Human Resources Expert and 20-year Practitioner

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Summary Human Resources Expert & Practitioner Over twenty years as a Human Resources Generalist and an expert in all areas of Human Resources. (i.e. wage, safety, benefits, job descriptions, policies and procedures, labor laws and compliance, focusing on Employee Relations/ER). My ER knowledge focuses on the areas of providing advice, mediation, investigating workplace disputes, risk assessments, recommendations of remediation, training, involuntary termination, wage correction, discrimination, performance, drafting HR documents, etc. Expert in conducting salary drafting job description reviews and establishing salary ranges for fair pay in accordance with compliant job descriptions. EXPERT WITNESS – Work with attorneys to provide Human Resources litigation consulting and expert witness services (depositions, in-court testimony, case review, etc.) in the areas of Human Resources. Provide expert witness, reports, consulting, investigating, analyzing, testifying and litigation support regarding: employment, Title VII, employment discrimination, human resources policies, performance issues, negligent hiring and retention, compensation, overtime exemption, proper classification, harassment, wrongful termination, workplace discrimination, benefits, recruiting, handbooks, job descriptions, background checks, as well as related topics in human resources issues and management. WORKPLACE INVESTIGATOR – Conduct independent complex investigations into sensitive employee relations & EEO complaints of discrimination, harassment, and other workplace complaints in an efficient, thorough, and professional manner. Identify investigation scope, sources, and investigative actions. Plan, schedule, and conduct effective interviews of complainants, respondents, and witnesses. Interviews witnesses at all levels of the organization using appropriate tact and impartiality. Analyze information collected from witnesses and evidence and reach timely and unbiased conclusions and findings. Provide practical, problem solving, even-handed solutions while serving as a trusted and confidential resource within the human resources team. Prepare thorough, professional reports of human resource, EEO, or personnel matters, including review of policy violations, performance, and/or conduct concerns. Compose correspondence and other highly confidential documents such as investigation summaries, corroboration charts, risk assessments, action plans, conclusion talking points, executive scripts, etc. Provide sound technical and practical advice and guidance to administration and managers on employee relations matters, employee concerns, and workplace issues. CERTIFIED MEDIATOR – Serve a neutral mediator on a variety of workplace matters, including discrimination claims, other workplace conflicts, regulatory compliance cases, public policy disputes, multiparty conflicts, and other disputes which are of a particularly unique, difficult, high-profile, or complex nature. Including drafting and conducting assessment, reporting, mediation facilitation, coaching, training, education, and change management efforts.