Beth De Lima CV

HRM Consulting, Inc.

Founder and Principal

Murphys, California

1993 to Present

www.hrmconsulting.com

Beth Brascugli De Lima founded HRM Consulting, Inc., a California-based human resource-consulting firm, in 1993.  She has been assisting corporate, non-profit and governmental clients with HR policy development and implementation since 1992. Ms. De Lima serves clients at many levels, including the state of California and the Federal government, as well as both private and not-for-profit organizations.  These organizations range in size from employers with many thousands of employees, to small business owners who rely on Ms. De Lima to help manage their HR challenges on an outsourced basis.

Ms. De Lima is an expert in HR areas relating to medical leave management and physical accommodation in the workplace.  She has worked closely with clients to establish and maintain compliance with federal and state employment legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).  Services include Return to Work (RTW) programs, modified/alternative work assessments as well as development of essential function job analyses.  This specialized knowledge allows Ms. De Lima to help organizations reduce potential liability due to employment litigation.

Ms. De Lima has special interests in the impact of computer ergonomics in the work place, workflow processes, as well as organizational communications.  She regularly applies this knowledge as a Business Analyst for corporate clients by developing procedural guidelines, verifying job descriptions, and implementing performance management systems.

Ms. De Lima is highly skilled and experienced in a broad range of employment matters within the area of human resource policy, such as:

• Management Training
• Employee Policy Handbook Development/Modification
• Organizational Development
• Employee Life Cycle Management (including hiring and termination procedures)
• Performance Management Systems
• Sexual Harassment Training
• Essential Function Job Descriptions

Ms. De Lima also applies her expertise to full vocational rehabilitation services including vocational assessments, testing, evaluation, job analysis, and return to work plan development. Ms. De Lima is an experienced Qualified Rehabilitation Representative (QRR) and served as a Federal Government Certified Ticket-to-Work provider from 1993 to 2011.  She continues to assist employers, employees, and individuals with modified/alternative work assessments and return to work services.

Amador and Calaveras County Superior Court Civil Mediation Panel

April 2008 to current

Various Government Agencies 

Social Security Administration / Ticket to Work / Railroad Retirement Board

1993 to 2011

As an experienced vocational expert for Social Security / Railroad Retirement Disability claims, Ms. De Lima participated in cases involving “ability to work” issues.  She was also certified by the Federal Government to provide Social Security Disability Ticket to Work Services.

Crawford and Company Healthcare Management

Vocational Consultant II

December 1, 1992 to October 8, 1993

Through Crawford and Company Healthcare Management, Ms. De Lima provided comprehensive vocational rehabilitation return to work services to injured workers. These services included transferable skills assessment, skill and abilities testing, accommodation analysis, and return to work services.  She was responsible for the development and implementation of proactive placement services including an English/Spanish Job Club. Through her hard work and dedication, Ms. De Lima increased placement statistics from 30% to 90% in the Central Sierra region during a period of 18.5% unemployment.

First Nationwide Bank

Systems Analyst, January 1992 to August 1992

Sacramento, California

Ms. De Lima worked as an adjunct instructor teaching Business Essentials at Columbia College in Sonora, California, January 1, 2001 to June 30, 2001 and Modesto Junior College, April 2005 to November 2005. Ms. De Lima continues to conduct short course seminars and webinars.

Other teaching experience includes:

• Sacramento State University, Teaching Assistant, Spring/Fall 1991
• University of Arizona, Teaching Assistant, Fall 1989 to Spring 1990

Master of Business Administration (MBA), 1992

Organization Behavior & Human Resource

Computer Technology Integration Emphasis

California State University, Sacramento

Masters Work in Organizational Communication, 1989

Bachelor of Science, 1988

Family & Consumer Resources

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

• Senior Professional in Human Resources with a state-specific certification in California (SPHR-CA), granted by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), August 2010 

•  Mediation and Conflict Resolution Certification, granted by University of California, Berkeley, Extension Program, November 2007 

• Skill Path Seminars Certified National Trainer, Labor Law Compliance, FMLA, February 2005 to 2007 

• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), granted by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), September 2002 

• Professional in Human Resources (PHR), granted by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), September 1998 

• Experienced as a vocational expert with the Office of Hearing and Appeals, Social Security Administration, certified as a Ticket to Work provider, to 2011

Ms. De Lima is a member (past or present) of the following organizations: 

• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Senior Professional Member
• Selected to serve on the International Society for Human Resources (SHRM) Special Expertise, Employment Health, Safety & Security panel, 2006 to 2010
• California Association of Rehabilitation & Reemployment Professionals (CARRP)
• National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector (NARPPS)

Ms. De Lima is active in the following civic and educational groups: 

• Calaveras and Tuolumne County business networks
• Rotary International
• Prior - Board Member, Tuolumne/Calaveras Association for the Handicapped
• Alpha Sigma National Honor Society
• American Association of University Women

• “Five Ways Medical Practices Can Better Manage Workplace Conflict”. Physicians Practice Journal. Interview: Nov. 2013. <http:www.physicianspractice.com/blog/five-ways-medical-practices-can-better-manage-workplace-conflict>.

• NBC – Bay Area Investigative Unit Interview, 5/10/13: “San Jose State University did not discipline an instructor who admitted to crossing the line with a female student in his office”

Ms. De Lima is a frequent public speaker on a range of HR topics. Listed below are highlights of her many public presentations, with some topics presented in multiple venues. Ms. De Lima continues to provide management training on a national basis.

“Roadmap to California Medical Leaves: Your Ultimate Guide to PDL, FMLA, FEHA, SDI, CFRA, PFL, ADA and Workers' Compensation with a Bonus on Handling Performance Management Challenges”

• Compliance Online, San Jose, CA, 3/5/13 and 3/6/13
• Compliance Online, Los Angeles, CA, 8/22/13 and 8/23/13
• Compliance Online, San Francisco, CA, 11/14/13 and 11/15/13
• Compliance Online, San Francisco, CA, 1/23/14 and 1/24/14
• Compliance Online, San Diego, CA, 2/27/14 and 2/28/14
• Compliance Online, Los Angeles, CA, 4/3/14 and 4/4/14
• Compliance Online, Anaheim, CA, 7/17/14 and 7/18/14
• Compliance Online, Oakland, CA, 9/11/14 and 9/12/14
• Compliance Online, Sacramento, CA, 10/23/14 and 10/24/14
• Compliance Online, San Francisco, CA 12/4/14 and 12/5/14

“When FMLA Ends and ADA Begins. The FMLA/ADA Crossover: Coordination, Management, and Compliance Strategies”

• In-House Webinar via Compliance Online, 9/25/12, 1/22/13, 5/10/13, 8/28/14

“Sexual Harassment Prevention Training”

• Berkeley California, Cal Alumni Association, Pinecrest, CA, 6/15/12, 6/14/13, 6/12/14

 "Navigating CA FMLA/CFRA/ADA/FEHA/PDL and Workers' Compensation"

• In-House Webinar via HR.com, Panelist 6/10/14

“Roadmap of California Medical Leaves: Ultimate Guide to PDL, FMLA, FEHA, SDI, CFRA, PFL, ADA and Workers Compensation”

• In-House Webinar via Compliance Online, 12/11/12, 4/26/13, 3/21/14

“Sexual Harassment, Board of Directors and Managers, Non-sexual Harassment and Conflict Management Training”

• Tuolumne Utilities District, Sonora, CA, 10/22/13,10/23/13

“Stop Medical Leaves From Snow-Balling”

• In-House Webinar via Compliance Online, 10/24/12

“Performance Management Training”

• Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), San Andreas, CA, 5/9/12

“New HR Rules”

• Business Services Summit, Sonora, CA, 5/1/12

“FMLA/ADA Crossover Webinar: Compliance Strategies Every HR Manager Should Know”

• In-House Webinar via Compliance Online 3/6/2012

“New Human Resource Employment Law Regulations for 2012”

• Tuolumne Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Membership Meeting, 1/27/12

"BASIC FMLA/ADA Coordination Webinar - Discussion on Reduced Work Week/Intermittent Restrictions"

• In-House Webinar via GoToWebinar, 12/15/11

“What You Need To Know About California Leave Law – 2011”

• Lorman Education Services, Live Audio Conference, 4/18/11

“Performance Management Training”

• Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency, Jackson, CA, 2/11/11

“Conflict and Performance Management Training”

• Sierra Senior Providers, Sonora, CA 11/09/10

“FEHA Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”

• Sierra Nevada Alliance, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 10/18/10

“Avoiding the Downsides of Social Media”

• Business Services Summit, Sonora, CA, 5/5/10

“Controlling Medical Absences / FMLA - ADAAA, 09 Updates CFRA Impact”

• Central Valley Human Resource Management Association, Modesto, CA, 11/13/09

“Preparing Today for New Changes to ADA and FEHA Requirements”

• Personnel Testing Council of Northern California, Sacramento, CA, 9/10/09

“Policies and Procedures: Establishing Employer / Employee Expectations”

• Business Services Summit, Sonora, CA, 5/6/09

“FMLA Medical Certification Do’s and Do Not’s”

• CCM, Center for Competitive Management, Live Audio Conference Workshop, National, 10/31/08

“Understanding FMLA in School Districts”

• WorkForce Software, Inc., Webinar, National, 10/22/08

“New ADA Amendments Act”

• CCM, Center for Competitive Management, Live Audio Conference Workshop, National, 10/20/08

“Management Skills:  Hiring to Separation”

• Business Services Summit, Sonora, CA, 4/29/08

“FMLA Compliance Update 2008”

• CODESP, Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedure, Statewide, 2008
• Employee Leave Rights: Navigating the Maze – FMLA Compliance Update, 2008
• CA School Personnel Commissioners Association Annual Conference, Millbrae, CA, 2/23/08
• Central Valley Human Resource Management (CVSHRM), Modesto, CA, 4/16/08
• WorkForce Software, Inc., Webinar, National, 9/25/08

“Sexual Harassment”

• California Assembly Bill AB 1825 mandates sexual harassment training every two years for employers with 50 or more employees, or employers who receive the services of 50 or more persons. Over the last 10 years, Ms. De Lima has conducted sexual harassment training workshops for both private employers as well as business organizations.  Previous sponsors include the Economic Development Company, the Small Business Development Corporation, and the Chamber of Commerce. In the last quarter of 2005 alone, Ms. De Lima trained over 200 managers, in compliance with AB 1825. Training includes best practices regarding investigations, as well as reporting and disciplinary procedures. Additionally, in regards to sexual harassment policies and procedures, client policy and procedure manuals are updated for companies (or created from scratch, when necessary) as part of a comprehensive employee handbook and management training process.

• Bret Harte High School, Senior Class, 3/15/10

“Supervisory Skills”

• Empire National Limousine, Los Angeles, CA, 8/22/07 & 8/23/07

“Disability Management”

• CODESP, Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedure, Regional School District Conference, 2/06 & 3/06 / Statewide 2008
• Council on Education in Management, Community Action Agency of Butte County, Oroville, CA, 1/28/05
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Sacramento Chapter, 5/02
• California Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (CARRP) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 10/99

“Your Role in Preventing Harassment, Discrimination and Violence in Your Workplace”

• Porsche Design of America, Costa Mesa, CA, 8/15/07
• Empire National Limousine, 8/22/07 & 8/23/07

"Controlling Medical Absences: An Interdisciplinary Approach"

• City of Merced, 7/17/07
• Highway 4 Corridor Business Summit, Columbia College, CA, 5/04
• Central Valley Human Resource Management (SHRM), Fall HR Workshop & Expo, Modesto, CA, 9/03

• Disability Management Employers Coalition (DMEC), Sacramento Chapter, 2/00
• Ergonomics Roundtable, San Jose, CA, 5/4/00
• ErgoCon'95, The Silicon Valley Ergonomics Conference and Exposition, Palo Alto, CA, 5/21/95 to 5/24/95

“Developing Comprehensive Procedural Responses to the FMLA, ADA, and Worker’s Comp Compliance Issues”

• CODESP, Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedure, Regional School District Conference, 3/1/07

“How to Excel as a Human Resources Assistant”

• Community Action Agency of Butte County, Oroville, CA, 1/28/05

“The Fundamentals of FMLA Compliance”

• Training on a national basis since 2004.  Assisted Skill Path, an international training organization, in rolling out newly developed FMLA training on a national level

“Worker’s Compensation Update 2004”

• Worker’s Compensation Forum panelist, sponsored by the Chamber University - Partnership of the Alliance/Small Business Development Center, University of California, Merced, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, 4/04
• Central Valley Human Resource Management (SHRM), Keynote Speaker, Fall HR Workshop & Expo, 10/04
• Worker’s Compensation Forum panelist, sponsored by the Economic Development Company, California Chamber of Commerce, and the Alliance/Small Business Development Center, Panelist, Sonora, CA, 10/03

“Employment Related Records in California”

• Stockton, CA., 12/2/04 & 12/9/03

“Effective Workplace Communication”

• Yosemite Community College District, Teacher Training, 1/02

“CARRP Oakland Chapter"

• Oakland, CA, 4/99

"Physical Abilities Assessments: FMLA, ADA, EEOC Guidelines - Strategies for their Use in RTW Assessments”

• National Association Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector (NARPPS) National Conference, 4/1/98 TO 4/4/98

"Managing Human Resources: Your Most Important Asset” and related performance management seminars including Sexual Harassment.  1995 to present.

Presentation sponsors have included:

• University Chamber, “Connecting Stanislaus”, Business and Technology Fair
• Chamber of Commerce
• Senior Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
• Economic Development Company
• Yosemite Community College District

Expert Witness – Documents to Court

U.S. District Court Central District of California, Eastern Division, Riverside, Defendant, Title II of Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Declaration, 12/8/14

Geoffrey Spellberg, Esq.

Myers, Nave, Mack, Silver & Wilson

Trixy M. Betsworth v. San Bernardino County et.al.

U.S. Federal District Court of Arizona, Plaintiff, Civil Rights; ADA; ADAAA; Harassment; Discrimination and Retaliation, Declaration, 11/3/14

Eric R. Wilson, Esq.

Napier Coury & Baillie, PC

Robert Ryan v. City of Phoenix

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, Plaintiff, FEHA Disability Discrimination, Labor Market Assessment, 10/9/14

Joong Y. Im, Esq.

Law Offices of Joong Y. Im, Esq.

Maria Ivanov v. Stryker Corp.

Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Central District, Plaintiff, Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Engage in the Interactive Process, Declaration, 9/29/14

Nicholas T. Hua, Esq.

Giacomo Gallai, Esq.

Hua Gallai, LLP

Xuan Connie Nguyen v. Buff & Tweeze, Fida Aziz, and Tania Aziz

Washington County Circuit Court, State of Oregon, Divorce, Labor Market Assessment, 8/29/14

Barbara Aaby, Esq.

Aaby Family Law, PC

Brenda Mallett v. Jeff Mallett

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, Plaintiff, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Accommodate, Discrimination, Violation of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Violation of Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, Emotional Distress, Declaration, 8/14/14

Matthew J. Brown, Esq.

Brown and Brown, PLC

Melissa Auito, et.al. v. Chippewa Valley Schools, et.al.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Plaintiff, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Accommodate, Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Declaration, 8/4/14

Alexandra Asterlin, Esq. and Lynn A. Garcia, Esq.

Anwyl, Scoffield & Stepp, LLP

Timothy Joseph v. Target Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, et.al.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Plaintiff, Employment Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, and Defamation, Declaration 7/14/14

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Kolleen McNamee v Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, St. Francis High School

U.S. District Court, for the District of Nebraska, Plaintiff, Americans with Disabilities Act, Amended Declaration, 6/26/14

Joshua Wunderlich, Esq.

Robert Pahlke Law Group

Charles “Casey” Seabolt v Union Pacific Railroad Company

Gallai, Labor Market Survey, 6/6/14

Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange, Plaintiff, HR Investigation, Wrongful Termination, Labor Market Survey, 6/6/14

Nicholas T. Hua, Esq. and Giacomo Gallai, Esq.

Hua Gallai, LLP

Bonnie Kennedy a/k/a Bonnie Lucas v. DEP Cosmetic & Laser Institute, Inc. a California corporation; Leur Lab Integrated Aesthetics, an entity unknown; Michael M. Dao, an individual

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Plaintiff, Employment Discrimination and Retaliation, 6/2/14

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Richard Fitzgerald v. El Dorado County, Sheriff John D’Agostini, Undersheriff Rich Williams et al.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California – Oakland Division, Plaintiff, ADA/FEHA/ERA, 5/29/14

Douglas Cameron MacLellan, Esq.

Law Offices of Kaplan & MacLellan

Timothy Ray Richardson v. Fluor Corporation; Fluor Maintenance Services, Inc.

U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, Defendant, Americans with Disabilities Act, 5/21/14

Amber White-Davidson, Esq.

Parker Nelson & Associates, CHTD

Iris Gross v. Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas et al.

U.S. District Court, for the District of Nebraska, Plaintiff, Americans with Disabilities Act, 2/26/14

Joshua Wunderlich, Esq.

Robert Pahlke Law Group

Charles “Casey” Seabolt v.Union Pacific Railroad Company

Superior Court of the State of California, Sacramento County, Plaintiff, Retaliation for Whistleblowing, Refusing to Engage in Illegal Activity, Retaliation in Violation of California Labor Code Section 1102.5, Retaliation in Violation of the Federal Public Welfare and Human Services, Retaliation in Violation of the Federal Public Health and Welfare, Violation of First Amendment Rights, Labor Market Survey, 2/19/14

Queta Rico, Esq. and Mary-Alice Coleman, Esq.

Law Offices of Mary-Alice Coleman

Janet Keyzer v. Regents of the University of California

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Plaintiff, Employment Discrimination and Retaliation, Vocational Expert Evaluation Report, 2/17/14

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Craig Plageman v. CVS Caremark and CVS Pharmacy

Superior Court of Arizona, County of Maricopa, Defendant, Wrongful Termination, Amended Declaration, 2/14/14

Ellen S. Levy, Esq.

Law Offices of Ellen S. Levy

Oljar v. Gold Canyon Golf Resort, et al

Superior Court of Stanislaus County, Modesto, Respondent, Dissolution, Vocational Expert, Updated Labor Market Survey, 1/14/14

Carolyn Struck, Esq.

Maring v. Maring

Superior Court of Arizona, County of Maricopa, Defendant, Wrongful Termination, 12/24/13

Ellen S. Levy, Esq.

Law Offices of Ellen S. Levy

Oljar v. Gold Canyon Golf Resort, et al

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Plaintiff, Discrimination, 12/20/13

Derek C. Decker, Esq.

Radoslovich Krogh, PC

Christian Ruiz Baptiste v. Hat World, et al

Superior Court of Stanislaus County, Modesto, Respondent, Dissolution, Vocational Expert, 4/5/11

Carolyn Struck, Esq.

Maring v. Maring

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination, 11/19/13

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Jaspal Deol v. Sacramento Municipal Utilities District et al

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, Plaintiff, Vocational Evaluation Supplemental Report, 9/3/13 corrected 12.9.13

Kim David Staskus, Esq.

Law Offices o Kim David Staskus

Arul K. Edwin v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, & Does 1-25

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, Plaintiff, Vocational Evaluation, 8/20/13

Kim David Staskus, Esq.

Law Offices o Kim David Staskus

Arul K. Edwin v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, & Does 1-25

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination/Age Discrimination, 8/5/13

John Elson, Esq.

Law Office of John Elson

Terry Doubt v. NCR Corporation

U.S District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Plaintiff, ADA Accommodation, 5/30/13

Robert Schall, Esq.

Cooper and Schall, PC

McCall v. City of Philadelphia

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, Plaintiff, ADA Accommodation, 5/18/13

Doug Kertscher, Esq.

Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP

Gilbert Perez v. Sprint/United Management Company

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Plaintiff, FEHA, 3/22/13

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Charmin Spratt v. Catholic Healthcare West

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Religious Discrimination, 1/17/13

Berne Reuben, Esq.

Berne Reuben Law Office

Corey Ware v. Walgreen Company

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno, Plaintiff, Fair Labor Standards Act, 1/15/13

Shannon Seibert, Esq.

Seibert and Bautista

Oyarzo/Hart v. Tuolumne Fire District et al

Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Plaintiff, Disability Discrimination, 1/14/13

Thomas T. Merrigan, Esq.

Rawson Merrigan & Litner, LLP

Dennis Cronk v. First Light Power Resources, Inc.

Superior Court of New Jersey, County of Atlantic, Plaintiff, Retaliation Claim, 12/31/12

Michelle Douglass, Esq.

The Douglass Law Firm, LLC

Allen Payne v. South New Jersey Energy Services Plus, et al (SJESP)

U.S. District Court Central District of California, Plaintiff, FMLA, 12/14/12

Sheldon Lytton, Esq.

Lytton Williams and Messina, LLP

Marwan Aboulhosn v. Merrill Lynch, et al., Roe and Doe

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Plaintiff, Vocation Evaluation 10/5/12

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Craig Plageman v. CVS Caremark & CVS Pharmacy

Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, Plaintiff, Loss of Earning Capacity, 6/22/12

Terry Anderlini, Esq.

Anderlini & Emerick LLP

Katharine Bell v. Susan Vermeir, Abbie Goldstar

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, County of San Francisco, Defendant, Federal Case - Disability Discrimination, 6/19/12

James S. Rummonds, Esq.

Rummonds & Mair, an association of attorneys

John Emerson v. Bank of America

U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, Defendant, 5/14/12

Nathan T, Nieman

Modrall Sperling Lawyers

Victoria Hart v. Board of Education of the Albuquerque Public Schools

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination, 1/16/12

Sean E. Macias, Esq.

Macias Council, Inc.

McDonald v. Ascent Media Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, et al

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Plaintiff, Harassment/Discrimination/Retaliation, 10/21/11

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill Telfer

Simpson v. County of Sacramento

District Court for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska 9/2/11, Plaintiff

Jennifer Turo-Meyer, Esq.

The Robert Pahlke Law Group

Mendoza v. Vertex Business Solutions and Joni M. Summerville

U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, Kalamazoo 7/22/11, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (ADA)

Sheila Strong, Esq.

Lidewell v. Techno-Coat

Superior Court, Third Judicial District of Anchorage, 7/15/11, Plaintiff, Negligence

Phillip Weidner, Esq.

Phillip Weidner and Associates

Torres v. Kushin

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, 7/5/11, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination

Ben Oram, Esq.

Lenahan, Lee, Slater and Pearse

Chissie v. WinCo Foods LLC

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, 4/18/11, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination, (FEHA/ADA)

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Leonardi v. Five Star Quality Care, Inc.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 4/15/11, Defendant, Wrongful Termination (ADA / FEHA)

Angela L. Diesch, Esq.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Superior Court of Stanislaus County, Modesto 4/5/11, Respondent, Dissolution, Vocational Expert, 5/3/13 Updated Labor Market Survey

Carolyn Struck, Esq.

Maring v. Maring

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, 1/10/11, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (ADA/FEHA)

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill Telfer

Andrea West v. City of Sacramento

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 11/29/10, Defendant, Wrongful Termination (ADA / FEHA)

Jason Barnas, Esq.

Richburg v. Lockwood

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; and Superior Court of the State of Arizona, County of Maricopa, 08/14/10, Defendant, Wrongful Termination (FEHA)

Merrick Firestone, Esq.

La Canasta v. Carrola

Superior Court of California, Central District of California, 04/28/10 Defendant, ADA Accommodation

Thomas Hockel, Esq.

Hayes v. Rite Aide Corporation

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, County of Sacramento, 8/24/09, Defendant, ADA Compliance

John Reed, Esq.

Office of the County Counsel

Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. v. Bureau of Gambling Control

Superior Court of California, County of Butte, 12/3/08, Dissolution, Plaintiff, Vocational Evaluation

Sheela Kumar

Sheela Kumar v. Zafir Anjum

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, County of Sacramento, 11/30/08, Defendant, Benefits Analysis Railroad Retirement Board

Benjamin Galloway, Esq.

Office of the Federal Defender

U.S. v. Leon T. Beers

Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey, 3/14/08, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (FEHA)

Richard J. Levinson, Esq.

Levinson Axelrod, P.A.

Michael P. Jinks v. OfficeMax, Inc.

U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 2/20/08, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (ADA)

Manuel C. Hernandez, Esq.

Hernandez and Associates, L.L.C.

Robert Dark v. Curry County

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1/15/08, Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment

Ivan K. Mathew, Esq.

Mathew & Mathew PC

Eileen Craig v. The Mahoney Group

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Mandatory Arbitration, San Francisco, CA, 11/27/07, Plaintiff, New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws, and Title 7

Joshua L. Solomon, Esq.

Sullivan & Worcester

Christina Elwell v. Google Inc. and Timothy Armstrong

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 11/7/07, Defendant, Wrongful Termination (ADA)

Stephen W. Robertson, Esq.

Porter-Scott

Franus v. Solano County et al

U.S. District Court, Central District/Southern Division, 8/25/07, Plaintiff, FMLA

David I. Lefkowitz, Esq.

Wilshire Palisades Law Group

Nevius v. La Quinta Inn & Suites, SA CV

Supreme Court of the State of New York, 7/16/07, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (ADA)

Kenneth F. McCallion, Esq.

McCallion & Associates

Jeanine Pepler v. Rugged Land, LLC., et al.

Superior Court of Howard County, Ellicott City, Maryland, 6/29/07, Dissolution, Vocational Expert

Lauren Black

Lauren Black v. Richard Gates

U.S. District Court, District of Alaska, 1/16/07, Defendant, FMLA

Cynthia L. Ducey, Esq.

Delaney Wiles, Inc.

Bobbi J. Wade v. Ilisagvik College, North Slope Borough; John Tuthill, individually; and Pamela Taylor, individually

Arbitration, Sacramento County, 10/25/06, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (ADA)

Anthony K. McClaren, Esq.

Sheridan Law Associates

Brown v. The Grupe Company, et.al.

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 8/15/06. Defendant, Wrongful Termination (ADA)

Anglea M. Wilson-Goodman, Esq.

Wilson-Goodman & Fong, P.C.

Anne M. Fox v. Significant Education L.L.C. dba Grand Canyon University

Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Monmouth County, 8/2/06, Plaintiff, Race Discrimination

Vassos Marangos

Vassos Marangos v. Flarion Technologies, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, 6/15/06, Defendant, Race Discrimination

Karen Kilgore, Esq.

White, Koch, Kelly & McCarthy

Ram and Thakur v. New Mexico Department of Environment, et al

District Court of Washoe County, 2^nd Judicial Family Court, Nevada, Dissolution, Vocational Expert, 6/5/06

Gloria Petroni, Esq.

Belding, Harris & Petroni

Gates v. Black

Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Southern District, 12/05, Plaintiff, Disability Discrimination

Eric V. Luedtke, Esq.

Law Offices of Eric v. Luedtke

Mark Garrett v. Private Medical-Care, Inc., et al

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, 8/05, Plaintiff, ADA

John S. Stiff, Esq.

John S. Stiff & Associates, LLC

Burleson v. ENMR-Plateau Telephone Cooperative & Tom Phelps

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Central Division, 9/05, Plaintiff, FMLA

Bruce H. Stoltze, Esq.

Brick, Gentry, Bowers, Swartz, Stoltze, Schuling & Levis P.C.

Kathryn Pullman v. United Parcel Service Co.

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2/11/05, Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment

Ivan K. Mathew, Esq.

Mathew & Mathew PC

Eileen Craig v. The Mahoney Group

Deposition

U.S. District Court Central District of California, Eastern Division, Riverside, Defendant, Title II of Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 12/8/14

Geoffrey Spellberg, Esq.

Myers, Nave, Mack, Silver & Wilson

Trixy M. Betsworth v. San Bernardino County et.al.

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, Plaintiff, FEHA Disability Discrimination, Labor Market Assessment, 10/9/14

Joong Y. Im, Esq.

Law Offices of Joong Y. Im, Esq.

Maria Ivanov v. Stryker Corp.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Plaintiff, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Accommodate, Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, 9/17/14

Alexandra Asterlin, Esq. and Lynn A. Garcia, Esq.

Anwyl, Scoffield & Stepp, LLP

Timothy Joseph v. Target Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, et.al.

Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Plaintiff, Disability Discrimination (ADA), Wrongful Termination, Harassment, 7/10/14

Geoffrey C. Lyon, Esq.

Lyon Law

Marie Brown v. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Plaintiff, Americans with Disabilities Act, 6/3/14

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Regina Brink v. Sacramento Society for the Blind et al.

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, Plaintiff, Whistleblower, 02/19/14

Michael S. Ahmad, Esq.

Law Office of Mary-Alice Coleman

Janet Keyzer v. Regents of The University of California, et al

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Plaintiff, Discrimination, 01/27/14

Derek C. Decker, Esq.

Radoslovich Krogh, PC

Christian Ruiz Baptiste v. Hat World, et al

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination/Age Discrimination, 11/21/13

John Elson, Esq.

Law Office of John Elson

Terry Doubt v. NCR Corporation

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, Plaintiff, Retaliation Claim, 8/21/13

Kim David Staskus, Esq.

Law Offices of Kim David Staskus

Arul K. Edwin v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, & Does 1-25

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, Defendant, ADA Reasonable Accommodation, 7/15/13

Doug Kertscher, Esq.

Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP

Gilbert Perez v. Sprint/United Management Company

Superior Court of New Jersey, County of Atlantic, Plaintiff, Retaliation Claim, 3/28/2013

Michelle Douglass, Esq.

The Douglass Law Firm, LLC

Allen Payne v. South New Jersey Energy Services Plus, et als (SJESP)

Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus, Dissolution Hearing, 3/26/2013

Carolyn Struck, Esq.

The Struck Firm

Maring v. Maring

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Plaintiff, 2/11/13

Chris Pacetti, Esq.

Yukevich, Calfo & Cavanaugh

Pikhart v. Los Angeles Unified School District; et al

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno, Fair Labor Standards Act, 2/1/13

Shannon Seibert, Esq.

Seibert and Bautista

Oyarzo/Hart v. Tuolumne Fire District et al

Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, Plaintiff, Loss of Earning Capacity, 12/10/12

Terry Anderlini, Esq.

Anderlini & Emerick LLP

Katharine Bell v. Susan Vermeir Abbie Goldstar

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, Defense, Violence in the Workplace, 7/19/12

Nathanial Lucey, Esq. / Steve Dollar

Erickson Arbuthnot

Staci Elizondo v. Charles Frederick Tuffli, Jr., M.D.

Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, Plaintiff, Loss of Earning Capacity, 6/25/12

Terry Anderlini, Esq.

Anderlini & Emerick LLP

Katharine Bell v. Susan Vermeir Abbie Goldstar

Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Defense, Wrongful Termination, 3/9/12

Princeton Kim, Esq.

ReedSmith, LLP

Williamson v. Orange County Employee Retirement System

Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination, 2/29/12

David Petrie, Esq.

Petrie, Dorfmeier & Morris LLP

Johnston v. Dulcinea Farms, LLC, a limited liability company and DOES I through X, inclusive

Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination, 1/9/12

Hal Chase Jr., Esq.

Bracamonte v. Companion Home Health and Hospice

Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Defendant, 11/29/11

Jill Rizzo, Esq.

LeClair Ryan

Nivanka Paranavintana v. Christopher Tavares Demoraes, et al

Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, Defendant, Sexual Harassment, 8/2/11

Joshua Stein, Esq.

Carbajal v. Barrett Business

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination, 7/5/11,

Benjamin D. Oram, Esq.

Chissie v. WinCo Foods LLC

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, (Rebuttal Deposition), Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (FEHA/ADA), 3/29/11 & 4/24/11

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Leonardi v. Five Star Quality Care, Inc

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (ADA/ FEHA), 01/10/11

Jill P. Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Andrea West v. City of Sacramento

Superior Court of California, Stanislaus County, Plaintiff, Disability Discrimination Case (ADA/FEHA), 9/24/10

David C. Rancano

Rancano & Rancano

Francisco Anguiano v. Ivan E. Bays; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive

Superior Court of California, Kern County, Defendant, Wrongful Termination (ADA), 9/14/10

Mark Strom, Esq.

Jason Arvizu v. County of Kern

Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, Defendant, Wrongful Termination (FEHA), 2/8/10

Norman LaForce, Esq.

Law Office of Mark W. Hudson

Gil v. Stevens Creek Toyota

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment, 11/10/09

Joe Rose, Esq.

Rose Law Firm, P.C.

Lori Ingram v. A. Teichert & Son, Inc., et al.

Superior Court of Stanislaus County, Modesto, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (FEHA), 8/19/09

Frank T. Zumwalt, Esq.

The Zumwalt Law Firm, APC

Callaway v. Kemper CPA Group, LLP

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (FEHA), 7/21/09

David C. Rancano, Esq.

Rancano & Rancano

Juan L. Gomez v. Kenyon Construction, Inc. et al

Superior Court of Alameda County, Hayward, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (ADA), 3/31/09

Sandra Benson, Esq.

Weinberg, Roger, & Rosenfeld

Mayne v. Northern California Carpenters Regional Council

Superior Court of Monterey County, Monterey, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (FEHA), 7/31/08

John Elson, Esq.

Romero v. WalMart

Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (FEHA), 5/30/08

Levinson Axelrod, P.A.

Richard J. Levinson, Esq.

Michael P. Jinks v. OfficeMax, Inc.

Superior Court of San Joaquin County, Stockton, Plaintiff, Personal Injury, 2/1/08

Walsh & Furcolo, LLP

Christopher M. Lea, Esq.

Van Houten v. Grossi et al

Superior Court of California, San Luis Obispo, Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment, 11/12/07

McCarthy & Kroes

R. Chris Kroes, Esq.

O’Brien v. Family Medical Group of Paso Robles, Inc. et al.

U.S. District Court, Central District/Southern Division, Plaintiff, FMLA, 9/28/07

David I. Lefkowitz, Esq.

Wilshire Palisades Law Group

Nevius v. La Quinta Inn & Suites, SA CV

Superior Court of Monterey County, Monterey, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (FEHA), 9/18/07

John Elson, Esq.

Thornton v. Central Coast Bancorp

U.S. District Court, District of Alaska, Defendant, FMLA, 5/7/07

Cynthia L. Ducey, Esq.

Delaney Wiles, Inc.

Bobbi J. Wade v. Ilisagvik College, North Slope Borough, John Tuthill, individually and Pamela Taylor, individually

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, Defendant, Race Discrimination, 11/6/06

White, Koch, Kelly & McCarthy

Karen Kilgore, Esq.

Ram and Thakur v. New Mexico Department of Environment, et al

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, Vocational Expert, Workmen’s Compensation, 8/9/04

Douglas F. Penney, Esq. – Applicant Attorney

Christopher J. Devereux, Esq. – Defense Attorney

Trisha Lewis v. Sierra Conservation Center & State Compensation Insurance Fund

Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Defense, Wrongful Termination, 4/26/12

Princeton Kim, Esq.

ReedSmith, LLP

Michelle Williamson v. Orange County Employee Retirement System

New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws, and Title 7: Wrongful Termination, 1/8/08 Mandatory Arbitration, Plaintiff Prevailed

Sullivan & Worcester

Joshua L. Solomon, Esq.

Christina Elwell v. Google Inc. and Timothy Armstrong

Expert Testimony – State/Federal

Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Plaintiff, Disability Discrimination (ADA), Wrongful Termination, Harassment, 8/11/14

Geoffrey C. Lyon, Esq.

Lyon Law

Marie Brown v. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment & Physical Discrimination, 10/21/13

Arcolina Panto, Esq.

Peoples Law Group

Laura Neustedter vs. The Granada, Inc., et al

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, Defense, Violence in the Workplace, 8/21/12

Nathanial Lucey, Esq.

Erickson Arbuthnot

Staci Elizondo v. Charles Frederick Tuffli, Jr., M.D.

Superior Court of Monterey County, Plaintiff, Wage and Hour, 7/23/12

David Petrie, Esq.

Petrie, Dorfmeier & Morris LLP

Johnston v. Dulcinea Farms, LLC, a limited liability company and DOES I through X, inclusive

Social Security Administration, Disability Hearing, 3/1/12

Charles Werner, Esq.

California Eastern District Court, Privacy Disclosure, Plaintiff, 2011

John A. Shepardson, Esq.

Waller v. County of Calaveras

Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination, (FEHA/ADA), 5/9/11

Jill Telfer, Esq.

Law Offices of Jill P. Telfer

Leonardi v. Five Star Quality Care

Superior Court for the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District at Anchorage, Plaintiff, Negligence / Wrongful Termination, 02/24/11

Mr. Michael Cohn, Esq.

Phillip, Paul, Weidner and Associates

Torres v. Kushin

Superior Court of Stanislaus County, Modesto, Plaintiff, Disability Discrimination Case, 1/06/11

David Rancano, Esq.

Rancano & Rancano

Francisco Anquiano v. Ivan Bays

Superior Court of the State of California, County of Yuba, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (Age Discrimination), 9/16/10

Raquel Lacayo-Valle, Esq.

Schoessler v. Yuba Community College District

Placer County Superior Court, Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination (Harassment; Age Discrimination; Retaliation; Labor Code Violations), 8/27/10

Peter Linn, Esq.

Bishop, Barry, Drath

Nancy Goss v. William Warner Kirby M.D., A Professional Corporation, Inc.

State of California, Labor Commission, Stockton, Plaintiff, Outside Sales Litigation, 8/10/09

Plaintiff Representation

Andersen v. Instant Power Corporation

Superior Court of Alameda County, Hayward, Defendant, Wrongful Termination (ADA), 6/24/09

Sandra Benson, Esq.

Weinberg, Roger, & Rosenfeld

Mayne v. Northern California Carpenters Regional Council

Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles County, Central District, Plaintiff, ADA, 3/11/09

John Elson, Esq.

Fotheringham v. Avery-Dennison Corporation

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, for Plaintiff, Civil Case (ADA), 6/3/08

Manuel C. Hernandez, Esq.

Hernandez and Associates, L.L.C.

Dark v. Curry County, et al.

Superior Court of the State of California, San Luis Obispo, Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment, 3/28/08

R. Chris Kroes, Esq.

McCarthy & Kroes

O’Brien v. Family Medical Group of Paso Robles, Inc. et al.

Mandatory Arbitration, San Francisco, CA, Plaintiff, New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws, and Title 7, 11/27/07

Joshua L. Solomon, Esq.

Sullivan & Worcester

Christina Elwell v. Google Inc. and Timothy Armstrong

Superior Court of Howard County, Ellicott City, Maryland, Dissolution, Vocational Expert, 7/20/07

Lauren Black

Lauren Black v. Richard Gates

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, Defendant, Race Discrimination, 12/29/06

Karen Kilgore, Esq.

White, Koch, Kelly & McCarthy

Ram and Thakur v. New Mexico Department of Environment, et al

Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles County, Central District, Plaintiff, ADA, 6/6/05

John Elson, Esq.

Fotheringham v. Avery-Dennison Corporation

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Vocational Expert, Social Security Disability Assessment, multiple cases, Northern CA, 2005 – 2008

Michael R. Szanyi, Hearing Officer

Michael G. Lusk

Superior Court of Tuolumne County, Vocational Expert, Dissolution, 4/30/04

Douglas M. Gee, Esq.

Christine E. Palmer (Elder) v. Douglas A. Palmer

Superior Court of Amador County, Vocational Expert, Dissolution, 5/2002

Jeffrey Seaton, Esq.

Superior Court of Calaveras County, Bret Harte High School, Defendant, ADA, 1999

Fair Hearing for Special Ed. Case

Moser v. Bret Harte High School

Superior Court of Modesto County, Vocational Expert, Dissolution, 1998 approx.

Michael R. Germain, Esq.

Superior Court of Calaveras County, Plaintiff, Personal Injury, 1997 approx.

Rex Spaith, Esq.

Social Security Administration, average 5 cases per year, 1992 to 2003

Office of Hearing and Appeals, Stockton, California

Expert witness for the Federal Government