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Compliance Guides

Practical references. Experienced support.

Six guides to help owners, HR teams, and managers understand the work behind prevention, reporting, and investigations. When you need help putting it into practice, our team is a resource you can use.

PDF · 32pp

The 2026 Multi-State Harassment Training Mandate Map

Side-by-side breakdown of all seven mandate states, NYC, Chicago, and D.C.: thresholds, durations, frequencies, content requirements, recordkeeping, and penalties. Built for the multi-state HR practitioner who needs one document, not eleven.

State Compliance Training Compliance
PDF · 28pp

The Affirmative Defense Field Guide

An introduction to the Faragher/Ellerth framework and the prevention, reporting, response, and documentation practices your counsel can evaluate against its requirements.

Affirmative Defense EEOC
PDF · 44pp

Workplace Investigation Playbook

A practical investigation reference: complaint intake, relevant questions, witness interviews, evidence preservation, documentation, findings, and follow-up. A guide to thorough fact gathering and a clear record.

Workplace Investigations
PDF · 16pp

Texas SB 45 Compliance Brief

The 2021 amendments lowered the employer threshold to 1+ employee, created potential supervisor and HR personal exposure, and stretched the statute of limitations. What changed, what the case law now looks like, and what to do about it.

Texas Law State Compliance
PDF · 22pp

Auto Dealer HR Risk Reference

Industry-specific risk patterns across sales, F&I, service, and parts: the complaint categories we see most, the supervisor behaviors that recur, and the multi-rooftop program structure that addresses them.

Automotive
PDF · 20pp

Building Safer Ministries: A Steward's Brief

Theological framing for the staff-workplace-misconduct work, written for senior pastors, executive pastors, denominational leaders, and elders. The Five-Pillar framework translated into ministry language.

Ministry/Churches

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