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(Updated from original post on 04/04/2016): Notice that I said workers, not employees. I know you have been reading the articles online and in entrepreneur magazines that imply (if not directly …
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(Updated from the original post on 01/20/2020): Worker Misclassification occurs when a person or entity classifies a worker as a non-employee. Regardless of whether this was an intentional act, the …
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(Originally posted 11/16/2020) In this video, Nance shares her experience as a plaintiff in an employment action and gives employers three tips for avoiding similar fates: Focus on …
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(Originally posted 12/28/2020) In this video, Nance gives three tips for revealing your implicit biases. We all have them, but we can control how they impact our lives--and the lives of others. You …
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Nance is relatively public about her history of victimization. Long before she was violently assaulted in 2014, she had recovered from a series of crimes. The victimization began in her childhood, but …
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(Originally posted 04/01/2021) Let's talk about gender pronouns. Employers are confused and worried about using the wrong gender pronouns. They ask me questions like: Is every slip-up …
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(Reposted from 04/13/2021) Because I am an employment attorney and mediator with experience as a human resources and employee relations supervisor, employers often ask me about combatting sex …
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(Updated from 02/13/2021) In my diversity trainer role, I've been talking a lot about workplace dating and sexual harassment. I do this usually in February because it's Valentine's Day …
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(Updated from 12/16/2020) Nance was asked by Sarah Ashley of Pure Wow what to do if a partner doesn't want to have sex. As an attorney and diversity trainer who is also a rape survivor, Nance …
(Updated from 01/08/2015) I sometimes take unpopular positions. That's part of being a lawyer, but it's also an effective way of learning what is in our blind spots. As I re-read this post in …
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