Expert Witness & Legal Defensibility
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Providing qualitative and statistical analysis services to review past, current, or recommended practices to determine validity and adverse impact.
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Providing expert witness testimony regarding legal guidelines, best practices, and professional standards.
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Advising clients regarding their testing options, civil service procedures, rules and regulations, promotional procedures, etc.
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Helping organizations determine the types of selection tools, as well as the stages or steps in the process (such as background check, polygraph, resume review, etc.). With the new EEOC initiative emphasizing the importance of using a valid tool at every stage of the process, this has become ever more important.
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Conducting an independent evaluation of current needs (through a job analysis), current exam processes, results achieved (through a longitudinal analysis), and a comparison of various testing methodologies, products, and instruments available.
The principal of our firm has over 25 years extensive experience defending procedures and examinations and for our clients. None of our exams has ever been challenged in court. However, we have worked with numerous departments to provide analysis, consulting, and testimony to defend their processes. We have worked for both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving challenges to a selection process. We base all of our recommendations and opinions on professional standards, extensive research, and statistical analysis, when appropriate. We provide litigation support services based on the merits of each case.
