An HR department, without the headcount.
Below roughly a hundred employees, HR usually lands on whoever has the least room to say no — an owner, a controller, an office manager. That works until an investigation, a termination, or an audit arrives. We give you the depth of a full HR function on the days you need it, and documentation that holds up on the days you wish you had it.
Capabilities
What we take on.
Compliance and risk
The work that is invisible until it is expensive.
- HR compliance audits and gap assessments
- FLSA classification review — exempt status and overtime exposure
- FMLA, ADA, and leave administration
- EEO, harassment, and anti-retaliation policy
- I-9 and recordkeeping review
- Multi-state employment considerations
Policy and documentation
- Employee handbooks — written, updated, and actually readable
- Job descriptions and classification structure
- Compensation banding and pay equity review
- Performance management frameworks
- Standard operating procedures for HR processes
Employee relations
- Workplace investigations conducted by a neutral third party
- Termination and discipline guidance
- Conflict resolution and difficult conversations
- Reductions in force and restructuring support
- Manager coaching and supervisor training
Talent and onboarding
- Recruiting strategy and candidate screening
- Interview structure and lawful interviewing training
- Onboarding programs that survive the first ninety days
- Retention analysis and exit interview programs
Who we do this for
- Small and mid-sized employers with no HR department
- Organizations facing an audit, claim, or investigation
- Companies growing through their first HR thresholds
- Nonprofits and public-sector employers
Why us
An outside investigator is harder to accuse of bias than someone on the payroll. Sometimes the most valuable thing we bring is simply not being on the org chart.
Other practices
Project Management
Program and project delivery, including environmental permitting through state DEP and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Education Administration
Administrative and special-education capacity for schools and districts — plus software built for the reporting burden.
AI & Web Development
Custom applications, dashboards, and AI-assisted automation — built by people who understand the regulated work it supports.
Next step
Tell us what you are up against.
A short conversation is usually enough to tell whether we are the right fit. If we are not, we will say so and point you somewhere better.