Lawyers have traditionally stayed away from HR infrastructure set-up, instead leaving this work to the employer or non-lawyer business/HR consultant. We suspect the reason for this is two-fold: 1) the lawyer is/was too expensive; and 2) the lawyer likes to litigate, makes more money doing so, and has little time to develop preventive legal solutions that truly add value to the SMB. But Vision Law has created a solution intended to protect your company from lawsuits and to cover the “life cycle” of the employment process, at a cost that makes sense for your business. We combine resources/documents + human touch + legal expertise and backup.nnSome non-lawyers provide similar services, most notably either “do-it-yourself” on-line or book resources or business/human resources consultants. Both of these options, while beneficial, have limitations.nnThe “Do-It-Yourself/Self Help” Alternative: If you wanted to set up your company’s human resource infrastructure yourself or had the time, tools and resources to do so, you probably would not be reading this. Even if you did, using “self help” resources has drawbacks: 1) there is no legal review for compliance with California law, and 2) their use almost always comes with disclaimers, e.g. the information is not legal advice, seek advice of an attorney, for informational purposes only, etc. It can be more expensive for lawyers to review and revise the DIY materials for compliance with California law then to have prepared them in the first place.nnThe “HR Consultant” Alternative: Non-lawyer consultants add the value of the human touch and access to someone with experience in employment and labor law matters. There are some talented, knowledgeable and experienced consultants – we know some. But at the end of the day, the non-lawyer consultant cannot represent your small/medium business (SMB) in court. Only the lawyer is trained, licensed and lawfully permitted to do so.nn1 Includes documents as applicable.nn2 HR Tune Up: We offer the same scope of services as the HR Set Up – the difference is we act in a review and consultative capacity. We will review your systems and processes already in place. We then help you implement changes as necessary to prevent employee claims or to put you in the best position to “win” if your business is sued.nnThe HR Tune Up is like an “audit,” but a friendly audit, unlike your “friendly neighborhood” state or federal government audit.