be applied to the purchase or
               redemption of such shares for retirement, and, if such retirement or
sinking                fund or funds are to be established, the annual amount thereof,
and the terms                and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
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| | (vi)        the
dividend rate, whether dividends are payable in cash, stock of the
               Corporation, or other property, or a combination thereof, the conditions
upon                which and the times when such dividends are payable, the preference
to or the                relation to the payment of dividends payable on any other class
or classes or                series of stock, whether such dividends shall be cumulative
or noncumulative,                and if cumulative, the date or dates from which such
dividends shall accumulate;
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| | (vii)        the
preferences, if any, and the amounts thereof which the holders of any such
               class or series shall be entitled to receive upon the voluntary and
involuntary                dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the
Corporation;
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| | (viii)        whether
or not the shares of any such class or series, at the option of the
               Corporation or the holder thereof or upon the happening of any specified
event,                shall be convertible into or exchangeable for the shares of any
other class or                classes or of any other series of the same or any other
class or classes of                stock, securities or other property of the
Corporation, and the conversion price                or prices, ratio or ratios, or the
rate or rates at which such exchange may be                made, with such adjustments,
if any, as shall be stated and expressed or                provided for in such
resolution or resolutions; and
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| | (ix)        such
other special rights and provisions with respect to any such class or
               series as may seem advisable to the Board of Directors.
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| | (3)        The
shares of each class or series of the Preferred Stock may vary from the
               shares of any other class or series thereof in any or all of the foregoing
               respects. The Board of Directors may increase the number of shares of
Preferred                Stock designated for any existing class or series by a
resolution adding to such                class or series authorized and unissued shares
of the Preferred Stock not                designated for any other class or series. The
Board of Directors may decrease                the number of shares of the Preferred
Stock designated for any existing class or                series by a resolution,
subtracting from such series unissued shares of the                Preferred Stock
designated for such class or series, and the shares so                subtracted shall
become authorized, unissued, and undesignated shares of the                Preferred
Stock.
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| | (c) | General
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| | (1)        Subject
to the foregoing provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, the
               Corporation may issue shares of its Preferred Stock and Common Stock from
time                to time for such consideration (in any form, but not less in value
than the par                value thereof) as may be fixed by the Board of Directors,
which is expressly                authorized to fix the same in its absolute and
uncontrolled discretion subject                to the foregoing conditions. Shares so
issued for which the consideration shall                have been paid or delivered to
the Corporation shall be deemed fully paid stock                and shall not be liable
to any further call or assessment thereon, and the                holders of such shares
shall not be liable for any further payments in respect                of such shares.
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| | (2)        The
Corporation shall have authority to create and issue rights and options
               entitling their holders to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of the
               Corporations capital stock of any class or series or other
securities of                the Corporation, and such rights and options shall be
evidenced by instrument(s)                approved by the Board of Directors or any
committee thereof. The Board of                Directors or any committee thereof shall
be empowered to set the exercise price,                duration, times for exercise, and
other terms of such options or rights;                provided, however, that the
consideration to be received (which may be in any                form) for any shares of
capital stock subject thereto shall have a value not                less than the par
value thereof.
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# ARTICLE V.
TRANSACTIONS WITH OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR SHAREHOLDERS

No
contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors,
officers, or shareholders or between the Corporation and any person (as used herein
person means any other corporation, partnership, association, firm, trust,
joint venture, political subdivision, or instrumentality) or other organization in which
one or more of its directors, officers, or shareholders are directors, officers, or
shareholders, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this
reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the
meeting of the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes the contract or
transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:
(a) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction are disclosed to or are known by the Board of Directors or the committee, and
the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors (if more than one);
or (b) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract
or transaction are disclosed to or are known by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon,
and the contract or transaction is specifically approved by vote of the shareholders; or
(c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved, or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof (to the
extent permitted by applicable law), or the shareholders. Shares owned or controlled by an
officer or director who has an interest in the contract or transaction shall not be
counted in the vote of the shareholders on such contract or transaction.

# ARTICLE VI.
INDEMNIFICATION

(a)                     The
Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by
          law (as now or hereafter in effect) any person who is or was made, or
threatened           to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or           proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
including,           without limitation, an action by or in the right of the Corporation
to procure a           judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that such person, or
a person of           whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director
or officer of           the Corporation, or is or was serving in any capacity at the
request of the           Corporation for any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust,           employee benefit plan or other enterprise (an Other Entity),
against           judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid in settlement
and costs,           charges and expenses (including attorneys fees and
disbursements). Persons           who are not directors or officers of the Corporation
may be similarly           indemnified in respect of service to the Corporation to the
extent the Board of           Directors at any time specifies that such persons are
entitled to the benefits           of this Article.

(b)                     The
Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
          any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
          Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
          director, officer, employee or agent of an Other Entity, against any liability
          asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity,
          or arising out of such persons status as such, whether or not the
          Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such
liability           under the provisions of this Article, the Bylaws or under Section
607.0850 of           the Florida Business Corporation Act or any other provision of law.

# ARTICLE VII. BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

(a)       
          The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall be fixed by,
          or in the manner provided in, the Bylaws of the Corporation, provided that such
          number shall be no fewer than five (5) and no more than twelve (12) (plus such
          number of directors as may be elected from time to time pursuant to the terms of
          any series of Preferred Stock that may be issued and outstanding from time to
          time). The terms of office of all directors who are in office immediately prior
          to the closing of the polls for the election of directors at the 2005 annual
          meeting of shareholders shall expire at such time. At each annual meeting of
          shareholders beginning with the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders, the
          directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of
          shareholders and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected
          and qualified subject, however, to their prior death, resignation, retirement,
          disqualification or removal from office.

(b)       
          Any or all directors may be removed, but only for cause, at any annual or
          special meeting of shareholders, upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a
          majority of the outstanding shares of each class of capital stock of the
          Corporation then entitled to vote in person or by proxy at an election of such
          directors, provided that notice of the intention to act upon such matter shall
          have been given in the notice calling such meeting.

(c)       
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes
          or series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right,
          voting separately by series or by class (excluding holders of Common Stock), to
          elect directors at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, the election,
          term of office, filling of vacancies, and other features of such directorships
          shall be governed by the terms of these Articles of Incorporation (including any
          amendment to these Articles of Incorporation that designates a series of
          Preferred Stock).

(d)       
          Election of directors need not be by written ballot.

# ARTICLE VIII. SPECIAL
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS; NO ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

Special
meetings of shareholders of the Corporation may be called by the Board of Directors
pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors then serving, by the
Chairman of the Board, or by written demand of any holder or holders of at least
twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation
then entitled to vote on any matter for which the respective special meeting is being
called, such demand to describe the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called.
Shareholders of the Corporation may not act by written consent in lieu of a meeting.

# ARTICLE IX. VOTE
REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN MATTERS

In
addition to any other vote required by law (including, without limitation, Section
607.0901 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (Section 0901)), an
Affiliated Transaction as defined in Section 0901 shall be subject to the
voting requirements set forth in subsection (2) of Section 0901 unless all of the
conditions specified in any one of the paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection
(4) of Section 0901 are met, regardless of whether the conditions specified in paragraph
(f) of subsection (4) of Section 0901 or any successor fair price provisions
are satisfied.

The
provisions of Articles VII, VIII and IX of these Articles of Incorporation may only be
amended upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting
together as a class.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,the Corporation has caused these Third Articles of Amendment and
Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of Gevity HR, Inc. to be executed by its duly
authorized officer on this 12th day of August, 2004.

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| | GEVITY HR, INC.                                                                            | 
| | By:     /s/ Gregory M. Nichols                                                             | 
| | Name:   Gregory M. Nichols 
Title:    Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | 
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