Bari L. Goldstein.

Profile

Bari focuses her practice on preventative labor and employment defense work and represents and counsels private, not-for-profit and public sector employers on varied regulatory, administrative and litigation issues that affect all aspects of the employment relationship. Her work includes:

• advising employers on personnel issues, wage and hour matters, and employee relations;
• conducting internal investigations;
• drafting handbooks, contracts, job descriptions, and employment forms;
• drafting responses and appearing at mediations, on-site audits and investigations by governmental agencies (e.g., OFCCP, DOL, OSHA, ICE and EEOC) involving complaints of discrimination, I-9 compliance, OSHA complaints, unemployment claims and wage and hour issues;
• representing federal contractors during OFCCP audits and counseling clients on issues stemming from AAP obligations and requirements.

Bari is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and as a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She is also a qualified EEO investigator.

Bari supports and volunteers for a number of local civic and charitable organizations including Families First of Palm Beach County, Leadership Palm Beach County, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. She grew up in Miami and moved to Palm Beach County in 2002, where she currently resides with her son, Jake.