Your Outsourced Chief Resolution Officer
Keeping you out of court (whenever feasible) and building your conflict resolution skills.
Are You in Compliance Yet? You have fewer than two months to train all of your New York employees, regardless of the size of your workforce. Last year, New York State mandated training for all …
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All employers in New York State are now required to provide sexual harassment training to all employees by October 9, 2019, but that isn't the primary reason this is an important topic. Sexual …
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Nance recently shared with Yahoo! Finance's Cameron Huddleston about how she quit a job without having another one lined up. This is not how she preferred to do things. When she left other jobs, she …
[Read more...] about Nance L. Schick Talks to Yahoo! Finance About Quitting Without Another Job
I first learned that I was protected from sexual harassment in the workplace when I went to work at United Parcel Service in 1988. I had already been working since I was 12 years old--when my mom got …
I have a new virtual assistant service. After nearly three years as part of The Law Studio ("TLS") team, Tyler followed the paths of Lia and Jennifer. He is back in school and building a life he loves …
[Read more...] about Take the Next Step: You Have to Create the Partnership, Too
My goal is to keep you out of court and build your conflict resolution skills, in part because court is a miserable place. Highly-educated, competitive people will often make your case about …
[Read more...] about The Three Best Ways to Stay Out of Court
We all want to be comfortable. We start each day, hoping it will go smoothly, even when we fear it won't. So, it's not surprising that we don't want to talk about race. It's rarely a comfortable …
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I love “mom and pop shops”. Before I was born, my parents owned a small auto parts store in Louisville, Kentucky, where I grew up. The store was bankrupt early in my life, and by the time I was …
[Read more...] about Sympathy is Not a Good Basis for Hiring
Last year, New York State's ("NYS") Paid Family Leave ("PFL") laws took effect, offering employees to apply for insurance benefits to cover time off to: Bond with a child (e.g., newborn, …
[Read more...] about Are Your Employee Policies Updated for Paid Family Leave?
The short answer is "very little". Remember that employment break-ups are as difficult--and sometimes harder--than divorce or other major life changes. Respect the former co-worker's privacy, and …
[Read more...] about What Do I Tell Employees After a Co-Worker is Terminated?
