HR Consulting for Small & Growing Businesses

Compliance-focused HR support from a VP-level HR leader and licensed attorney — bringing Fortune 500 and PE-backed rigor to businesses that don’t have (or need) a full HR department yet.

Blue Clay Solutions partners with organizations to build and scale people-focused strategies that drive performance, compliance, and culture.

Why Us

Sarah L. Jenkins, Esq.

  • VP of HR & licensed attorney — compliance built into every recommendation, not bolted on after
  • Led HR through 2x headcount growth, M&A integration, and multi-state regulatory environments
  • SHRM-SCP certified with a Master’s in HR Management and a Juris Doctorate
  • Experience spanning PE-backed, multi-site, and high-growth organizations — the same complexity your business is growing into
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WHAT WE DO

Comprehensive HR Solutions Tailored to You

Fractional HR Support

Ongoing, outsourced HR support for companies without an internal HR function or without backup during a leave of absence. We handle policy, compliance, employee relations, and day-to-day HR questions on a retainer basis — your HR department, without the full-time overhead.

Specialist Support for HR Teams

Project-based or on-call support for HR teams that need extra capacity or deeper expertise on a specific issue — without the cost or delay of hiring. Brought in for a defined project, a complex case, or ongoing overflow capacity.

Employee Handbook Development & Review

Whether you’re writing your first handbook or your current one hasn’t been touched in years, we build and review policies for compliance, clarity, and enforceability.

HR Compliance Audit

A scoped review of where your organization is exposed — outdated policies, missing documentation, training gaps, wage-and-hour risk. Delivered as a clear report with prioritized next steps, whether you act on it yourself or bring us in to fix it.

Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations

Support through complex people situations: performance issues, conduct complaints, terminations, and formal workplace investigations. Includes template documentation for corrective actions and performance improvement plans.

Manager Coaching

One-on-one coaching for managers navigating a specific challenge — a difficult employee, a team conflict, a performance conversation they’re avoiding. (situational coaching)

WHY BUSINESSES NEED HR SUPPORT

Stop Surviving HR. Start Managing It Strategically.

Are you managing HR, or just surviving it?

If you don't have an HR department:

You are likely a founder or COO juggling operations, marketing, and HR all at once. It works—until an employee lawsuit hits and you realize your handbook is outdated or a critical termination wasn’t documented.

If you already have an HR team:

They are so buried under daily paperwork and payroll fires that high-stakes projects get pushed aside. One unaddressed complaint or botched investigation is all it takes to trigger a massive compliance disaster.

We are the strategic backup you actually need.

HR department

We work two ways.

  1. For companies without an HR department, we can serve as your outsourced HR function — covering policies, compliance, employee relations, and training.
  2. For companies that already have an HR team, we step in as specialized backup for projects and situations that need extra hands, deeper expertise, or a neutral third party.
 

Our goal is to provide built solutions for how workplaces actually operate — not textbook theory.

Credentials that matter here

  • Former practicing attorney – active bar license
  • Master’s degree in HR Management
  • HR Certified with SHRM-SCP credentials

Who We Work With

Empower Your Business with the Right People

Small businesses with no dedicated HR person

You need someone who can own HR end-to-end without the cost of a full-time hire.

Small to mid-sized companies with an HR team that's stretched thin

You need a specialist for a specific project, a second set of expert eyes, or coverage during a high-stakes situation.

FAQS

Frequently Asked Questions

Blue Clay Solutions provides practical, compliance-focused HR support for small and mid-sized businesses. We help organizations manage HR challenges, strengthen policies and processes, support employee relations, and address specific workplace needs.

No. We work with businesses that do not have a dedicated HR department and need someone to manage HR responsibilities without the cost of hiring a full-time HR professional.

Through Fractional HR Support, we can provide ongoing assistance with policies, compliance, employee relations, training, and day-to-day HR questions.

Absolutely. We provide specialist and project-based support for HR teams that are stretched thin or dealing with a complex situation.

We can step in for specific projects, workplace investigations, handbook updates, compliance audits, or periods when your team needs additional capacity.

Fractional HR Support provides ongoing HR assistance without the overhead of a full-time HR department or additional employee.

Depending on your needs, support can include policies and procedures, compliance, employee relations, training, documentation, and day-to-day HR questions.

Yes. Whether you are creating your first employee handbook or your existing handbook has not been reviewed in years, we can help evaluate and update your policies for clarity, compliance, and practical use.

An HR Compliance Audit is a focused review designed to identify potential areas of exposure within your HR practices.

Depending on the scope, we may review policies, documentation, training practices, and other HR processes. You receive a clear report outlining identified concerns and prioritized next steps.

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