HRM Consulting, Inc. - Employment, vocational and life care expert witness

Based inSan Jose, California

Main fieldEmployment, vocational and life care

Areas of expertise19 listed

About HRM Consulting, Inc.

HRM Consulting, Inc. provides ADA/FMLA compliance programs for private companies and state agencies. Ms. De Lima is nationally certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR-CA), and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). She is an expert in the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). She is also a Certified Mediator, UC Berkeley, Extension Program. Ms. De Lima is an expert in the HR aspects of employment regulation compliance, litigation and vocational rehabilitation. She is qualified for plaintiff or defense expert work in employment litigation.

Services

HRM Consulting, Inc. provides the following services:

- Human Resource Issues

HRM Consulting helps companies of all sizes deal with the intricacies of human resource management. We offer employee training programs to develop your in-house expertise or we are available to support or act as your human resource department handling specific responsibilities. Our services cover virtually any aspect of the human resource spectrum.

- ADA & FMLA

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA) are wide-ranging state and federal legislation intended to make our society more accessible to people with disabilities. The regulations are complicated and the legal exposure for non-compliance is potentially costly. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) require employers with 50 or more employees to grant medical leave to employees in certain circumstances, including pregnancy, adoption, care of a child, spouse or parent, or the presence of a serious health condition that renders an employee unable to perform one or more of the essential functions of his or her job. The overlap is confusing, and further complicated by states' Pregnancy Disability Leave/Worker’s Compensation legislation, Paid Family Leave, and the Civil Rights Act that preceded both ADA and FMLA by thirty years.

- Training

Educating your employees is crucial to developing in-house expertise. HRM offers many flexible programs that address business development, human resource issues and disability management (some common topics are listed at the left). All workshops and presentations can be customized to specifically fit your business, goals, and competitive environment. Helpful study materials have been created to reinforce the training and encourage on-the-job application. Successfully tested across many industries, our session content has been enthusiastically endorsed by satisfied clients. Presentations and training programs can be delivered at your facility, online, or off-site. HRM's Murphys, California location, situated in the heart of Calaveras County wine country, is often selected by our clients for both small and large gatherings; larger groups can be accommodated at local vineyard locations or a golf community of your choice.

- Key Documentation

In court particularly, and even in the success of your daily human resource activities, it does come down to what you have documented. Whether you hire experts to prepare the materials necessary, or seek training so that your own management can create and maintain what is required, key documentation is your most essential tool and best defense. HRM Consulting, Inc. provides comprehensive documentation management programs which include training on-site administrative HR assistants in implementing, calendaring and maintaining the process of the "Employee Life Cycle".

- Career Counseling

Three levels of professional coaching are offered to interested candidates: job search training for high school students; college preparation and selection as well as suitability analysis and interest assessment for students entering or attending colleges and universities; career change guidance and vocational assessment and rehabilitation for adults. HRM Consulting can help if you need assistance changing careers or have suffered an injury that requires retraining for future employment.

Litigation Support Services

HRM Consulting, Inc. 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); Retaliation; Sexual Harassment; Vocational and HR assessments for use in personal injury, divorce and employment litigation.

Ms. De Lima's 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.

Areas of Expertise

Americans With Disabilities Act
Cfra
Employment
Employment Discrimination
Employment Termination
Family Law
FEHA

FMLA
Human Resources
Investigation
Labor Law
Litigation
Lost Earnings
Management

Personnel Documentation
Professional Responsibility
Sexual Harassment
Workers Compensation
Wrongful Termination

Profile

Human resource management specialist Beth Brascugli De Lima is nationally certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR-CA), and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Her services include: management training; employee/policy handbook development; organizational development; policy and procedure implementation; hiring/termination procedures and case management; and, performance management system development for both private and not-for-profit organizations.

Beth’s Master’s work included the study of computer ergonomics in the work place, the analysis of the organizational workflow process, and organizational communications. Beth has applied this knowledge as a Business Analyst assisting corporations with analysis of the work flow process, development of procedural guidelines and performance standards, as well as verifying job descriptions and performance management systems.

Beth currently works with employers assisting with Return to Work programs and modified / alternative work assessments as well as development of essential function job analysis. Her focus lies in assisting organizations with meeting compliance requirements and reducing potential liability. Beth has studied and analyzed both the ADA and FMLA acts before they become law, and continues to monitor their impact on the employer. She has completed ADA essential function job analysis for corporations and State agencies in addition to developing and implementing ADA/FMLA compliance programs.

As a vocational expert/consultant, Beth provides full vocational rehabilitation services through HRM Consulting, including vocational assessments, testing, evaluation, and job analysis and plan development. She is registered as a vocational expert with the office of Hearing and Appeals, Social Security Administration, providing expert testimony.

Ms. De Lima's ADA documentation includes parameters for analysis of "evidence" supporting essential function classification and the "reason/s" for the classification. The employer is provided the elements of evidence necessary to successfully defend this document.

Beth also provides vocational, human resource, and labor market assessments for use in personal injury and divorce litigation, and is available to assist attorneys with expert witness preparation in these areas.

Beth has worked as an adjunct instructor for the Yosemite Community College District, teaching Human Resource Business Essentials.