GrowthPort Partners, Inc. (GPP) provides “Fortune-50” caliber senior human resources and employee benefits consulting as well as preventive employment law advisory services on both an in-house and outsourced basis to mid-sized employers in California. We do for these employers what traditional employment law firms don’t and what human resources professionals alone can’t.

“To provide Fortune-50 workplace expertise through Human Resources consulting, “Preventive” Employment Law advice and Employee Benefits Brokerage services to California employers that will result in both increased profitability and reduced compliance risks.”

The Ambulance in the Valley

‘Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed,
Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant;
But over its terrible edge there had slipped
A duke, and full many a peasant.
The people said something would have to be done,
But their projects did not at all tally.
Some said ‘Put a fence ‘round the edge of the cliff,’
Some, ‘An ambulance down in the valley.’

The lament of the crowd was profound and was loud,
As their tears overflowed with their pity;
But the cry for the ambulance carried the day
As it spread through the neighbouring city.
A collection was made, to accumulate aid
And the dwellers in highway and alley
Gave dollars or cents – not to furnish a fence –
But an ambulance down in the valley.

‘For the cliff is all right if you’re careful,’ they said;
‘And if folks ever slip and are dropping,
It isn’t the slipping that hurts them so much
As the shock down below – when they’re stopping.’
So for years (we have heard), as these mishaps occurred
Quick forth would the rescuers sally,
To pick up the victims who fell from the cliff,
With the ambulance down in the valley.

Said one, to his pleas, ‘It’s marvel to me
That you’d give so much greater attention
To repairing results than to curing the cause;
You had much better aim at prevention.
For the mischief, of course, should be stopped at its source;
Come, neighbours and friends, let us rally.
It is far better sense to rely on a fence
Than an ambulance down in the valley.’

‘He is wrong in his head,’ the majority said;
‘He would end all our earnest endeavour.
He’s a man who would shirk this responsible work,
But we will support it forever.
Aren’t we picking up all, just as fast as they fall,
And giving them care liberally?
A superfluous fence is of no consequence,
If the ambulance works in the valley.’

The story looks queer as we’ve written it here,
But things oft occur that are stranger
More humane, we assert, than to succour the hurt
Is the plan of removing the danger.
The best possible course is to safeguard the source
By attending to things rationally.
Yes, build up the fence and let us dispense
With the ambulance down in the valley.

Joseph Malins 1895

 

Unique Value Proposition

GPP’s unique value proposition derives from two main sources: 1) the considerable experience and expertise of its partners in a broad range of key employment matters; and, 2) the combination of high-end human resources, employee benefits and “preventive” employment law expertise made available to clients through its professional consulting and advisory services.

Human Resources Consulting

• Equal Employment Opportunity Assurance
• Health and Safety Assurance
• Quality Assurance
• Management and Employee Training
  & Development
• Employment-Related Claims Investigation/
  Resolution

• Employment Practices Assessments and Audits
• Hiring Processes and Procedures
• Organizational Design and Development
• Employee Engagement Processes and Procedures
• HR Infrastructure Development and
  Implementation

Employee Benefits Consulting

• Employee Benefits Brokerage and
  Administration Services
• Monthly Employee Enrollment Orientation
• Sponsorship of Annual Diagnostic Health Fairs

• Employee Benefit Strategy Consulting as
  Recruiting and Retention Tools
• Employee Benefit Compliance Audits
• Quarterly Employee Lunch ‘N Learns

Preventative Employment Law Advisory Services

• Employment Litigation Management
• Employment Policies-Review,
  Drafting, Implementation
• Union Avoidance, Negotiation and
  Agreement Administration
• Employment Crises Management and Support
• Employment-Related Agreement Review/
  Negotiation/Drafting/Implementation Workforce
  Reduction-Planning/Implementation
  WARN Act Compliance
• EEOC, DFEH, DOL, DLSE, OSHA

• Preventive Legal Advice/Counsel/Opinions
• Employment Practices-Legal Audits
  and Assessments
• Independent Contractor vs. Employee
  Assessments/Advice
• Employment-Related Claims Investigations,
  i.e., Sex Harassment/Discrimination Allegations
• Government Agency Representation
• Employee/Government Agency Claim
  Settlement Negotiation

GPP's Unique Contributions

The value that GPP’s combination of high caliber professional services represents to mid-sized employers doing business in California cannot be overstated. Considerable expertise is required to align the employer’s profit and productivity needs with existing, constantly changing and increasingly complex compliance requirements. Likewise, high-level expertise is required to align the employer’s need to attract and retain top talent in a highly competitive marketplace with employment policies that effectively both govern and motivate a workforce. Finally, the expertise required to assess employment-related risks in ways that either prevent litigation or, if not preventable, result in less costly and successful employer defenses, is both necessary and essential in today’s over-regulated and litigious workplace.

Clients/Industries Served

GPP’s impressive and incredibly loyal client list crosses a multitude of high-profile industries. Those industries include: property management; automotive, banking, medical centers, medical devices, heavy construction, mortgage lending, professional services, aerospace, restaurant, retail, trucking and manufacturing.

Market Realities Beneficial To GPP

The legal community has priced itself out of the mid-sized business market and it has no incentive to offer, let alone deliver, quality preventive legal services either in the employment area or otherwise. Similarly, management and HR consultants are too pricey, lack the extensive hands-on consulting skills and/or operating experience and proven management “tools”/infrastructure to meaningfully compete with the results-focused consulting services offered by GPP. Lastly, employee benefits have become a cost and consumer driven commodity, where to survive, brokers must offer and deliver value-adding services to their clients that build lasting relationships on a broader base than mere insurance products can provide. GPP’s proven employment-related consulting and advisory services provide that wider, deeper connection to the client.

Opportunity Knocks

The GPP model was developed precisely to take full advantage of all these market realities. The model has been successfully implemented producing both significant revenues and a loyal following, including several marquee clients. The opportunities both for its partners and its clients are clear and will only get larger in the permanently changed workplace and the competitive, global economy.