Expert Guidance for Strategic HR Solutions

Providing expert HR consulting solutions since 2005.  Led by certified HR professional Karen Straske (PHR), KLS Consulting Services offers customized, fractional human resources support for small to mid-sized organizations across local, national, and international markets. For-Profit, Non-Profit, Engineering, Retail, Professional Services, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate, Manufacturing, Union, Non-Union, and more. With over 30 years of HR experience—including leadership roles and hands-on expertise—Karen delivers strategic, compliant, and practical solutions tailored to each client’s needs.  

By outsourcing essential human resources needs to KLS Consulting Services, you’ll be making a smart management decision and allowing for more time to direct the growth and profitability of your business.

KLS Consulting offers:

A partnership to help you achieve your human resource objectives, whether short term or long term.

Assistance in solving problems and developing proactive solutions for human resource issues

A variety of consulting services are offered to meet all of your needs, ranging from employee relations, performance management, compensation, hiring, training & more.

Core Services Include:

• Employee & Supervisor Handbooks – Clear, customized guides to enhance communication and reduce liability
• HR Audits – Compliance reviews with actionable recommendations
• Recruitment & Hiring Support– Screening, background checks, orientations
• Employer Relations – Feel assured that employee performance and conduct issues are managed in a constructive, compliant, and fair manner.
• Investigations - Trust an impartial and seasoned HR expert to lead your delicate harassment investigations with professionalism and compliance.
• Compensation & Benefit Plans – Design, analysis, and communication strategies
• Job Descriptions – Concise tools for role clarity and alignment
• Training Programs – From harassment prevention to supervisory skills
• Performance Management Systems – Goal-setting and feedback frameworks
• Safety Programs – Systems to identify and eliminate workplace risks

At the core of our practice lies an unwavering dedication to integrity and discretion. KLS Consulting Services upholds the highest ethical standards, safeguarding client information with the utmost respect and confidentiality. Our clients entrust us with their most critical HR concerns, confident in our ability to deliver solutions with professionalism and trustworthiness.

We are passionate about helping business understand the importance of HR, compliance, communication, and investing in their employees. We are a business partner that aims to focus on success through engaged employees and a clear vision.

 We are deeply committed to helping businesses recognize how HR, compliance, communication, and employee investment directly influence organizational health and success. 

As your Fractional HR partner, we work alongside leadership to cultivate engagement, reinforce compliance, and bring clarity to your vision. Our goal is to empower organizations with the HR infrastructure, guidance, and support needed to operate confidently, reduce risk, and create workplaces where employees thrive.