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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCd10q.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex32.htm
EX-3.1 - BYLAWS OF THE REGISTRANT, AS AMENDED, EFFECTIVE MAY 19, 2011 - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex31.htm
EX-10.4 - CHANGE IN CONTROL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex104.htm
EX-10.5 - CHANGE IN CONTROL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex105.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex312.htm
EX-10.6 - CHANGE IN CONTROL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex106.htm
EX-10.3 - FORM OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex103.htm
EX-10.2 - FORM OF EMPLOYEE NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex102.htm
EX-10.1 - FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT - BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCdex101.htm

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer under Rule 13a-14(a)

I, Michael L. Elich, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Barrett Business Services, Inc.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

 

  a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most-recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 9, 2011      

/s/ Michael L. Elich

      Michael L. Elich
      Chief Executive Officer