Julia Arnold
Tampa,FL
Summary
Attorney with over 15 years of experience serving as trusted and strategic advisor to employers. Proven ability to actively participate in and influence cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to inform business decision-making and drive risk mitigation.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate General Counsel, Director
Citibank
Tampa, Florida
09.2022 - Current
- Provide advice and counsel on employment matters including but not limited to workplace conduct, hiring, performance management, disciplinary action, reductions in force, terminations, leaves of absence and accommodations, and employee relations issues.
- Manage threatened and actual employment litigation including administrative charges and arbitrations.
- Serve as off-boarding subject matter expert within Citi’s employment law team which includes WARN compliance, strategic partnership on reduction in force execution firm-wide, analyzing legal developments impacting Citi’s off-boarding policies and procedures and recommending and implementing appropriate compliance actions.
- Design and execute training and reference materials for the firm’s HR team.
- Assistant General Counsel, Senior Vice President (9/2022-12/2024)
Senior Counsel - Global Employment and Ethics
Briggs & Stratton
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
09.2019 - 09.2022
- Served as sole employment counsel for an organization of 6,000+ employees reporting directly to the General Counsel.
- Independently managed domestic and international labor and employment legal matters, including threatened and active employment litigation.
- Partnered with HR and other key stakeholders to evaluate legal risks and provide advice on a broad range of employment issues including: recruiting and hiring; performance management and personnel actions; wage and hour matters; employee leaves of absence; internal investigations; employment agreements; reductions in force; restructuring; labor relations; benefits and severance; employment law disputes; contingent workforce; and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Designed and delivered employment law compliance training.
- Monitored employment-related legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities and provided proactive, strategic advice to key stakeholders, including formulating and implementing required policies and processes.
- Oversight for the Ethics & Integrity Program including but not limited to leading investigation of complaints, preparing reports for senior leadership on Program updates, and preparing annual Program training for employees org-wide.
- Developed and executed strategies to manage COVID-19 on a global scale.
- Established the Company’s H-2B visa program to address post-pandemic workforce shortage.
- Counsel (9/2019-2/2021)
Associate Attorney
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
05.2011 - 09.2019
- Managed all aspects of a substantial state and federal litigation caseload from intake through final disposition.
- Provided advice and counsel to employer clients on a wide spectrum of employment-related issues to mitigate legal risk and ensured compliance with state and federal employment laws, including but not limited to, performance management, issuing disciplinary action, terminations, conducting internal investigations, disability accommodation, and drafting and revising policies and procedures.
- Counseled clients regarding potential and threatened legal claims and resolved disputes through negotiated and mediated settlements.
- Conducted training and presentations on employment law compliance.
- Represented employers in investigatory proceedings and audits before administrative agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the United States Department of Labor.
Litigation Law Clerk
Assurant Health
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
05.2008 - 02.2011
- Prepared memoranda regarding insurance and employment law issues and conferred with in-house counsel regarding recommended course of action.
- Analyzed documents relevant to pending litigation and drafted case summaries and analyses for in-house counsel.
Education
J.D. -
Marquette University Law School
Milwaukee, Wisconsin12-2010
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin08-2006
Publications
- #MeToo Marks a Changing Tide for Employers, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine (September 12, 2018)
- Hit the Pause Button: The Implications of Recording in the Workplace, Littler Mendelson Insight (September 4, 2018)
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds That State Disability Discrimination Law Requires Proof of Intent to Establish Liability, Littler Mendelson ASAP (June 29, 2018)
- #MeToo Marks a Changing Tide, and Employers Must Be Prepared, Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin Chapter, Platinum Sponsor Article (February 2018)
- Wisconsin Court Overturns $2.2 Million Jury Verdict in Favor of Former Doctor, Finding His Employment-at-Will Agreement Was Not Superseded by a Subsequent Policy, Littler Mendelson Insight (August 24, 2017)
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Continued Employment is Lawful Consideration to Support a Restrictive Covenant, Littler Mendelson Insight (June 2, 2015)
- Employers Must Take Heed of the EEOC’s Scrutiny of Overbroad Medical Authorizations and Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs, Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin Chapter, Platinum Sponsor Article (November 2014)
- Unemployed Status Now a Protected Class in Madison, Littler Mendelson Client Alert (December 2013)
- Contributor, Annual Report on EEOC Developments, Littler Report (2012-2017)
- Ethical Issues & Best Practices for Workplace Investigations, Annual Conference, Wisconsin Association of Corporate Counsel (August 2020)
- Recharging Your Internal Investigations Post #MeToo, Annual Conference, Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management (October 2018)
- Privacy Concerns in Today’s Technology-Based Workplace, Annual Conference, Wisconsin Association of Corporate Counsel (May 2018)
- Off-Duty Conduct and Its Impact On Your Workplace, Annual MRA Federal and State Employment Law Update (February 2018)
- Privacy Concerns in Today’s Technology-Based Workplace, Littler Webinar (February 2018)
- The Rise of Drug and Alcohol Impairment in the Workplace, Milwaukee Metro Society for Human Resource Management Webinar (December 2017)
- Equal Pay for Equal Work, Annual Conference, Wisconsin State Bar Health, Labor, and Employment Law Section (August 2017)
- The Nightmare Employee, Annual Conference, Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management (October 2017) and Diversified Insurance Solutions Quarterly Seminar Series (April 2017)
- Top Issues That Keep HR Up at Night, Diversified Insurance Solutions Quarterly Seminar Series (February 2016)
- The New Era of Hiring and Investigating Employees: What You Need to Know and When You Need to Know It, Wisconsin Association of Corporate Counsel Breakfast Briefing (February 2013), and Annual Conference, Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management (October 2013)
- The Rewards and Costs of Enforcing Employee Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements, Annual Conference, Wisconsin Association of Corporate Counsel (May 2013)
- Littler Mendelson Milwaukee Brewers Briefing – Miller Park (2011-2019)
Timeline
Associate General Counsel, Director
Citibank
09.2022 - Current
Senior Counsel - Global Employment and Ethics
Briggs & Stratton
09.2019 - 09.2022
Associate Attorney
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
05.2011 - 09.2019
Litigation Law Clerk
Assurant Health
05.2008 - 02.2011
J.D. -
Marquette University Law School
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts
University of Wisconsin