HR Companies & HR Consultants in Mckinney, TX

Overview

HerrinHR is a human resources firm headquartered in McKinney, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. It acts as an outsourced HR function for smaller and midsize organizations that need professional HR support but cannot justify building an internal department.

Its clients range from very young startups with only a handful of staff to established companies that employ hundreds of people across many sites. The firm works with businesses in every industry, both in North Texas and across the country.

Its stated aims are to keep employers compliant, grow their people, reduce employment-related risk and lighten the administrative load of having a workforce.

Services

The firm's offering spans day-to-day administration and longer-range planning. Key areas include:

• Payroll processing with direct deposit, paper checks or paycards, covering hourly, salaried, commissioned and tipped workers across several sites, states and pay schedules
• Payroll tax filing and remittance at the federal, state and local level, including year-end W-2 and 1095-C forms
• Employee benefits brokerage with broad carrier access, online enrollment and year-round support
• Talent acquisition support, plus applicant tracking and electronic onboarding
• Customized training on topics such as harassment, discrimination, workplace violence, leadership and compliance
• HR assessments, workforce forecasting and succession planning
• Fractional HR leadership and general HR consulting

Technology and Platform

Clients of its bundled offering, HerrinHR Alliance, gain access to a human resources information system. The system includes self-service portals for staff and managers, configurable permission levels, standard and custom reporting, general ledger reports, and document storage with electronic signatures. It also covers performance and asset tracking and compliance reporting for OSHA, EEO and ACA requirements.

A built-in time and attendance module supports physical and biometric clocks, kiosks, mobile punches with geofenced zones, and flexible paid-time-off accruals. The integrated recruiting and onboarding tools are included at no added cost, with no caps on job postings. Openings can be pushed to major job boards such as LinkedIn and Indeed.

How They Work With Clients

Engagements typically begin with an HR assessment. Consultants examine existing policies, practices and records, and they meet with leadership and any in-house HR staff. The client then receives a written analysis and a forward-looking plan. From there, the firm can help project headcount needs and budgets, identify high-potential employees for succession, and design development plans to close skill gaps.

Its fractional leadership model places an experienced HR director, business partner, vice president or chief HR officer with a company on a part-time basis, for as long or as briefly as needed. Training is scheduled around the client's operations, including evenings and weekends.

It can be delivered on site, by webinar, or as recorded modules suitable for a learning management system.

Leadership and Credentials

The firm is led by founder Mallory Herrin, who serves as chief executive and lead consultant. She holds the SPHR and SHRM-CP designations, is a Certified Professional Life Coach, and brings close to two decades of progressive experience in HR. In her client work she sets HR strategy and represents clients during formal charges and litigation.

She also conducts investigations into harassment, discrimination and retaliation complaints, and she tracks regulatory changes to keep employers compliant. Beyond client work, she creates podcasts, videos and articles, including work with HR Insider, and offers speaking engagements.

She is the author of the book Intentional HR, which examines how HR can function as a genuine strategic partner to business leadership.