Experience

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  Woodbrook Consulting, LLC

  • Principal

    • Sep 2011 - Present

    Employment Law and Human Resources ConsultingDraft and negotiate employment contracts and noncompete agreements.Draft and revise employee handbooks, policies, offer letters, and termination letters.Advise and represent employers in all phases of employment, including hiring, performance counseling, disciplinary actions, complaints of discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment, reasonable accommodations, family and medical leaves, overtime pay, wage and hour, and terminations.Extensive experience with workplace investigations, hiring, performance management, discipline and separation of employment as well as with California state employment issues.Conduct training on various employment issues for management.Draft position statements, respond to information requests, and participate in mediations and fact-findings.Advise clients regarding HIPAA; draft all HIPAA policies and procedures; conduct HIPAA training.

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  Allegis Group

  • Assistant General Counsel

    • Jul 1997 - Dec 2000

    Served as sole employment counsel; advised company, its executives, management and HR in all phases of employment, including hiring, performance counseling, employee handbook policies, disciplinary actions, discrimination and sexual harassment complaints, reasonable accommodations, family and medical leaves, overtime pay and terminations. Represented the company before the EEOC, the DoL, and various state agencies. Conducted weekly training.

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  DLA Piper

  • Associate

    • Feb 1995 - Jul 1997

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  Littler Mendelson

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Associate

    • Jul 1993 - Feb 1995
    • Baltimore, Maryland