HRM Consulting, Inc. provides ADA/FMLA compliance programs for corporations and state agencies. Ms. De Lima is nationally certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)and was appointed to sit on the Employee Health, Safety, and Security Special Exprtise Panel. She is an expert in the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA.
Beth is an experienced vocational expert with the Office of Hearing and Appeals, Social Security Administration. She is qualified for plaintiff or defense expert work in employment litigation. Services include vocational, HR & labor market assessments for use in employment law, personal injury & divorce.
Services
Beth Brascugli De Lima, owner of HRM Consulting, has extensive experience in developing the detailed documentation required by federal or state courts for cases involving:
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
- Sexual Harassment
- Vocational and HR assessments for use in personal injury, divorce, and employment litigation
Ms. De Lima's insight can be instrumental in avoiding potential litigation or preparing responses and compiling evidence for existing cases. Her litigation support services may be used to:
- Evaluate the adequacy of personnel policies
- Identify and document employee physical suitability for work
- Establish presence or absence of an employee disability
- Determine "reasonable accommodation"
- Analyze disability management procedures and documentation
- Conduct investigations and interviews
- Evaluate employee suitability for deposition
- Analyze evidence and presentation materials
- Formulate questions for depositions and investigations
- Identify case weaknesses and alternative strategies
- Consider full range of Human Resources requirements
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources, MBA
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International, Active participant in the Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Amador County business networks.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Significant experience, provide national training on personnel compliance issues for over 10 years, for not for profits, government, private industry, community colleges, professional organizations, national & state conferences. Please see CV and Professional Profile, web page hrm@hrmconsulting.com
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 17, Please see CV on web page, hrmconsulting.com, for most updated list.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Sexual Harassment, ADA, FMLA, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Consultant, Racial Harassment, Worker's Compensation, Federal Social Security Disability, Railroad Retirement Disability
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 40%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 60%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Five
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 5/7/07
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Nine, plus many times over a eight year period for the Federal Office of Hearing and Appeals as a Vocational Expert, apx. 5 times a year.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 9
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: over 11 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, litigation support, investigations, deposition preparation (questions), expert testimony, documents to the court, file review, site inspections, and testing.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $195.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $195.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $250.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $300.00
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: travel expenses at cost plus 10%, 1/2 day if flying $600 - full day if flying &1250.00, administrative support @ $25.00, hourly rate for driving plus mileage, $120.00
References
John Stiff, Esq.John Stiff & Associates, LLC
400 Gold Ave, SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505)243.5755
jstiff@stifflaw.com
John Elson, Esq.
17723 Northwood Place
Prunedale, CA 93907
(831) 663.6873
j_h_elson@yahoo.com
