Elizabeth Arnold

Elizabeth Arnold is a director in Berkeley Research Group’s (BRG) Labor and Employment practice and has been advising clients on issues related to employment practices for more than two decades.

She is an expert in the wage-and-hour space and provides advisory services and testimony on behalf of employees and companies nationwide. She has conducted research at organizations of various sizes, from small nonprofits to global digital retailers, and in industries ranging from retail and transportation to professional services and healthcare.

Ms. Arnold develops and implements customized research methodologies that address complex legal compliance issues at the state and federal levels. Her engagements often include identifying the tasks and responsibilities of employees and the contexts in which they perform their work. Clients have used results from her studies to modify company practice or policy and at multiple stages of active litigation. She has provided expert testimony in state and federal class action disputes related to compensable time (alleged off-the-clock work), meal and rest break compliance, and suitable seating compliance.