"We have a right to ask of work that it include meaning, recognition, astonishment and life." -Studs Terkel

About

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Jeff Kennedy
HR By Your Side is the consulting practice of Jeff Kennedy, a results-driven, people-oriented HR professional and CA employment attorney with over 17 years of experience.  

Prior to launching HR By Your Side, Jeff provided strategic and tactical HR services on staff with Microsoft, Gap, Wal-Mart and the University of CA, San Francisco. 

Before that, as principal of the Law Office of Jeffrey Kennedy, he represented clients in employment disputes in CA and federal courts, before administrative agencies, and in mediation.  Jeff also trained hundreds of people as a member of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Training and Implementation Network sponsored by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Justice.

Education
JD, University of CA, Davis, School of Law
BA, State University of NY, Albany

License & Certification
CA State Bar (No. 161768)
SPHR-CA (Senior Professional in Human Resources, California)

Professional Associations
Labor & Employment Section, CA State Bar
SHRM (Society for HR Management)
NCHRA (Northern CA HR Association)
CAOWI (CA Association of Workplace Investigators)