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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:right;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Registration No. 333-</font></b><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=3>FORM S-8</font></B></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=3>BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></b></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Vancouver, Washington</font></p> </td>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. 2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>(Full title of the plan)</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font size=2>William W. Sherertz</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font size=2>President</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Barrett Business Services, Inc.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font size=2>8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Vancouver, Washington  98662</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Telephone (360) 828-0700</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:5pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:9pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face=Wingdings>x</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Smaller reporting company&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2> </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.01in;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></B></p>

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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:48.75pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Title of</font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:7.5pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><b><font size=2>Securities to be Registered</font></b></p> </td>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><b><font size=2>Offering Price</font></b></p> </td>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>1,000,000 shares</font></p> </td>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>(2)</font></p> </td>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.23in; text-indent:-0.23in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(1)  Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares reserved for issuance under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend, or similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.23in; text-indent:-0.23in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(2)  Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the registration fee have been computed based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the common stock reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on August 25, 2009, $10.80.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Item 3.  </font><u><font size=2>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></u><font size=2>.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.48in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008. </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, and June 30, 2009.</font></p>


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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2> (d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the registrant's Common Stock included as Exhibit 99 to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>All documents filed by the registrant subsequent to those listed above pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.   </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Item 4.  </font><u><font size=2>Description of Securities</font></u><font size=2>.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Item 5.  </font><u><font size=2>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</font></u><font size=2>.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Item 6.  </font><u><font size=2>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</font></u><font size=2>.</font></p>


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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.48in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Section 2-312 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "Act") provides that any director held liable for an unlawful distribution in violation of Section 2-311 of the Act or the corporation's charter is entitled to contribution from (i) every other director who could be held liable under Section 2-312 of the Act for the unlawful distribution and (ii) each stockholder for the amount the stockholder accepted knowing the distribution was made in violation of Section 2-311 of the Act or the corporation's charter.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.48in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>As authorized by the Act, Article V of the registrant's Articles of Amendment and Restatement (the "Charter") provides that the registrant shall indemnify each of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permissible under the Act, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against all liabilities, losses, judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorney fees) incurred or suffered by such person by reason of or arising from the fact that such person is or was an officer or director of the registrant or is or was serving at the request of the registrant as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.  Such indemnification continues as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, partner, trustee,
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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.48in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The registrant has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its directors.  Each such agreement provides that the registrant will indemnify the director to the full extent authorized or permitted by the Act or any other applicable statute or the registrant's Charter or Bylaws or any amendment thereof against any obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine or reasonable expenses, including attorney fees (any of the foregoing, a "Liability") incurred in connection with any claim (as defined therein), including a claim by or in the right of the registrant; provided that no indemnity shall be paid by the registrant (i) if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction shall determine that such indemnification is unlawful, (ii) on account of acts or omissions by the director which are finally adjudged to have been not in good faith or to have involved intentional
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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.75in; text-indent:0.77in;text-align:left;'><font size=2> (iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><i><font size=2>Provided, however</font></i><font size=2>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.98in;text-align:left;'><font size=2> (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </font><i><font size=2>bona fide</font></i><font size=2> offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.98in;text-align:left;'><font size=2> (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.52in;text-align:left;'><font size=2> (b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </font><i><font size=2>bona fide</font></i><font size=2> offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.52in;text-align:left;'><font size=2> (h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.  The undertaking of the registrant in the preceding sentence does not apply to insurance against liability arising under the Securities Act.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.47in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Vancouver, state of Washington, on the 27<sup>th</sup> day of August, 2009.</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>/s/ James D. Miller</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:2pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>James D. Miller</font><br> <font size=2>Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Secretary</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_______
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
52-0812977
(State of incorporation
)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200
Vancouver, Washington
98662
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. 2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
William W. Sherertz
President
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200
Vancouver, Washington  98662
Telephone (360) 828-0700
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value, and options and other rights related thereto (1)
1,000,000 shares
(2)
$10,800,000 (2)
$603
(1)  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares reserved for issuance under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend, or similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock.
(2)  Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the registration fee have been computed based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the common stock reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on August 25, 2009, $10.80.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(a)        The registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
(b)       The registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009, and June 30, 2009.
(c)
The registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 23, 2009.
(d)       The description of the registrant's Common Stock included as Exhibit 99 to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994.
All documents filed by the registrant subsequent to those listed above pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Indemnification
Section 2-312 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "Act") provides that any director held liable for an unlawful distribution in violation of Section 2-311 of the Act or the corporation's charter is entitled to contribution from (i) every other director who could be held liable under Section 2-312 of the Act for the unlawful distribution and (ii) each stockholder for the amount the stockholder accepted knowing the distribution was made in violation of Section 2-311 of the Act or the corporation's charter.
Under Section 2-418 of the Act, a person who is made a party to a proceeding because such person is or was an officer or director of a corporation (an "Indemnitee") shall be indemnified by the corporation (unless the corporation's charter provides otherwise) against reasonable expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the proceeding if the Indemnitee is successful on the merits or otherwise or if ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.  In addition, under said section a corporation is permitted to indemnify an Indemnitee against liability incurred in a proceeding unless (i) the Indemnitee's act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property, or services; (iii) in the case
of a criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was
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unlawful; (iv) the Indemnitee was adjudged liable to the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation; or (v) the Indemnitee was adjudged liable on the basis that he or she improperly received a personal benefit.
As authorized by the Act, Article V of the registrant's Articles of Amendment and Restatement (the "Charter") provides that the registrant shall indemnify each of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permissible under the Act, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against all liabilities, losses, judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorney fees) incurred or suffered by such person by reason of or arising from the fact that such person is or was an officer or director of the registrant or is or was serving at the request of the registrant as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.  Such indemnification continues as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee or agent and inures to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, and administrators.
The registrant has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its directors.  Each such agreement provides that the registrant will indemnify the director to the full extent authorized or permitted by the Act or any other applicable statute or the registrant's Charter or Bylaws or any amendment thereof against any obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine or reasonable expenses, including attorney fees (any of the foregoing, a "Liability") incurred in connection with any claim (as defined therein), including a claim by or in the right of the registrant; provided that no indemnity shall be paid by the registrant (i) if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction shall determine that such indemnification is unlawful, (ii) on account of acts or omissions by the director which are finally adjudged to have been not in good faith or to have involved intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) on account of Liability under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar provision of federal or state statutory law.
Insurance
The registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance under which the registrant's directors and officers are insured against loss (as defined) as a result of claims brought against them based upon their acts or omissions in such capacities, including civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The Index to Exhibits listing the exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K is located at page II-5.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)        To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)         To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act");
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(ii)        To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii)       To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)         That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)         To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(h)        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.  The undertaking of the registrant in the preceding sentence does not apply to insurance against liability arising under the Securities Act.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Vancouver, state of Washington, on the 27
th
day of August, 2009.
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ James D. Miller
James D. Miller
Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 27
th
day of August, 2009.
Signature
Title
(1) Principal Executive Officer and Director:
*WILLIAM W. SHERERTZ
President and Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(2) Principal Financial and Accounting Officer:
/s/ James D. Miller
James D. Miller
Vice President–Finance, Treasurer and Secretary
(3) A majority of the Board of Directors:
*THOMAS J. CARLEY
Director
*JAMES B. HICKS, Ph.D.
Director
*ROGER L. JOHNSON
Director
*JON L. JUSTESEN
Director
*ANTHONY MEEKER
Director
*By
/s/ James D. Miller
James D. Miller
Attorney-in-fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1
Articles III, VI, VII, and VIII of the Charter of the registrant, as amended.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the registrant's Quarterly Report  on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994.
4.2
Article I, Article II, Sections 2 and 10, Article VI and Article VII of the Bylaws of the registrant, as amended through November 16, 2007.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2007.
5
Opinion of Miller Nash LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Moss Adams LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of Miller Nash LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
24
Power of attorney of certain officers and directors.
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Other exhibits listed in Item 601 to Regulation S-K are not applicable.