Information. Training. Protection.
Our HR consultants are experts in the restaurant industry and will provide the training your business needs to be prepared for wage & hour investigations, I-9 audits, and costly lawsuits. Our training programs give you the ability to remain compliant and handle employee complaints. Our clients have direct access to us the moment they need it.
Our Process
HR Compliance Defender (HRCD) works exclusively in the restaurant industry and is committed to training on various subjects like wage & hour compliance, handling employee complaints, and understanding complicated employee rights in the workplace laws. We see it happening all over the country – the Federal and State Department(s) of Labor are hiring hundreds of investigators to target our industry. Law firms are aggressively recruiting tipped wage workers. We’ll provide company audits and training, personalized, hands-on management training, and HR staff development to combat unwanted litigation while helping you gain insights on:
- Tipped Wage Workers Laws
- Wage & Hour Compliance
- Exempt / Non-Exempt Classification
- Hostile Work Environment (Sexual Harassment & Discrimination Claims)
- Unlawful Terminations
- Onboarding Paperwork
- I-9 Forms
- Employee & Management Handbooks
- Proper Payroll Process
Our Services
Company Audit & Training Support
We work with owners and upper management to identify areas of non-compliance and provide the training content and the forms needed to address these areas of legal and financial exposure…
Management Training
We work directly with your general manager, managers, chefs, sous chefs, and office employees. We train and develop your team through comprehensive online resources, video classes, virtual training, material review, and live conversations…
HR Staff Training & Development
The program is designed to develop an employee into a person relied upon within the company to understand and execute all levels of training and HR responsibilities, whether that’s a trusted employee, family member or…
Why We Do What We Do
To Limit the Risks to Restaurant Owners
- Fine of $154,033 Imposed for Keeping Workers’ Tips
- Fined $41,560 for Illegally Shared Workers’ Tips with Managers
- Fined $697K in Tipped Workers Wage & Hour Violations
- $178K in Damages for Improperly Paying Kitchen Employees and Tipped Workers
- Fined $179K for Improper Tip Pooling
- $1.03 Million To Settle Lawsuits Alleging Tip and Wage Theft
- W & H Division of The U.S. DOL to Add 100 Investigators to It's Team
- W & H Division Conducted More Than 25,000 Investigations of Food Services Establishments
- Law Firms Targeting the Restaurant Industry
- Lawsuits Have Doubled Due to The Complex Nature of Wage and Hour Laws
- Restaurants Nationwide are Facing Costly Wage & Hour Lawsuits
- $483 Million Recovering In Hospitality Wage and Hour Claims