Brian H. Kleiner, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Brian H. Kleiner is a Professor (Emeritus) of Human Resource Management at a prestigious California University following his having earned a MBA degree and PhD in Management degree, each from UCLA. Dr. Kleiner has over 40 years of human resource management experience and has served as a human resource management expert witness in over 1,000 cases, for both plaintiffs and defendants.

A former human resource manager at Ford Motor Company, Dr. Kleiner has provided consulting services to over 100 business and government clients and has trained thousands of employees.

Dr. Kleiner has over 500 publications and has given trial or arbitration testimony over 80 times. He has been favorably featured in Employment Law Verdicts and Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin. As a result of his various accomplishments, Dr. Kleiner has won several honors, awards, and accolades.

Services

The employment-related topics for which Dr. Kleiner has provided expert witness testimony include the following: Compliance of organizational policies, procedures and practices with standards of appropriate human resources management; preventing and investigating complaints concerning sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination and harassment; retaliation; workplace reductions; performance appraisals, progressive discipline, just cause and wrongful termination; analysis and evaluation of reasonable accommodation, undue hardship, essential functions and other issues under the ADA; negligent hiring, retention, and supervision; promotion selections; FMLA; statistical analysis of employment data; executive and employee compensation, wage and hours, ERISA, benefits/pensions; and workplace violence, safety, OSHA.

Litigation Support Services

Dr. Kleiner has served as an expert witness in employment/human resources management for both defense and plaintiff counsels.

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Labor/Management Relations, FMLA/CFRA, ADA, Harassment, Hiring, Human Resources Management, Wage and Hours, Workers Compensation Insurance, Nonprofits.

Brian H. Kleiner, Ph.D., M.B.A. in the Social Networks

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Professional Experience

Practitioner Experience:

After first being employed as a human resource manager for Ford Motor Company, I have more than 35 years experience as a consultant to over 100 organizations around the world concerning how to improve human resource management policies and practices. These include the following: Arco-Atlantic Richfield Company, Bausch & Lomb, Brother International Corporation, ConAgra, General Dynamics Corporation, In-N-Out Burger, Interstate Electronics Corporation, Pioneer Electronics, Reynolds Metals Company, Shasta Beverages, Shell Oil Company, Toshiba, and Yoshinoya.

Extended Education Experience:

From 1988 to 2002, taught classes concerning effective employee management for the general public through University Extended Education at California State University, Fullerton, helping managers and supervisors from hundreds of organizations.

University Experience:

1977-2020: Professor of Human Resource Management, California State University, Fullerton

Regularly have taught classes concerning effective employee management in both graduate and undergraduate programs. Have also taught graduate courses concerning effective employee management at Chapman University and California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Affiliations

Society For Human Resource Management
Society for Nonprofits

Awards & Honors

In 2019 was featured in the social media blog of the Bar Association of San Francisco as the “Expert to Know”, the only Employment expert listed in their Directory ever so honored.

In 2015 was formally honored by the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton for the high quality of my research publications during the last five years.

In 2014 was formally honored by the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton for the high quality of my research publications during the last five years.

In 2013 was formally honored by the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton for the high quality of my research publications during the last five years.

In 2012 was formally honored by the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton for the high quality of my research publications during the last five years.

In 2011 was formally honored by the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton for the high quality of my research publications during the last five years.

In 2009 my achievements during the past five years were evaluated by the President of California State University, Fullerton as “exceeded expectation.”

In 2008 was favorably featured in Employment Law Verdict Reports.

In 2007 was profiled in the September issue of Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin as a result of my forensic expert successes and other professional achievements.

In 2001 was chosen to be honored at an “Outstanding Faculty Recognition” event by the Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Fullerton for my “Outstanding Scholarly and Creative activity” during “the past three years.”

In 2000 won California State University, Fullerton's Faculty Merit award for my “professional achievements and superior contributions to the school and the university.”

In 1998 was honored by the Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Fullerton at an "Outstanding Recognition Event" for my "noteworthy level of activity in the past three years" with regard to "scholarly and creative activity."

In 1996 taught the first graduate course on managing human resources ever to be televised for the public in the United States.

In 1995 taught the first graduate course on human behavior in organizations ever to be televised for the public in the United States.

Selected for the following: Who's Who in Business Higher Education, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in California, Personalities of America, Community Leaders of America, and Who's Who in the World

Publications

Have published over 500 articles in a wide variety of high quality academic and professional journals.

Education

Ph.D. in Management, U.C.L.A., 1977
Master of Business Administration, U.C.L.A., 1973
B.S. in Business Administration, Drexel, 1969