Do you have fond childhood memories of summer camp? Leaving home for a few days and going to a place where you always had an exciting time? You didn’t have to take the trash out, mow the lawn, or eat ...
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Many of us have heard the adage “the only constant is change,” and nothing could be truer of employment laws and regulations. With a seemingly countless number of new laws and amended regulations, even the most diligent employers can quickly ...
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I recently had the opportunity to spend a few hours with a good friend, who also happens to be an outstanding labor and employment attorney. Because he lives several hours away, we don’t get together as often as we’d like, ...
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Human behavior is fascinating at the beginning of each new year. Examples abound at every local gym and fitness facility. For the “regulars,” January is a nightmare of crowded parking lots, long waits to use equipment and blindingly colorful new ...
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The late Supreme Court associate justice Louis Brandeis wrote in an article for Harper’s Weekly, “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most ...
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When I sat down to write this article, I had intended to write about the exciting New York State Paid Family Leave Act (PFL). I’ve spent so much time reading, talking and answering questions about it that it has taken ...
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As much as my type-A personality tries to control everything around me, the simple fact for most of us is that business and life are unpredictable. This is especially true for the people I know in the restaurant and retail ...
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Like many of my fellow well-seasoned peers in the human resource profession, I’ve learned not only to never say, “Now I’ve seen it all”—I won’t even think it. Many of us have resigned ourselves to simply thinking (often out loud):“You ...
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As is the case with many couples we know, deciding which movie to see has become an opportunity for my wife and me to practice our negotiation skills. However, one thing we usually agree on is that most movie sequels ...
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Back in the day (my children cringe when I start a sentence with that), things slowed down in the summer. Somewhere around mid- to late June, the pace at work was more relaxed, there weren’t as many places to go ...
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As you may recall, on April 4, 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation resulting in New York state providing the most comprehensive and progressive family leave program in the nation. From that point, it became the responsibility of the state’s ...
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I’ll admit that, until recently, I had not considered writing an article on the impact of a single punctuation mark — an Oxford comma in this instance. As a professional, my writing has evolved and improved over the years, due ...
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