The HR expertise and stability your business deserves, without a full time hire.
30 min free · no fee · a relaxed first conversation
At Epiko Hub, only someone who meets the standard below is assigned as your dedicated consultant. Right now, founder John Kim personally serves clients to that standard.
So Korean business owners never have to face HR and employee issues alone, a dedicated partner stays by your side. Right now, founder John Kim handles it personally.
One HR expert assigned to your business. The same person every time, with your history already in hand.
Video call or message, always with the same partner. We respond on business days.
We hear this a lot. But tax and payroll processing and labor-law compliance are very different jobs. Most problems appear in the gap between them.
Corporate and personal tax filing, bookkeeping, financials. Not labor-law compliance or employee issues.
Wage calculation and transfers, withholding, tax filing. It won't tell you whether your wage and overtime rules are correct.
Labor-law compliance, employee-issue response, lawsuit prevention. We put handbooks, records and policies in place to stop disputes before they start.
Taxes to your CPA, payroll to ADP; labor-law compliance, employee issues and lawsuit prevention to Epiko Hub.
This reflects a statewide trend only and does not predict the outcome for any specific business.
Average exposure per lawsuit varies by headcount, payroll records and the facts of each claim. Not a prediction for any specific business. Source: CABIA PAGA Lawsuit Tracker 2025 (an employer-side advocacy group, not a neutral government source).
We start from what owners actually say. Pick the card that fits and we'll guide you to the next step.
The employee handbook, required policies or wage-statement format are missing or years out of date, and it worries me.
See compliance documentsI'm not sure our daily overtime, meal and rest records, and worker classification meet California rules.
See HR Audit (7 Key Areas)Every time an employee issue comes up, there's no one to ask, and it's too early to hire full-time HR.
See the dedicated HR partnerI-9 forms, the IIPP (Injury & Illness Prevention Program) and the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) pile up fast, and I don't know if our records would hold up if we were audited.
See HR Audit (7 Key Areas)Harassment prevention training, safety training and required workplace postings change often, and I'm not sure we're keeping up with what California mandates.
See HR Audit (7 Key Areas)When a complaint or conflict comes up, I don't know what to do first, what to document, or who should be involved, and one wrong move could turn into a bigger problem.
See the dedicated HR partnerEvery step can be chosen on its own. Start with whatever is most urgent for you now.
A free consult and the 10-question HR Self-Check → a free HR summary report, usually within one business day.
A focused review across 7 named HR areas.
A focused review of 7 named HR categories, not a full, financial, legal, or regulatory audit, and not legal advice.Every month, a dedicated partner stays close by.
A 10-question self-check + a 30-minute consult → a free HR summary report.
A focused review of key HR records and compliance gaps.
A dedicated partner stays by your side every month.
HR Audit (7 Key Areas): a focused review of 7 named HR areas, not a formal, financial, legal or regulatory audit, and not legal advice.
Answer 10 questions yourself. We send back a written summary of the missing documentation and the priority risk signals, usually within one business day.
Free · 10 questions · no sign-upPAGA risk review · priority check · cost guidance. A relaxed, no-pressure conversation. Speak comfortably in Korean or English.
Practical guidance for Owners of 25 to 200 employee businesses, written by John Kim, SPHR.
PAGA notices reached about 10,000 in 2025. For a 25 to 200 employee grocery store, the first cracks are usually pay stubs, breaks, and overtime. Five checks to run this week.
Read moreOne late lunch break during the rush is rarely one problem. It can repeat across every pay period and every affected employee on that shift. Do this 30-minute timecard check this week.
Read moreI-9 paperwork penalties are assessed per violation, so one repeated mistake across 50 files is 50 separate exposures. Five common errors and a 20-minute self-audit any owner can run this week.
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