Multi-worksite rollout for restaurant groups and retail chains

Alice rolls out commuter benefits across 10 or 1,000+ locations on one contract and one payroll connection per HRIS. Restaurant groups, quick-service brands, and retail chains often run that many locations across multiple states. Rolling out commuter benefits across that footprint sounds complicated. With Alice, it's one call.

The shape of the rollout

You sign one contract and connect one payroll integration per HRIS. Employee enrollment scales location by location. Setup starts with one call.

Alice's election under the federal commuter benefit rule (§132(f)) is the pretax option each current US commuter mandate ordinance accepts, so one program covers every location.

Payroll

Alice connects to 30+ payroll providers, including connections to ADP, UKG, Paylocity, Paycom, Paychex, Toast, and others. Toast is especially common for restaurant groups. If you run multiple payrolls (for example, one HRIS for HQ and a different one for franchisees), Alice handles each feed separately.

Mandate coverage

Multi-site operators with locations in NYC, DC, Philadelphia, SF, LA, Berkeley, Richmond CA, NJ, Hawaii, and other mandate jurisdictions are exposed to per-jurisdiction penalty risk. Alice's pretax election satisfies the §132(f) requirement across all of them. Recordkeeping is centralized.

Employee experience

The same Alice Card works at any qualifying transit or parking merchant in any city. A line cook who transfers from a Brooklyn location to a Hoboken location keeps their card and elections. A retail associate who commutes by bus in Philadelphia uses the same product as a retail associate commuting by car in LA.

For the full list of eligible purchases, see what parking and transit expenses are eligible.

High-turnover handling

Restaurant and retail turnover is structurally high. Because nobody pre-funds, new hires enroll without putting cash down. Departing employees don't leave significant unspent balances behind.

For the retention angle, see pretax benefits for high-turnover frontline teams.

Compliance lift

There is no up-front employer cost and no manual open enrollment to manage. Employees don't pre-fund. The employer keeps a reserve amount in its Alice plan account; it belongs to the employer and is not a fee. Reporting is centralized for the parent operating entity.

Talk to sales

Email sales@thisisalice.com or call (929) 552-4625.

Specific benefits, election rules, and run-out periods depend on your employer's plan design. Check with your HR team or plan administrator for details.

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