How CultivaHR Saved 8 Hours a Week With Sixfifty

The challenge

CultivaHR struggled to deliver timely state employment updates to clients

As a small but growing HR consultancy, CultivaHR serves a diverse client base spread across at least 20 states. But with only three employees, the company needed to stay on top of constantly evolving employment laws in multiple jurisdictions—an otherwise overwhelming and time-consuming task. It got to the point where Chelsea Larson, Business Ops Manager at CultivaHR, found herself facing the reality of spending an entire workday each week just researching state-specific employment laws.

“We started panicking about knowing all the laws of every state. I was going to have to be doing it for probably an eight-hour day every week,” said Larson. “And I was like, ‘Absolutely not. We have to get something.’”

Beyond keeping client handbooks up-to-date, CultivaHR also faced frequent, time-sensitive requests from clients needing immediate legal documentation for employee terminations and new hires—where turnaround times were expected in hours, not weeks.

In short, the firm required a comprehensive solution that would provide up-to-date, legally sound employment documents.

The solution

SixFifty enabled CultivaHR to achieve quick turnarounds on urgent compliance tasks—like hiring and separation

CultivaHR turned to SixFifty to simplify compliance and reduce the burden of researching employment laws manually. SixFifty’s platform provided them legally vetted, state-specific documentation that CultivaHR can generate quickly and confidently.

“SixFifty is invaluable to us. Instead of trying to stay on top of all the laws ourselves, we use SixFifty to get everything we need for a specific state.”

—Chelsea Larson, Business Ops Manager at CultivaHR

SixFifty has proven particularly useful in handling urgent client requests for separation and release agreements. Because clients often notify CultivaHR of terminations with just hours’ notice and require immediate and accurate documentation, Chelsea and her team now use SixFifty to quickly generate customized separation agreements, ensuring compliance with state-specific regulations and client needs.

“We start creating the document in SixFifty, highlight key areas for the client to edit, and the platform also provides information on state requirements at the bottom of the termination records,” said Larson. “It saves us so much time.”

Additionally, SixFifty plays a crucial role in helping CultivaHR update employee handbooks when clients expand into new states. By using the platform’s ability to easily add state addenda, CultivaHR ensures that handbooks remain compliant with minimal effort.

The outcome

CultivaHR said goodbye to manual research and inconsistent sources

Since adopting SixFifty, CultivaHR has drastically reduced the time spent on employment compliance, freeing up valuable resources to focus on client service.

The firm no longer has to manually navigate complex and often inconsistent state employment law websites, allowing them to provide faster and more reliable HR support.

“Before, we had to go to all of the state websites, cross-reference different sources, and dig through walls of text just to find one sentence we needed. Now, if we get a legal question about a form or a handbook, we just check SixFifty first. It’s extremely comforting to know that if I go on SixFifty, I will get what I need.”

—Chelsea Larson, Business Ops Manager at CultivaHR

Beyond saving time, SixFifty provides CultivaHR with the confidence to advise clients on employment law compliance without hesitation. “We’re not lawyers, we’re just doing the best we can with lots of HR experience. But if you don’t know the laws, you’re not really much help. SixFifty gives us that peace of mind,” Chelsea adds.

With SixFifty, CultivaHR has transformed employment compliance from a daunting challenge into a streamlined, reliable process—allowing them to provide top-tier HR support without getting bogged down in legal complexities.