Diane Faulkner
Diane is a writer, speaker, and human resource consultant with over 30 years of experience working in and covering employment and labor law. Before her writing career, Diane was a vice president of human resources for a major credit union. She is a certified senior professional in human resources (SPHR). Since leaving the corporate world, Diane has been consulting in human resources, speaking on employment issues, and writing on labor and HR issues for companies such as LegalZoom, Forbes, ADP, American Express, Delta Dental, Goodyear, as well as major law firms. She has ghostwritten many books and is the author of the soon-to-be-released book A Small Business Guide to Employment Law. See her work at dianefaulkner.com.
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