Montanna W.

Fractional HR & Multi-State Compliance Consultant

I'm Montanna, an HR and compliance consultant with 20+ years in the field. I help businesses build people operations that hold up legally, run efficiently day to day, and don't fall apart the minute you hire in a new state, bring on a contractor, or add someone overseas. If you're building HR from scratch, cleaning up a compliance gap, untangling a messy handbook, fixing a payroll problem, or bringing on contractors and international hires who need it done right from day one instead of patched after something goes wrong, this is the work I do. If you've ever had someone ask "wait, can I actually pay this person as a 1099?" or "are we even allowed to do that in California?" and nobody had a confident answer, that's exactly the kind of thing I fix. I cover all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and 15+ countries internationally, including Canada, Mexico, the UK, India, the Philippines, and Jamaica. With real experience in the compliance issues that trip most companies up: unemployment claims, paid sick leave differences, wage notice requirements, worker classification calls that don't hold up under audit (employee vs. independent contractor, U.S. and abroad), and contractor agreements, EEOC and OSHA complaints, and more. Engagements range from one-off projects to ongoing fractional HR support, where I'm essentially your HR department on a part-time basis. SERVICES (not all inclusive) HR audits and compliance assessments Employee handbooks (multi-state) Multi-state and remote workforce compliance Full-cycle payroll processing and setup Employment classification and recordkeeping Employee relations and investigations HRIS selection and implementation Onboarding and offboarding frameworks Leave of absence programs Benefits administration Performance management HR policies and SOPs EEOC, DOL and OSHA complaints INDUSTRIES Over 15 different types of industries served -- Legal, healthcare and mental health, fintech and banking, marketing and media, real estate, manufacturing, childcare, professional services and more. AIHR certified Gusto Payroll Certified Certified Community Bank Internal Auditor (CCBIA) Google Project Management certified