Human Resources Consulting
HR Support for Small Businesses, Powered by Rippling HR Services
Certified HR experts, automated compliance and a local team that knows your business.
Stonebridge Partners HR provides HR support for small businesses through Rippling HR Services. You get Rippling’s PHR- and SHRM-certified HR experts, a compliant employee handbook, automated compliance filings and required training, at reseller pricing. Our team in The Woodlands sets it up, checks in every quarter and stays your point of contact.
What Rippling HR Services includes
Certified HR experts
Ask Rippling’s PHR- and SHRM-certified experts about compliance, state laws, performance management, leave policies and more.
A compliant employee handbook
Build your handbook from templates with guidance on what each policy needs, and get alerts when regulations change.
Automated compliance filings
Rippling handles dozens of federal and state-specific filings, well beyond basic tax registration.
Compliance 360 alerts
Flags potential minimum wage, sick leave and wage payment violations, and tells you how to fix them.
Required training, handled
Rippling LMS enrolls employees in mandatory training by role and location, tracks completion and sends reminders. It may be included at no added charge with HR Services.
Room to grow into new states
Rippling sets up state and local tax accounts as you hire in new states. Add Multi-State Compliance for registered-agent and annual-report filings.
Rippling’s HR team, plus ours
What Stonebridge adds
- Setup done for you: implementation guidance from kickoff to go-live.
- One local contact: priority support with a next-business-day response from The Woodlands, Texas.
- Quarterly check-ins: we review your system and payroll every quarter.
- Your benefits stay with us: HR Services works with your own broker, so Stonebridge stays your broker of record, with an annual renewal review.
HR Services through Stonebridge
Multi-State Compliance adds $25–$32 per entity per month. For a 50-employee company, the core package plus HR Services runs about $3,950–$5,000 per month, including our management and support fee.
See full pricingHR Services or a PEO?
Both give you HR and compliance help. The difference is who the employer is and where your benefits come from.
| Rippling HR Services | A PEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is the employer | You stay the employer. No co-employment. | Co-employment: the PEO shares employer responsibilities. |
| HR and compliance support | Included: certified experts, filings, handbook, training. | Included. |
| Benefits | Not included, so you keep your own broker and plans, including level-funded plans through Stonebridge. | Usually the PEO’s own benefit plans. |
| Best for | Small teams that want HR help without hiring HR staff, and companies expanding into new states. | Companies that want to hand off employer responsibilities entirely. |
HR Consulting FAQ
What is Rippling HR Services?
An add-on to Rippling’s payroll and HR platform that gives you access to Rippling’s certified HR experts and automates time-intensive compliance work, including filings, handbook updates, required training and alerts for wage and leave violations.
How much does Rippling HR Services cost through Stonebridge?
About $56–$71 per employee per month, including Stonebridge’s management and support fee. It is added to Core HR & Payroll ($15–$19 per employee per month).
Do I have to change my benefits?
No. Rippling HR Services works with benefits from your own broker, so Stonebridge stays your benefits broker of record.
Is Rippling HR Services a PEO?
No. It provides HR and compliance services without benefits or a co-employment relationship, so you remain the employer.
Who is it for?
Small businesses that need HR expertise without hiring an HR person, and companies hiring in more than one state.
What does Stonebridge do on top of Rippling?
We handle implementation, check in every quarter, give you priority next-business-day support and review your benefits at every renewal.
Get HR help without hiring an HR department
Book a discovery call or call 832-384-5276. We’ll scope Rippling HR Services for your team and send a firm written quote.