Provide daily advice to internal clients across the country on myriad employment issues, such as hiring, performance management, termination, leave of absence, discrimination, and drug testing. Analyze and defend allegations regarding wages, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair labor practices, and various other employee demands. Collaborate crisis management needs in all aspects of COVID-19 as member of the Pandemic Team. Coordinate cross-functional teams on multiple projects… Show more Provide daily advice to internal clients across the country on myriad employment issues, such as hiring, performance management, termination, leave of absence, discrimination, and drug testing. Analyze and defend allegations regarding wages, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair labor practices, and various other employee demands. Collaborate crisis management needs in all aspects of COVID-19 as member of the Pandemic Team. Coordinate cross-functional teams on multiple projects, including paid sick leave implementation. Manage outside counsel on various employment matters, to include strategy collaboration, evidence identification, and expense management. Show less

Support and empower field HR nationwide to develop talent, improve employee engagement, and maintain legal compliance. Reinforce company culture and employee engagement by serving as sole Ombudsman, resolving escalated and complex employee issues for a workforce of 10,000+ employees. Counsel various subsidiaries on potential exposure regarding profitability, loss, and legal and employee relation risks through daily legal advising and strategic trend analysis. Respond to administrative charges… Show more Support and empower field HR nationwide to develop talent, improve employee engagement, and maintain legal compliance. Reinforce company culture and employee engagement by serving as sole Ombudsman, resolving escalated and complex employee issues for a workforce of 10,000+ employees. Counsel various subsidiaries on potential exposure regarding profitability, loss, and legal and employee relation risks through daily legal advising and strategic trend analysis. Respond to administrative charges and legal demands and manage outside counsel where necessary. Show less

Trained and led team of managers responsible for ADA compliance. Successfully defended all wage claims and other administrative complaints/audits nationwide. Personally engaged with government entities to resolve compliance concerns. Conducted intensive salary analysis to prepare for upcoming DOL rule change that stood to significantly impact financial performance.

Counseled front-line supervisors to C-suite executives on policies and procedures, discrimination and harassment, wage and hour issues, hiring and termination decisions, and union avoidance. Conducted complex workplace investigations. Created and led various innovative HR related trainings. Improved internal audit procedures to validate compliance with company policy and legal requirements and developed procedures to ensure compliance with California law that resulted immediately in 100%… Show more Counseled front-line supervisors to C-suite executives on policies and procedures, discrimination and harassment, wage and hour issues, hiring and termination decisions, and union avoidance. Conducted complex workplace investigations. Created and led various innovative HR related trainings. Improved internal audit procedures to validate compliance with company policy and legal requirements and developed procedures to ensure compliance with California law that resulted immediately in 100% reduction in wage claims with sustained improvement of 70% over 3 years. Show less

Developed and facilitated undergraduate and graduate level learning opportunities in the fields of Human Resources and Criminal Justice. Designed engaging course materials for e-learning, employing strategies especially suited for adult and nontraditional learners.

Provided daily advice and long-term defense to a variety of clients, including manufacturing, media, and service industries, on labor and employment matters such as FMLA, FLSA, ADA, Title VII, WARN, EPA, ADEA, NLRA, ERISA, and non-compete issues. Represented clients through motion and brief practice as well as at administrative audits, mediations, arbitrations, and litigation hearings. Researched and drafted materials for presentation at Continuing Legal Education seminars.