Fractional HR Services & Strategic Compliance Support
At the intersection of people and performance, we deliver HR services that balances compliance with culture, and strategy with empathy. Whether you’re navigating complex employee relations, building equitable compensation frameworks, developing leadership capabilities, or aligning your people strategy to business goals — we step in as your trusted partner. Our work is practical, scalable, and always focused on enabling stronger workplaces and sustainable growth.
Inside the Work – HR Assessments
We start every engagement with an HR Assessment. This allows us to evaluate your overall HR structure and quickly work with you to identify priorities. Here’s how the HR Assessment works and an overview of the topics we cover.
Our Strategic Approach
You focus on your organization; we’ll handle the HR. Based in the Pacific Northwest, we specialize in the intricacies of Seattle, Tacoma, Washington State, and West Coast employment laws—while providing full HR support for your team across all 50 states.
Whether a local nonprofit or a business with staff across the country, we help you design and execute a comprehensive People Strategy that protects your organization and builds a high-performing workplace.
We bring your People Strategy to life through:
Compliance & POLICy
We simplify the complexities of federal, state, and local laws. From the intricacies of Washington and West Coast compliance to managing handbooks and policies for your remote teams in all 50 states, we ensure your organization remains protected and optimized.
Talent Foundation
We help you recruit and retain the right people by building the infrastructure for success. This includes compensation benchmarking, FLSA reviews, clear job descriptions, and an onboarding process that engages new hires from day one.
Employee Relations & Culture
Performance and behavior issues can disrupt your entire mission. We provide expert guidance on conflict resolution, management documentation, and internal investigations, helping you build a resilient culture where both your people and your organization thrive.
Professional Development & Training
Whether in-person (greater Seattle/Tacoma) or virtual, we deliver engaging training that keeps you out of “hot water.” Our programs cover harassment prevention, management best practices, and effective performance coaching.
Inside the Work – Engagement Snapshots
We engage with clients to support a variety of challenges – customizing our work and involvement to best meet their needs.
HR Infrastructure for HR Growth
We built the HR structure from the ground up for a growing company
Created an Employee Handbook, addressing multi-state labor law compliance for consistency and risk management.
Designed a performance management system to help managers coach and lead top-performing employees.
Coached managers on challenging attendance and performance concerns.
Conducted annual Employee Satisfaction Surveys, gathering timely feedback, then partnered with leadership to enhance the business and work environment.
Created a leave of absence process to manage individual leaves, helping ensure complex compliance requirements were met.
Fractional HR Leadership in Times of Change
We built the HR structure from the ground up for a growing company
Conducted a comprehensive HR Assessment, identifying risks, while finding strategic solutions for their people challenges.
Updated the Employee Handbook and several state-specific addendums, ensuring compliance in light of changing legislation and evolving business needs.
Managed and investigated high-volume, complex Employee Relations issues including investigations into workplace allegations, resolution of accommodation requests, and helped manage performance concerns.
Created a Recruitment Process to attract the best talent and help ensure state and local compliance; recruited for and filled multiple position openings with the best available candidates.
Up-Leveling Human Resources
We up-leveled the HR function for a busy, multi-location organization
Evaluated the organization’s risks, then created and executed on an HR Project Plan to solve policy issues.
Found creative and compassionate solutions to deal with the most challenging Employee Relations concerns, including complex discrimination and harassment complaints.
Strategized on the Compensation Program Design to attract and retain hard-to-fill roles.
Advised on separation decisions, including reductions in force and performance-related terminations.
Advised managers on evaluating accommodation requests from an HR perspective.
Conducted in-person and virtual Leadership Training on HR topics to elevate management effectiveness and reduce organizational risk.