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We listen first to understand your mission, culture, people, systems, and workplace challenges.
HR Maven Collective gives California nonprofits, startups, and growing teams the compliance, systems, and people strategy of a full HR department — without the full-time overhead. Teresa and her Maven Team bring deep expertise across every service we offer.
WACO Theater Center
Snail Games USA
Community Partners
Positive Results Center
Platinum Bell Consulting, LLC
April Parker Foundation
Warren Chapel CME Church
Tower ENT
WACO Theater Center
Snail Games USA
Community Partners
Positive Results Center
Platinum Bell Consulting, LLC
April Parker Foundation
Warren Chapel CME Church
Tower ENT
No bloated packages. Our Maven Team specializes across every service — pick what you need now, or bring us in as your entire people operation.
Your HR brain on call. Our Maven Team brings strategy, structure, and steady guidance as you hire, scale, and navigate hard people decisions.
Learn moreOur Maven Team specializes in handbooks, policies, classifications, investigations, and audits that keep you protected under California labor law.
Learn moreOur Maven Team manages sourcing, screening, and offers built to land the right person the first time — from coordinators to first key hires.
Learn moreOur Maven Team runs accurate, compliant payroll across ADP, Paylocity, and Gusto — executed with care every single cycle.
Learn moreSolid HR infrastructure so you can focus on the mission and pass every audit.
Back-end people systems that let you grow fast without the legal mess later.
Compliance, performance, and workforce stability in fast-paced care settings.
Structure that fits a mix of employees, contractors, and creative collaborators.
HR systems that honor your mission and values, keeping your congregation-serving team compliant, supported, and aligned.
Every engagement follows our proprietary consulting framework designed to build compliant, people-first HR infrastructure that lasts.
We listen first to understand your mission, culture, people, systems, and workplace challenges.
We identify operational gaps, compliance risks, leadership needs, and opportunities for improvement.
We create practical HR strategies, policies, and infrastructure tailored to your organization.
We support execution through clear communication, documentation, training, and change management.
We refine, sustain, and strengthen systems as your organization grows and workplace needs evolve.
As Founder, Teresa leads a Maven Team of HR specialists, each bringing deep expertise in their area. Teresa's background as a youth therapist before building HR departments shapes our collective approach: we build systems that protect people, not just paperwork that protects the org. The result is HR that keeps you legal and keeps your team intact.
We learn your people and your pain points before we prescribe a single policy.
Stay protected under the law without flattening what makes your team yours.
We leave you more confident and self-sufficient, not dependent on us forever.
Stronger HR infrastructure. Clearer leadership support. Workplaces built to sustain people, compliance, and growth.
HR Maven Collective™ partnered with Positive Results Center to strengthen California compliance, modernize policies, improve employee relations processes, and build scalable HR systems for long-term growth.
A stronger HR foundation that helps leadership stay focused on mission, people, and sustainable growth.
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Navigating the complexities of human resources as a nonprofit performing arts organization is no small undertaking — and HR Maven Collective™ has been an invaluable partner every step of the way.
HR Maven Collective™ doesn't just handle HR — they help you build the kind of organizational culture that allows your people and your mission to thrive.
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Teresa is our HR Maven, and we simply love working with her. Over time, she has become a valued part of the PRC family. Her expertise, responsiveness, and ability to provide practical, people-centered solutions have been invaluable to our organization.
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Working with Teresa and HR Maven Collective™ has been an outstanding experience. Teresa consistently brings strategic expertise, genuine care, and a practical, people-centered approach to every engagement. She is thorough, responsive, and truly invested as a partner. I highly recommend HR Maven Collective™ to any organization seeking trusted HR and workforce development support.
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Practical HR leadership. Trusted guidance. Partnerships built to last.
California HR moves fast. We track it so you don't have to. Bookmark this page — we update it as laws change.
California's state minimum wage increased to $16.90/hour on January 1, 2026 — for ALL employers regardless of size. LA County and many cities are even higher. If you haven't updated your payroll yet, you're already out of compliance.
WHO IT AFFECTS: Every California employer
On July 1, 2026, City of Los Angeles minimum wage rises from $17.87/hour to $18.42/hour. LA County's unincorporated areas rise from $17.81/hour to $18.47/hour. Both apply to anyone performing at least two hours of work per week within the relevant boundary — full-time, part-time, temporary, remote, or employed by an out-of-state company. City and County are not the same, and rates don't carry over between LA's 88 incorporated cities. Hotel workers at properties with 60+ rooms inside City of LA limits jump to $25.00/hour, plus an $8.15/hour health benefit requirement.
WHO IT AFFECTS: Employers with anyone working inside LA City or LA County
All employers must now provide a stand-alone written notice of worker rights to every employee at hire AND annually. This includes labor protections, immigration rights, workers' comp, and more. The Labor Commissioner has a template — but you still need to distribute it.
WHO IT AFFECTS: Every California employer
California strengthened its prohibition on paying employees differently based on sex, race, or ethnicity. Job postings must now include a "good faith estimate" of pay range. If your job descriptions don't have salary ranges, you're already behind.
WHO IT AFFECTS: All employers posting jobs in California
General contractors are now directly responsible for unpaid wages and labor costs owed by their subcontractors. If you use vendors, contractors, or outside services — you may be on the hook for their compliance failures too.
WHO IT AFFECTS: Orgs using subcontractors or vendors
Updates to California's annual pay data reporting requirements for 2026 and 2027. Non-compliance penalties start at $100 per employee and jump to $200 per employee for repeat violations. Small orgs aren't exempt.
WHO IT AFFECTS: Employers with 100+ employees
California workers can now petition the state's Public Employment Relations Board to resolve labor disputes if the NLRB is unable to act. This significantly expands worker organizing rights under state law.
WHO IT AFFECTS: Private sector employers
Not sure if you're compliant with these changes?
Take our free 2-minute California HR Compliance Quiz and find out exactly where you stand.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
The gold standard for HR professionals. Templates, compliance tools, and the latest HR research.
shrm.org →
COMMUNITY
A global community elevating Black HR professionals. Career resources, events, and a powerful network.
theblackinhr.com →
CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC
California's SHRM State Council representing 28,000+ HR professionals and 16 local chapters statewide. CA-specific resources, events, and advocacy.
calshrm.org →
GOVERNMENT RESOURCE
Official source for California wage laws, worker classification rules, and employer compliance requirements.
dir.ca.gov →
GOVERNMENT RESOURCE
Handles employment discrimination, harassment, and pay equity enforcement across California.
calcivilrights.ca.gov →
NONPROFITS
The leading voice for California's nonprofit sector. Policy updates, compliance resources, and community tools.
calnonprofits.org →
CERTIFICATION
The global leader in HR credentialing. PHR, SPHR, and GPHR certifications for HR professionals.
hrci.org →
GOVERNMENT RESOURCE
Payroll taxes, UI, SDI, and employer account management. Essential for every California employer.
edd.ca.gov →
NONPROFITS
National advocacy and resources for nonprofits of all sizes. HR toolkits, policy updates, and sector news.
councilofnonprofits.org →
BUSINESS RESOURCE
California's largest broad-based business advocate. HR tools, compliance posters, employment law updates, and labor law handbooks.
calchamber.com →
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Jenna H. Leyton-Jones — employment law counsel, workplace investigations, and employee training for California employers.
leytonjoneslaw.com →
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Benjamin J. Treger — California employment attorney (Stanford Law) handling wage theft, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Free consultation.
tregerlegal.com →
NEED MORE THAN RESOURCES?
Resources are a start. But California HR compliance requires expertise, not just links. We're here when you're ready.
Book a Free Fit Call →7 questions. 2 minutes. Find out where you stand before a costly mistake finds you first.
Strategic HR guidance for California employers adopting AI, meeting notetakers, automated tools, and workplace technology without losing sight of people, trust, privacy, and compliance.
HR Maven Collective™ helps leaders assess risk, create guardrails, train managers, and communicate clearly before AI becomes a workplace problem.
A practical five-minute assessment designed to help employers identify AI governance gaps, privacy concerns, manager training needs, employee communication issues, and AI-related compliance exposure before they become business risks.
AI is being used without consistent governance, policies, training, or documentation.
Needs Immediate ReviewSome practices exist, but AI use is inconsistent and oversight may not be documented.
Build GuardrailsStrong governance, human oversight, clear policy language, and responsible implementation practices are in place.
Sustain & MonitorAI meeting assistants can improve follow-up, but they can also create questions around consent, confidentiality, privilege, discoverability, retention, access, and employee trust.
This is not legal advice. It is a practical HR risk lens for employers navigating AI, automated decision tools, employee privacy, and documentation practices.
Automated decision systems and discrimination risk.
CPPAPrivacy, risk assessments, and ADMT obligations.
EEOCAI tools used in employment decisions.
NISTGovernance, mapping, measurement, and management.
LitigationBias claims and scrutiny of screening technology.
AI strategy should not live only with IT. HR needs a seat at the table because AI affects employees, managers, applicants, documentation, trust, and risk.
HR Maven Collective continuously monitors public guidance, regulatory developments, professional standards, and business research to help California employers translate emerging AI issues into practical workplace strategy.
Logos are used as references to public guidance, educational, regulatory, research, and media resources. HR Maven Collective™ is not affiliated with or endorsed by these organizations. External links open in a new tab; legal questions should be reviewed with qualified counsel.
Whether you’re building HR infrastructure, strengthening compliance, navigating employee relations, or preparing your organization for responsible AI, HR Maven Collective™ is ready to partner with you.
We're always looking for exceptional HR professionals to join the Maven Team. If you're a specialist in payroll, recruiting, compliance, or HR operations — and you want to do meaningful work for mission-driven organizations — we want to hear from you.
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