Not a PEO. You keep full control of your team.
When HR gets complicated, membership gives you experts to call on.
Get certified HR guidance, employment law support, and ready-to-use resources for your entire company.
Starting at $135 / month
Is This For You?
HR is too complex to carry alone
We’re built for organizations that need HR answers, compliance guidance,
and practical support, even if you don’t have a full HR team.
You're growing without an HR person
Your team is bigger than it used to be, but nobody’s job is HR. You’re figuring it out as you go.
You handle HR, even though it’s not your role
You’re the office manager, GM, or operations lead, and HR has become one more thing to manage.
You're worried about risk you can't see
“I didn’t know” doesn’t hold up in court. You want to be compliant, not just hope you are.
You're a solo HR pro who needs backup
You handle HR alone and could use a second set of hands, or just someone to sanity-check a tough call.
You're leading a nonprofit with lean resources
You want to maximize impact without spending your limited budget on a full HR hire.
Your HR team needs specialized expertise
Your team handles the day-to-day, but every so often you need expertise in a specific area they don’t have.
What's Included
Everything your HR needs, fully supported
Most HR services hand you a document and walk away. MEA members get certified
HR professionals they can call back for implementation advice, not just resources.
24/7 HR Advice Hotline
Real people, not a call center. Call with any question at any time and get a real answer from a certified HR professional.
Employment Attorney Consultations
Get professional legal guidance on complex employment issues, included with Essential and Premier membership, not billed separately by the hour.
Amy McAndrew
Director of Legal & Compliance Services
Sarah Spletzer
Senior Employment Counsel
50-State Compliance Database
Stay current on HR regulations everywhere you operate, not just your home state. Built for businesses that span multiple states.
Salary Surveys & Compensation Data
Benchmark pay against real regional and national data, so you can compete for talent without guessing what’s competitive.
Ask MEAi
Get instant answers anytime via Ask MEAi, built on real advice from MEA’s HR experts, for quick lookups between calls.
Online Help & Resource Center
Explore a wide library of HR policies, forms, and guides to help you manage your HR functions effectively.
MEA Virtual Pass (MVP)
Most HR teams pay per seat for every course. With MVP, your entire team gets unlimited access to over 40 live, instructor-led training classes across Digital & AI Skills, Professional Development, People Leader Development, and Human Resources. Included with membership, at no extra cost.
Topics We Cover:
Peer Group Roundtables
Monthly meetings with other HR professionals and business leaders facing the same challenges. A sounding board when you need one.
Discounts on Every Project Service
Members save 10-30% on every standalone project service, including handbooks, training, and recruiting, based on your membership tier.
HRCI Recertification & Training Access
Stay certified without the search. Members get discounted access to MEA’s training catalog and HRCI recertification credits, included as part of membership.
Talent & Recruiting Support
Member pricing on retained search, candidate sourcing, and pre-employment screening, for when you need to hire and don’t have the bandwidth to do it alone.
Every Benefit, in One Place
Included with every membership
Employment attorney consultations, virtual training access, the wellness platform,
and the strategic project credit vary by tier. See the comparison below.
Membership Tiers
Every tier gets the full list above. These are a few perks as you move up.
ESSENTIAL
$2,760 billed annually
Adds employment law support.
Do the Math
See what membership actually saves you
Buy a couple of project services on their own and you’ve already spent more than a year
of membership, which includes ongoing advice and law consultations on top of the savings below.
Save up to 30% on project services, based on your plan.
Common Questions
How do I justify this investment to leadership?
An MEA Membership may be beneficial in any of the following scenarios:
- A growing organization that may not have an internal HR role.
- A non-HR professional with HR duties (i.e. controller, CFO, general manager, office manager, etc).
- A growing organization who recognizes they need to update their HR functions.
- An organization who recognizes the risks of HR non-compliance. “I didn’t know” will not hold up in court.
- A solo HR professional who needs an extra set of hands or a sounding board for tough workforce-related situations.
- Any HR professional who could benefit from a network of like-minded colleagues facing similar challenges.
- Larger HR teams in need of specialized expertise in one of the many facets of HR.
- Leaders of non-profits who want to maximize their impact with lean resources.
Is this like a SHRM membership?
- SHRM membership belongs to the individual.
- MEA membership is for the organization. Many HR professionals who are Members of MEA are also members of SHRM.
- We provide personalized guidance and consultation through our expert employers’ hotline and legal resources.
Is there a maximum number of people I can have on a membership?
- Access to the tools and resources of MEA are accessible to any employees of the Member company.
- Generally, those in contact with MEA experts for the purposes of HR and Legal guidance are those in Executive Leadership, HR, or Management roles.
- Employees may engage with MEA through our conferences and training primarily, not necessarily as a contact under Membership.
How long am I locked in for?
- When becoming a Member, both parties understand that the company is obligated to pay for the first 12 months of Membership.
- Thereafter, the Member may cancel the Membership on 60 days prior written notice
Is there a limit to hotline or attorney calls?
- Call as many times as is necessary.
What states do you specialize in?
- MEA is a regional “employers’ association” that covers PA, NJ, DE, MD, NY.
- Our experts can assist with answering questions in other jurisdictions on an ad hoc basis.
- While our Members are largely located in the states above, with an increase in remote work and additional areas of operation across the US, we do support national needs.
- MEA is also part of a national network of employers’ associations.
- Often, Members with significant operations in another state will join a sister association.
Is the membership just for me, or for my whole company?
- MEA Membership belongs to the company, though many individuals including HR and other business leaders may take advantage of the benefits and resources.
Are there incentives for referring my peers to become members?
Do you offer discounts for nonprofits?
- MEA believes in supporting non-profits! Non-profits enjoy 10% off the Membership rate.
Ready to Get Started?
Join the businesses who stopped guessing at HR
Certified HR experts, employment law support, and a full resource library,
covering your entire company starting at $135/month.
The average length of time members stay with MEA, because the value compounds over time.
Try us for one year and see why most members stay for many more.
