HR policy & compliance
HR policy and compliance, handled.
Standard Practice is the outsourced policy and compliance department for U.S. companies with 25–150 employees. We write your handbook and policies, keep them current in every state you hire in, guide your people through change, and give your managers someone to call.
Who we work with
- 25–150 employees
- One state or many
- No HR department, or an HR team of one
What we do
Your policies, written, maintained and backed up.
Employee Handbooks
Written from how your company actually runs, with addenda for every state you employ in.
HR Policy & Compliance
The policies, postings and paperwork a company your size is expected to have.
Managed HR
A retainer that keeps your policies current as laws change and you hire in new states.
Manager Support
A practitioner your managers can call before a difficult conversation, with the advice written down.
AI Workplace Policy
Clear rules for which AI tools staff may use and what information stays out of them.
Training
Short, practical sessions for employees and managers, documented for your file.
Change management
When your company changes, we manage the people side.
- You bought new technology or software
- You acquired or merged with another company
- You are hiring fast or opening new locations
- You are restructuring or changing leadership
How we work
Review, write, maintain.
01
Review
We start with what you have: your handbook, your policies and the states you employ in.
02
Write
We write what is missing in plain language, and a named practitioner signs off on every document.
03
Maintain
We keep it current as the law changes and your company grows.
Why Standard Practice
HR judgment, not a template library.
Practitioners, not templates
Every document is written against how your company operates and reviewed by a person who signs off on it.
Maintained, not delivered
A handbook is only useful if it is still correct next year, in every state you hired into.
Priced for your size
A fraction of a full-time HR hire, with deeper policy and multi-state experience than a generalist.
We are not a law firm. We tell you when a question belongs with your employment counsel, and we work alongside them.
Not sure where to start? Our free AI Workplace Exposure Assessment takes about ten minutes and shows where your policies have gaps.
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