Super Lawyer Jonathan Pollard gives some valuable advice: HR is not your friend. HR works for the corporation. HR is loyal to the corporation. Human Resources departments basically spun out of corporate legal departments. They are a rebranded part of legal designed to protect the company from risk and exposure.
In large, HR's mission is to mitigate risk, avoid lawsuits, and get rid of "problem" employees by any means necessary.
Jonathan Pollard is the founder of Pollard PLLC, an employment law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and St. Louis. Pollard and his colleagues have represented hundreds of employees and litigated nearly 200 employment cases. They focus on discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and retaliation cases. Their home office can be reached at 9543322380.