Clear, Compliant HR Support for Colorado Small & Growing Businesses
Practical, best-practice HR guidance that brings calm, structure, and confidence to your team without the expense of an internal HR department.
Consistent access to dedicated HR guidance, documentation support, and manager coaching tailored to your organization's size and complexity. We do not require retainers.
Tier 1: Essential Support (5 hours/month): Best for small teams needing light, on-demand HR guidance (48-hour response time).
Tier 2: Enhanced Support (10 hours/month): Best for growing organizations needing consistent manager coaching and employee relations guidance (24-hour response time).
Tier 3: Fractional HR Partner (20 hours/month): Best for established companies seeking strategic planning, monthly manager development, and quarterly compliance reviews (Same-day response time).
Custom Retainers (30+ hours/month): Customized retainers tailored to larger organizations with higher ongoing HR demand.
Understand your risk exposure, eliminate regulatory gaps, and maintain compliant operations.
Compliance Snapshot: A structured review evaluating wage & hour practices, job classifications, required postings, hiring procedures, and existing handbooks (up to 40 pages) with a prioritized risk summary.
Wage & Hour Classification Review: Detailed role analysis evaluating actual job duties, FLSA exemptions, and Colorado wage law alignment.
Prevailing Wage Role Review: Role and duty verification to ensure accurate prevailing wage assignments for public or government contracts.
I-9 Audit: Comprehensive review of existing I-9 records, error identification, correction recommendations, and retention guidance.
Personnel File Audit: Diagnostic review of existing personnel files to identify missing documents, outdated forms, and compliance gaps.
Clean, state-compliant HR documentation tailored to protect your business and support your employees.
Employee Handbook Creation: A complete, customized handbook built from the ground up to reflect your policies, culture, and compliance requirements.
Handbook Addendums & Annual Monitoring: Standalone policy addendums and ongoing legal monitoring to ensure your policies stay compliant with Colorado and federal law updates.
Custom Policy Creation: Single-policy development tailored to your operational needs (e.g., social media, cell phone, attendance, travel reimbursement).
General HR Documents & Forms: Offer letter templates, written warning forms, performance improvement templates, and acknowledgment forms.
Structure compliant hiring processes that attract quality candidates while remaining fully aligned with Colorado pay transparency laws.
Colorado-Compliant Job Postings: Compliant job postings with required disclosures, pay ranges, and benefit summaries.
Custom Job Descriptions: Customized job descriptions defining essential duties, physical requirements, minimum qualifications, and FLSA classification.
Hiring & Onboarding Compliance Review: Workflow audit covering offer letter language, background check timing, and required new-hire document packets.
Establish organized, easy-to-maintain HR infrastructure built for growth.
Personnel File Rebuild: Full restructuring of employee records into clean, compliant digital or physical file systems, including missing document checklists.
Onboarding Packet & Workflow Setup: Step-by-step onboarding workflows, manager talking points, communication templates, and digital folder setups.
Light HRIS & Infrastructure Setup: Guidance on digital folder structures, naming conventions, and non-administrative HRIS workflows.
Empower supervisors and managers with real-world communication tools and leadership confidence.
Cadence-Based Manager Coaching: Practical, scenario-based individual or group coaching covering corrective feedback, documentation best practices, and performance conversations.
Onsite Support: In-person assistance for file audits, manager training, and structured walkthroughs (onsite travel available across Colorado).
Low-Risk Termination Facilitation: Onsite or virtual attendance to ensure termination meetings remain professional, clear, and structured according to best practices.
Tailored, project-based HR initiatives designed around specific business milestones.
Compensation structure creation and job family restructuring.
Custom manager training series and leadership development.
Performance management framework development.
Process and workflow mapping for growing organizations.
Solace HR Consulting is a specialized HR consulting practice, not a law firm, payroll provider, or outsourced HR department.
To protect our clients and maintain defensible practices, we adhere to strict operating boundaries:
What We Offer: Advisory guidance, compliance checks, documentation creation, manager coaching, and structured HR projects.
What We Do Not Offer: Legal advice or legal representation; high-risk harassment/discrimination investigations; direct payroll filing or timecard administration; recruiting/staffing; or serving as an acting internal supervisor.