A 30-day audit before small problems become expensive ones.
We pull your employee files, payroll process, training records, and compliance documentation, find the gaps, and hand you a prioritized cleanup plan. Fixed fee. No retainer commitment. Credited toward your first month if you continue.
Partner
Rippling Certified
Google reviews
5.0 ★ · 6 reviews
Licensed
LNHA · MA · NH · NC
Insured
E&O coverage
Based in
Ludlow, MA
The deliverable
Compliance file gap report
Gap Report · Sample SNF
Page 3 of ~25
- EE #14Missing I-9 Section 2HIGH
- EE #28Handbook ack not signed (2024 rev)MED
- EE #07Harassment training overdue 4 monthsHIGH
- EE #41Exempt classification likely incorrectHIGH
- EE #19PFML notice not on fileMED
- EE #33W-4 missing 2024 updateLOW
Length
~25 pages
Timeline
4 weeks
Format
PDF + readout
0
Days, fixed turnaround
No padded timelines. The audit is 30 days, every time.
$2,500
Fixed fee, credited if you continue
Same scope every audit. Credited toward month 1 of retainer.
0%
of audits surfaced material gaps
Every audit to date has flagged at least one critical fix.
Top 5
findings drive most inspector exposure
I-9, late deposits, PFML, classification, training.
What's included
Six deliverables. One scope. Fixed fee.
The audit is the same for every client, we don't sell variants. Cannabis, senior care, manufacturing, healthcare: same engagement, calibrated to your regulatory landscape.
Employee file audit
I-9s, W-4s, signed handbooks, training acknowledgements, exempt classifications, every file reviewed against the federal and MA-specific list.
Missing-document report
A line-item list of every file gap, every employee, prioritized by audit risk and the cost of the lapse.
Training & compliance matrix
Who has completed what, who's overdue, and what's exposed. Includes harassment, OIG, license verification, and industry-specific training.
Payroll process & risk summary
How payroll is run today, where it's leaking, and where misclassification, late deposits, or PFML errors are creating exposure.
30-day cleanup plan
Sequenced fix list, what we'd do first, what we'd hand to your team, what we'd own monthly. Concrete, not consulting fluff.
Owner/operator readout
60-minute walkthrough of findings with the owner or COO. Hard truth, not a sanitized deck.
What we typically find
The gaps that show up in almost every audit.
These are the findings we surface most often. Cost-of-lapse figures are public, federal or MA-specific, and the same numbers an inspector or auditor would cite.
I-9 Section 2 incomplete or missing
Found in 3 of 4 audits
Cost of lapse
$281 to $2,789 per form
DOL, 2024 inflation-adjusted civil penalty schedule
Late or misclassified federal payroll deposits
Found in roughly half of audits
Cost of lapse
2% / 5% / 10% / 15% tiered penalties
IRS failure-to-deposit penalty
PFML notice not on file or not re-issued at hire
Found in 2 of 3 MA audits
Cost of lapse
$50 to $300 per worker
MA Department of Family and Medical Leave
Exempt classification likely incorrect
Found in roughly 1 of 3 audits
Cost of lapse
Back wages plus liquidated damages, 2-year lookback
DOL Wage and Hour Division
Required harassment training overdue
Found in 4 of 4 senior care or cannabis audits
Cost of lapse
Survey citation, license risk, civil exposure
MA AG and CCC training requirements
Frequencies reflect typical patterns across small, regulated employers. Your engagement may surface fewer or more of these. The audit is designed to catch them either way.
The 30 days, week by week
A predictable schedule, not a consulting black box.
Most clients see the gap report in week 3 and the readout in week 4. We don't run audits longer than 30 days, anything longer is a project, not an audit.
Week 1
01Kickoff & file pull
Scope confirmed, files pulled from your payroll platform and HRIS, intake interviews with the owner and key managers.
- Engagement scope
- File access set up
- Interview kickoff
Week 2
02Audit & interviews
Every file reviewed against the federal + MA checklist. Manager interviews uncover the workarounds and shadow processes.
- Per-employee audit
- Process interviews
- Risk scoring
Week 3
03Gap report & plan
Findings consolidated. Missing-doc list per employee. 30-day prioritized cleanup plan, sequenced by audit risk.
- Gap report
- Risk summary
- Cleanup plan
Week 4
04Readout & next step
60-minute readout with the owner. Decision time: hand the plan to your team, or convert to a monthly retainer.
- Owner readout
- Q&A session
- Retainer recommendation
Doing nothing isn't free
The math on $2,500 versus the alternative.
Most owner-operators run the audit because the numbers below don't get smaller with time. They compound, every payroll, every hire, every survey.
Doing nothing
What sloppy files actually cost
- I-9 violations, $281 to $2,789 per form, every employee, every audit
- Late federal payroll deposits, 2 to 15 percent IRS penalty, recurring
- PFML notice gaps in MA, $50 to $300 per worker, every renewal cycle
- Misclassification, back wages plus liquidated damages, 2-year DOL lookback
After the audit
Caught and sequenced in 30 days
- Every I-9 reviewed against the federal checklist, fixes prioritized
- Payroll deposit cadence and tax setup mapped, leakage flagged
- PFML notices, FMLA eligibility, and return-to-work paperwork up to date
- Exempt classifications validated against federal and MA tests, with audit trail
Illustrative ranges. Actual exposure depends on industry, audit scope, and how long files have been neglected. Sources: DOL, IRS, MA DFML, CMS.
Pricing
One number. Credited if you stay.
The audit is fixed-fee so you know exactly what you're paying. If you continue with a retainer afterward, the $2,500 is credited toward your first month.
Entry offer
Compliance File Audit Sprint
The full 30-day audit. Same scope every time. Credited toward your first month of retainer if you continue.
- Employee file audit (every employee)
- Missing-document report
- Training & compliance matrix
- Payroll process & risk summary
- 30-day prioritized cleanup plan
- 60-minute owner/operator readout
Larger teams (over 75 employees) and complex cannabis multi-site operations may require a $5,000 tier. We'll flag this on the scoping call.
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HR & Payroll Backstop
The retainer the audit converts into. Payroll coordination, file management, monthly compliance reporting, and priority support.
- Payroll coordination + audits
- Onboarding & employee file management
- PFML / FMLA notice + return-to-work
- Compliance & training tracking
- Monthly owner/operator report
- Priority email + Slack support
3-month minimum. $2,500 audit fee credited toward month 1. Sized to team complexity, not headcount.
See HR & Payroll detailsWho this is for
Regulated, owner-operated, 10-100 employees.
The audit fits the operators who feel the most pain when files are messy, and the most exposure when an inspector shows up.
Cannabis operators
Dispensaries, cultivators, processors. Agent registration, license verification, multi-site shift premiums, the audit catches the things state inspectors flag.
Headline exposure
$1K to $10K per agent registration violation
MA Cannabis Control Commission fine schedule
Senior care & SNFs
Skilled nursing, assisted living, home care. PBJ, OIG, SAM, license, and CORI exposure mapped against survey readiness.
Headline exposure
~1 in 3 SNFs cited at survey for staffing record errors
CMS survey trend data, recent cycles
Regulated local SMBs
Healthcare, behavioral health, dental, manufacturing, logistics. Anywhere the owner is the de facto HR department and an audit is the next email away.
Headline exposure
$274M+ recovered in DOL back-wage actions, FY24
U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data
A note from the founder
“The point of the audit isn’t to sell you a retainer. It’s to tell you the truth about your files in 30 days. If the cleanup plan is small enough that your office manager can run it, you’ll know, and you’ll keep the plan either way.”
Josh King· Founder, King & Co.
“King & Co. took payroll and compliance off my plate so I could run the building, not HR.”
Administrator at Pioneer Valley Health & Rehabilitation
“King & Co. Consulting stands out as a practical, results-driven firm that focuses on real-world execution, not just theory. Their team brings a strong mix of operational experience and strategic insight, which makes collaboration both productive and grounded.”
Adam Halbrook · 5★ Google review
Audit questions
What clients ask before booking the scoping call.
Scope your audit
Two minutes now, scoping call within a business day.
If a 20-minute call is too much friction, send a few details and Josh will reach out. Same human either way.
One audit. One number. One conversation.
A 20-minute call to confirm fit. We’ll either schedule the audit or tell you it’s not the right time.