HR consulting for Seattle small businesses.
Seattle pairs a deep, competitive economy with some of the strictest employment rules in the country. Mountain HR Consulting supports Seattle small businesses remotely, with practical HR help built around Washington and Seattle labor law.
Remote HR support for Seattle employers.
Seattle runs on technology and startups, healthcare, maritime and trade, retail headquarters, professional services, and a large nonprofit sector. It also has some of the most demanding employment rules in the nation: a high local minimum wage, paid sick and safe time, statewide paid family and medical leave, pay-transparency requirements, and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards on top of state law.
Mountain HR Consulting works with Seattle businesses remotely from our base in Kalispell, Montana. We help you build hiring, handbooks, and policies that hold up under Washington and Seattle requirements, and for questions that call for legal advice we coordinate with your employment attorney.
HR services for Seattle.
Employee Handbooks
Handbooks built for Washington law and your business.
Learn moreHiring Support
Hiring coaching and tools for Seattle small businesses.
Learn moreCompliance
Washington labor-law compliance support.
Learn moreOutsourcing
Fractional HR manager support.
Learn moreHR for Small Business
Right-sized HR services for small business.
Learn moreFor Employers
Strategic HR partnership for owners and managers.
Learn moreNeed to check a Washington rule?
The HR Hotline keeps a real HR professional a call away for Seattle employers navigating Washington's leave and wage rules. $500/month
See what fractional HR can save you.
A full-time HR manager is an expensive commitment in a high-wage market like Seattle. See how fractional, remote support compares, then adjust the numbers for your team.
You save $80,500 per year ($1,548 per week) versus hiring a full-time HR manager.
Estimate only. Full-time HR Manager salaries vary by experience, region, and benefits structure; $100K is a common Montana small-business midpoint. Fractional plans scale by team size and scope; final pricing is set in writing after the strategy session.
A note on scope.
Mountain HR handles a wide range of HR work for Seattle employers, and refers a few things to specialists. Here is where that line falls.
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Not offered
Payroll processing
Mountain HR does not run payroll, file payroll taxes, or administer payroll systems. We partner with employers who already have a payroll provider (or can recommend one).
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Not offered
Benefits administration
We can advise on benefits design, but we don't enroll employees, manage claims, or act as a broker. For active brokerage, we refer to trusted partners.
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Not offered
Employment law representation
We provide compliance guidance, not legal advice. For litigation, charges, or formal legal opinions, we coordinate with your attorney.
Need payroll that handles Washington PFML and local taxes? We can recommend a Washington payroll provider that fits your business.
From early startups to established Seattle employers.
Seattle has one of the deepest and most demanding business environments in the country: technology and startups, healthcare, maritime, professional services, retail, and nonprofits, all operating under some of the strictest employment rules in the nation. We work across that range remotely.
We help founders making a first hire, fast-scaling teams, and established employers that need senior HR support without another salary on the books. In a market this regulated, getting hiring, pay, and leave policies right early matters, and we build them to fit your business.
See how we'd help your businessWhy Seattle businesses work with us.
Rules-first HR
We build your HR to hold up under Washington and Seattle labor law, so the strict stuff is handled.
Right-sized scope
Fractional support scaled to your team, without a permanent HR salary in a high-cost market.
Direct response
You work with us directly. Real people who know your business, every time.
You work with the founder, remotely.
Seattle businesses work directly with founder Sophie Lee by video and email. She partners closely on your hiring, handbooks, and policies and helps you stay aligned with Washington's demanding leave and wage rules, so you always work with a real HR professional.
Sophie Lee Founder, Mountain HR Consulting
HR questions from Seattle owners.
Do you have an office in Seattle?
Can you handle Washington and Seattle employment rules?
How does Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave affect my business?
Do I really need to post salary ranges in job ads?
Doing business in Seattle
Seattle is the largest city in Washington and the economic hub of the Pacific Northwest, home to global technology and retail companies, a major port, world-class healthcare systems, and thousands of the small businesses and startups that grow up around them.
It is also one of the most heavily regulated labor markets in the country. Between Washington state law and Seattle's own labor standards, employers face rules on minimum wage, paid leave, scheduling, and pay transparency that change regularly. The resources below help Seattle owners stay current.
Local and Washington employer resources
Other Washington locations
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Vancouver
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Anywhere in Washington
Not in these cities? We support small businesses remotely across Washington. Let's talk.
Let's talk about your people.
A free 30-minute strategy session: honest answers to your HR questions and a clear sense of next steps.