Taft Vocational Experts provides research, analysis, consulting and testimony regarding employment issues in lawsuits including Wrongful Termination, Divorce, Discrimination, Harassment, Worker’s Compensation, Personal Injury, and Immigration. Areas of expertise include Vocational Evaluation, Labor Market Analysis, Employability, Earning Capability, Loss of Earning Capacity, Job Search Campaign Effectiveness, and Human Resource policies and procedures regarding Hiring, Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Termination.
Brad Taft has over 35 years of experience in the recruiting, outplacement, career transition, and organizational development fields. He has provided expert consulting, reports, and/or testimony in over 100 cases involving wrongful termination, divorce, personal injury, wrongful death, workers compensation, and immigration. Brad is also the Chief Career Strategist of Taft Career Group, a career management consulting firm that supports individuals in planning and implementing effective job search campaigns.
Brad holds certifications in the human resources and career consulting fields: Career Management Fellow (CMF), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and Senior Certified Professional – Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP). He is the co-author of two books: Boom or Bust!: New Career Strategies in a New America, a career management guide for mature workers, and Return of the Boomers, a leader’s guide to managing the mature workforce. He has written numerous articles and delivered keynote speeches and workshops on employment, workforce, and career issues. Brad received a B.A. in Communications and a M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.