Excited and nervous... I just accepted a role to be the first HR in a small multi state company. Any suggestions and advice from someone who has done this before?

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Find a good PEO! Ive used Justworks (popular among startups) and they have so many resources to help companies with payroll and benefits and manage compliance across multiple states.

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