Employment Practices Solutions

What Employment Practices Solutions does

Employment Practices Solutions, Inc. (EPS) is a Dallas-headquartered, fully remote professional services firm founded in 1996 by Laurie Jones, Esq. and Pamela Hutchins, Esq. EPS delivers impartial workplace complaint investigations, customized HR and employment-law training, expert witness testimony, and HR consulting (policy/handbook development, climate assessments, 360-degree evaluations, employee engagement work) to a horizontally diversified client base spanning Fortune 100 companies, federal and state government entities, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations across all 50 U.S. states. The firm holds a Certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise designation and operates as an independent, privately held company with shareholder-consultants on staff.

EPS's core service architecture is organized around three pillars — Train, Investigate, and Consult — delivered by a bench of actively licensed employment attorneys and senior HR practitioners sourced from organizations including Citigroup, GEICO, Bank of the West, Princeton University, Paul Hastings, and Bracewell & Patterson. The Investigate service is differentiated by attor­ney-led, third-party neutrality in handling discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and Title IX matters. The Train service includes live, virtual-live, and on-demand formats, with HRCI/SHRM-certified on-demand courses (notably the 'Workplace Investigator's Toolkit' Parts 1 and 2) priced at $49 per course or $89 for the bundle. EPS also runs the 'Real Solutions' podcast as an ongoing thought-leadership channel covering workplace investigations, DEI, AI in the workplace, immigration policy, return-to-office mandates, and related HR/employment-law developments.

EPS generates revenue primarily through per-engagement professional services contracts (investigations, consulting, and customized training), with most pricing quote-based rather than publicly listed. Distribution leverages three structured channels uncommon for a firm of this size: a GSA Schedule contract (47QREA22D0016) for federal procurement, a Preferred Provider relationship with The Chubb Insurance Company's Loss Prevention Consultation Services (under which EPL insureds are reimbursed 50% of fees up to 10% of premium), and recurring webinar co-marketing with HR Acuity. Consultants are engaged as independent contractors, allowing the firm to scale delivery nationwide without proportional fixed-headcount expansion. Additional certifications — HRCI continuing-education provider, SHRM PDC recognition, SAM enrollment, and a Texas Private Investigator's license — collectively lower customer acquisition friction and gate access to specific buyer pools.

Name

Employment Practices Solutions

Legal name

Employment Practices Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://epspros.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Employment Practices Solutions is a Dallas-based, fully remote professional services firm founded in 1996 that delivers attorney-led workplace investigations, customized HR and employment-law training, expert witness testimony, and HR consulting to Fortune 100 companies, federal agencies, higher education institutions, and nonprofits nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Investigations, Training, Consulting): EPS generates revenue through professional services engagements including impartial workplace investigations, customized training programs (live, virtual, on-demand), and HR consulting services including expert witness testimony, policy development, and climate assessments. Consultants are independent contractors. Services are quoted and contracted on a per-engagement basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Employment Practices Solutions is a professional services firm that delivers customized workplace training, impartial complaint investigations, and HR consulting services. Its three core service lines — Train, Investigate, and Consult — are staffed by actively licensed employment law attorneys and senior HR professionals who provide expert witness testimony, policy and handbook development, climate assessments, Title IX and EEO investigations, and DEI/respectful workplace programming for organizations nationwide.

Product overview

Employment Practices Solutions (EPS) is a professional services firm providing a portfolio of interconnected HR and employment law solutions organized around three core service lines: Train, Investigate, and Consult. The Train service delivers customized training programs in live, virtual-live, and on-demand formats covering harassment, discrimination, bullying, conflict resolution, management skills, and respectful workplace culture. The Investigate service provides impartial workplace complaint investigations conducted by licensed employment attorneys. The Consult service encompasses expert witness testimony, policy development, climate assessments, 360-degree evaluations, and employee engagement consulting. Additional offerings include Federal EEO Training for government clients, the Workplace Investigator's Toolkit on-demand course series, and the Real Solutions podcast for thought leadership content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Train Customized workplace training programs delivered live, virtual-live, and on-demand, covering discrimination, harassment, bullying, conflict resolution, management skills, and respectful workplace culture building. Audience: HR teams, managers, and employees of client organizations.
• Investigate Objective and impartial workplace complaint investigations conducted by licensed employment law attorneys, handling complaints of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other misconduct. Audience: employers, in-house counsel, and HR leaders needing independent investigations.
• Consult Comprehensive HR consulting including expert witness testimony, policy and handbook development, climate assessments, multi-rater 360 evaluations, and employee engagement consulting. Audience: employers, in-house counsel, and outside counsel needing employment law and HR expertise.
• Federal EEO Training EEO training programs designed for federal entities, covering sexual harassment, discrimination, bystander skills, diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias, and effective management fundamentals. Audience: federal agencies and their employees.
• A Workplace Investigator's Toolkit Self-paced, HRCI- and SHRM-certified interactive on-demand courses (Part 1: Investigation Fundamentals and Part 2: Investigation Challenges) that build fundamental investigation skills for HR professionals. Audience: HR professionals seeking recertification credits.
• On-Demand Training Self-paced online training library for HR professionals, including HRCI/SHRM-certified courses for professional development. Audience: HR practitioners and investigators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100 virtual investigations delivered during the COVID era, demonstrating scalability of the remote service delivery model.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HR AcuitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEPS has partnered with HR Acuity multiple times for webinars on workplace topics including 'Conducting Inclusive Investigations: Interviewing Witnesses with Disabilities and Neurodivergence' and 'Post-Ruling Realities: Advancing DEI & Allyship in the Workplace.' EPS President Jill Rorschach and Director of Training Jessica Caspe participated as presenters.
• The Chubb Insurance CompanycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEPS is a Preferred Provider for The Chubb Insurance Company's Loss Prevention Consultation Services. Chubb reimburses its Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insureds for 50% of the cost of EPS training and investigation services up to 10% of the insured's premium.
• General Services Administration (GSA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerEPS is an approved GSA provider of EEO training and investigations under Contract Number 47QREA22D0016, enabling federal entities to procure EPS services through the GSA schedule.
• Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEPS is an approved provider of continuing education and workshops by HRCI, valid through 2027, and is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification.
• NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEPS President Jill Rorschach presented at the NAWIC Annual Conference HR Legal Symposium on August 15, 2024, in Houston, TX on the topic of employment law for people managers.
• Texoma HRMA (Texoma HR Legal Symposium)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEPS consultant Deby Skawinski presented at the Texoma HR Legal Symposium on August 2, 2024, discussing AI legal ramifications and investigation best practices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Littler Mendelson PC: Largest US-based employment and labor law firm representing management in workplace law matters. Comparable to EPS for its employment investigations, EEO training, and policy advisory work, but with vastly broader scale and global reach as a full-service law firm.
• Ogletree Deakins: Major national employment law firm with deep practice in workplace investigations, EEO compliance, and HR-related litigation support. Directly comparable service categories to EPS, but operates at much larger firm scale with hundreds of attorneys across the US.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. One of the largest US law firms focused exclusively on workplace law, providing employment litigation, investigations, and compliance training. Closely comparable to EPS in investigation and training offerings, with overlapping client profiles in Fortune 500 and government.
• Fisher Phillips: National employment law firm representing employers in workplace matters including harassment investigations, training, and HR policy consulting. Comparable to EPS in core investigations/training offerings, with similar client base and broader geographic practice.
• Cozen O'Connor (Employer Solutions): Full-service law firm with an employment practice group providing workplace investigations, EEO counseling, and HR policy work. Comparable legal-side investigation and training services to EPS at a multi-practice firm scale.

Emerging players

• HR Acuity: Employee relations and workplace investigations case management SaaS platform. EPS has an established webinar partnership with HR Acuity, indicating the two operate in the same investigations ecosystem — HR Acuity on the software side, EPS on the service side.

Direct peers

• T&M Protection Resources: Specialized HR investigations and workplace consulting firm providing impartial workplace investigations, harassment prevention training, and HR advisory services. Closely aligned with EPS in niche: independent third-party investigations and customized EEO training.
• OutSolve: HR consulting firm providing affirmative action, EEO, and workplace investigations services. Overlaps with EPS in impartial workplace investigations, DEI training, and compliance consulting for both private and federal employer clients.
• Berkshire Associates: HR consulting and EEO compliance firm providing workplace investigations, affirmative action plan development, and EEO training. Comparable mid-sized specialist competing with EPS for federal and enterprise EEO engagements.

Others

• Justworks EOR Services: PEO/EOR platform providing HR compliance infrastructure including policies, training, and employee relations support to SMBs. Adjacent — competes for HR compliance budget but via SaaS rather than bespoke professional services like EPS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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