Leading Employment Practices Consulting Resource For Employers & Attorneys Expands Its National Presence

Employment Practices Solutions adds consultants in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Dallas

FORT WORTH, Texas – (BUSINESS WIRE) – October 25, 1999 – Employment Practices Solutions, L.L.C. ("EPS"), the premier provider of employment practices complaint investigation, training, consulting and expert testimony services, announced today the addition of new consultants in the Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Dallas markets. Melissa Balaban joins EPS in Los Angeles, while Michael Buda heads up EPS's efforts in Atlanta. Rachelle Weathersby in Dallas rounds out EPS's most recent additions. EPS has additional consultants in Fort Worth, Houston, and the Colorado Springs/Denver areas. Visit www.epexperts.com for more information.

Commenting on the additions, Vice-President Dan Johnson said, "EPS' commitment to providing employers with the best resource for preventing and correcting employment law claims requires that we use only the most qualified professionals. We have accomplished this by retaining an experienced team of employment attorneys with the knowledge and skills to meet our clients' needs. Melissa, Michael and Rachelle are outstanding additions to our team."

Ms. Balaban joins EPS after practicing employment law with the firm of Casper & de Toledo in Stamford, Connecticut. While in Connecticut, Ms. Balaban served on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association Labor and Employment Section. She joined EPS in Connecticut, but recently returned to Los Angeles. Ms. Balaban received her law degree from the University of Southern California where she received the Eleanor Shattuck Award for potential as an outstanding member of the legal profession.

Mr. Buda practiced employment law in California for six years with the national employment firm Littler Mendelson, before starting his own consulting business where he mediated in excess of 100 employment disputes and participated in over 8 years of training seminars designed to educate management on key employment practices issues. Mr. Buda relocated to Atlanta in 1995 where he continued his consulting business prior to joining EPS.

Ms. Weathersby assists EPS's home office in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex after practicing employment law with the employment law firm of Thomas L. Case & Associates in Dallas for the past five years. She has conducted preventive training and successfully defended Fortune 500 and small employers in a myriad of employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases.

Employment Practices Solutions provides employers with assistance in preventing and correcting employment law claims such as sexual harassment and discrimination with services that include:

• Complaint investigation
  
• One-on-one sensitivity training
  
• Expert testimony
  
• A complaint hotline
  
• Employee, management, executive, and human resources training
  
• Training videos and reference products

EPS' national client base includes public and private sector employers ranging from Fortune 100 to the smallest businesses. Many of the premier employment law firms in the nation rely upon EPS to assist their clients with investigation, expert testimony, and one-on-one sensitivity training services.