About Noël Tarquinii | HR Architecture Advisory

About Noël Tarquinii, SHRM-SCP

Three decades on the employer side of every situation that HR infrastructure is designed to survive.

Noël Tarquinii, SHRM-SCP. Strategic Case Architect. The practice exists in the gap between employment attorneys and fractional HR platforms. Neither of those options is this.

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Noël Tarquinii
SHRM-SCP · Strategic Case Architect

The Story

HR built for the real world.

Noël Tarquinii has spent three decades building and running HR infrastructure at companies ranging from early-stage startups to mid-market enterprises navigating rapid growth. Every engagement is completed by her directly. No associates. No templates. No junior staff doing work billed at senior rates.

The practice exists in the gap between employment attorneys (who enter after something breaks) and fractional HR platforms (which handle operations but cannot build architecture that survives legal pressure). Neither of those options is this.

She works directly with founders, CEOs, and operational leaders to identify exposure, build defensive systems, and establish HR programs that hold under adversarial review.

30+

Years employer-side experience

200+

Companies advised nationwide

$40M+

In liability identified and remediated

98%

Audit and agency inquiry success rate

“Noël walked through that report like she had been in our company for years. She knew what was missing before I finished explaining the situation. The action sequence she gave us in that call is the reason we have not had a single employment claim in 18 months.”

COO, 78-person healthcare company

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Verified Data: Both PDFs Applied

Defense costs: $75,000 to $125,000 through summary judgment. $175,000 to $250,000 through verdict if summary judgment is lost. $300,000+ to trial. Average settlement: $200,000. Back pay and front pay are NOT capped under any track.   Federal Title VII cap: $50,000 to $300,000 depending on employer size. State no-cap jurisdictions: jury decides.   IRS: $1,329,000 penalty ceiling per year. Voluntary Classification Settlement Program reduces exposure to 10% of one year taxes: only before inquiry opens.   EEOC FY2024: 97% favorable result rate. 111 merit lawsuits filed. 88,531 private sector charges (one channel of 300,000+ total). 42,301 retaliation charges: 47.8% of all charges, 17th consecutive year.   2024–2026 verdicts: $900M (CA), $238M (WA, later reduced), $103M (CA), $52M (CA), $32.3M (CA), $20.5M (PA), $11.2M (CA), $3.8M (AL).

Sources: EEOC FY2024 Annual Performance Report · IRS Penalty Schedule · Nakase Law Firm 2024 · Proskauer California Employment Law Update 2024–2026 · Katz Banks Kumin LLP Dec 2024 · DOL Final Rule March 2024 · 42 U.S.C. §1981a

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Noël Tarquinii, SHRM-SCP  ·  Strategic Case Architect  ·  © 2026 HR Architecture Advisory  ·  Sources: EEOC FY2024 APR · IRS Penalty Schedule · Nakase Law Firm 2024 · Proskauer 2024–2026