Fast Growth Without HR Infrastructure Is a Liability Time Bomb
Startups move fast and hire faster — and HR usually gets deprioritized until something goes wrong. But employment law doesn’t care that you’re a startup. One misclassified contractor, one improperly handled complaint, one missing I-9 — and you’re defending the company instead of building it.
The founders and operators who work with Catapult early don’t just avoid problems — they build a talent advantage. They attract better people, retain them longer, and spend their time on the product, not on HR fires.
- Contractor misclassification that becomes a tax and benefit liability at scale
- No employee handbook — every policy decision made by whoever is in the room
- Founders handling HR complaints without legal awareness of the exposure
- Chaotic onboarding that burns through early hires before they’re ramped
- Scaling from 20 to 100 employees without updating compliance posture
HR Built for Your Growth Stage
We start where you are and build what you actually need — not a 500-person enterprise program crammed into a 30-person startup.
HR Infrastructure Buildout
Employee handbook, offer letter templates, job descriptions, core HR policies, and compliance documentation — the foundational stack your business needs before you hire employee #10.
Contractor Classification Review
Federal and state analysis of your contractor relationships before the IRS or DOL does it for you — with a clear action plan for reclassification where needed.
New Hire & Onboarding Compliance
I-9 verification, required federal and state forms, onboarding packet setup, and 30/60/90 day frameworks built for the roles you actually hire.
Employment Law Guidance
Direct access to certified HR practitioners and Ogletree Deakins employment attorneys for same-day answers on the legal questions that come up as you scale.
Comp & Benefits Strategy
Market-competitive salary benchmarking, equity program guidance, and benefits strategy for growth-stage companies competing for talent against larger employers.
Scaling HR Support
As you grow from 10 to 50 to 200+, Catapult scales with you — adding compliance coverage, benefits administration, and strategic HR advisory at each inflection point.
What Founders & Operators Say
“We hired Catapult when we had 18 employees. By the time we hit 80, our HR infrastructure was already in place — handbook, compliance posture, benefits, the whole stack. We didn’t have to rebuild anything under pressure.”
“We thought we’d handle HR ourselves until we ‘really needed it.’ Then we got an EEOC charge at 35 employees. Catapult resolved it — but we wish we’d called them on day one instead of waiting for a crisis.”
Build HR Right. Before You Have To.
The founders who invest in HR infrastructure early don’t just avoid problems — they build a talent advantage. Let’s build yours before your next hire.