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Frequently Asked Questions
Who should consider working with HR By Your Side?
Business owners, leaders, managers and employees seeking expert, effective and affordable human resources consulting and legal advice, including confidential partnership, strategic guidance, and tactical support, will all benefit from working with HR By Your Side.
What services are offered?
HR By Your Side provides expert, effective and affordable human resources consulting and legal advice for business owners, leaders, managers and employees seeking confidential partnership, strategic guidance, and tactical support.
Leaders and owners seeking to attract and retain talent, improve organizational performance, dramatically reduce risk of claims or penalties, and/or investigate claims of misconduct, should consider services for employers.
Individuals seeking to land a job, increase rewards (pay and benefits), develop your career, balance work and life (including flexible work arrangements, leaves of absence, and reasonable accommodations), keep a job you do not want to lose, or prepare to leave your current position, should check out services for individuals.
Does HR By Your Side provide recruiting services?
HR By Your Side is not a recruiting agency, but helps employers improve their recruitment and selection strategies and partner with the most appropriate external recruiters to secure talent. In some limited circumstances (e.g. when the time has come for clients to hire a full-time internal HR professional), HR By Your Side has conducted a search.
When should you contact HR By Your Side?
The earlier you understand the legal and practical aspects of your work-related challenges, the more options you will have with less chance of escalation. HR By Your Side is prepared to partner with you at any time – early on before problems arise, after a situation has escalated, or when it has become critical and time-sensitive.
How do you begin working with HR By Your Side?
For your free 30-minute new-client phone consultation, please call Jeff Kennedy at 415-505-5018. From there, you can plan next steps.
Where will consultations with HR By Your Side take place?
To keep costs low and pass the savings on to clients, HR By Your Side does not maintain an office for client meetings. Meetings with employers occur onsite at the employer’s workplace and via phone. Consultations with individuals generally occur via phone with email follow-up. If individuals prefer in-person meetings, Jeff will travel anywhere in San Francisco conducive to a quality meeting. Additional expenses, such as parking or meeting room rental if any, may be charged to the client requesting the in-person meeting.
Why should you consider working with HR By Your Side?
HR By Your Side offers an innovative combination of balanced experience, personalized service, absolute confidentiality, strategic guidance and tactical support.
* Balanced Experience: HR By Your Side is powered by Jeff Kennedy’s 18 years of experience as a CA employment attorney and HR professional striving to elevate the workplace for the mutual benefit of owners, customers and employees. For six years Jeff represented employees and independent contractors in disputes with their employers in CA and federal courts and various administrative agencies. Since then, he has worked in human resources withsmall and large organizations where he has successfully balanced the interests of employees, managers and the enterprise.
* Personalized Service: Through the services provided by HR By Your Side, Jeff is able to work closely with each client to collaborate on custom solutions specific to their needs. Unlike most litigating attorneys, Jeff is able to take the time to guide clients through a non-adversarial solution that can reduce costs and preserve relationships.
* Absolute Confidentiality: Because Jeff Kennedy is an attorney, all conversations alone with him, in which you provide information and seek legal advice, are protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege. This means that neither Jeff nor you can be forced to disclose confidential communications between the two of you made for the purpose of giving or receiving legal advice or assistance. The privilege is designed to foster the frank, open, and uninhibited communication between attorney and client that you can have with Jeff through HR By Your Side without fear of disclosure to anyone else who might have a desire or perceived need to know.
* Strategic Guidance: Over 18 years of experience in human resources and employment law, supporting diverse employers and individuals across a broad range of industries in growing and mature organizations have given Jeff the ability to see the big picture, perceive strengths and weaknesses, understand opportunities and threats, and develop a customized strategy to meet the needs of his clients.
* Tactical Support: Although some clients prefer to implement HR By Your Side solutions themselves, Jeff is also prepared to do whatever tactical work is necessary to implement the approach approved by each client.
What fees and costs will be charged by HR By Your Side?
HR By Your Side provides consultation and legal advice from an experienced HR professional and CA employment attorney on a project or hourly basis far below the rates of most attorneys. Affordable fee options are available for short or long-term projects as well as for interim or ongoing HR support. Expenses, if any, are billed at cost.
Payment is due 15 days from the date of the monthly invoice. Invoices can be issued more frequently if a client requests.
For your free 30-minute new-client phone consultation, please call Jeff Kennedy at 415-505-5018.
Will HR By Your Side (or Jeff Kennedy) represent you in a dispute or lawsuit?
No, Jeff advises, guides and supports clients seeking beneficial outcomes to resolve their work-related issues, but he does not represent clients in disputes or lawsuits. However, Jeff is prepared to answer questions to help you decide whether you should retain another attorney to represent you in a dispute or litigation. If you decide you want an attorney to represent you, Jeff is happy to make referrals to attorneys he knows and trusts.