My father was known for his colorful sayings (many of which would be inappropriate to repeat today), so I can’t help but think of him when a situation needs a little extra emphasis. Based on the number of calls and ...
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Let’s think about what’s happened since my last article, “A must-read book with sex, drugs and some unexpected twists.” Summer has officially started, the school year is over and you may have even gone on vacation. If you’ve found your ...
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To celebrate the arrival of summer (are you as perplexed as I am when we somehow all but skip the entire season of spring?), I’m going to recommend a great book for your summer reading list. It’s been around for ...
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#WeinsteinEffect. #MeToo. #TIMESUP. For many of us, these have become part of our daily lexicon: modern identifiers for a primordial problem. They are beacons used to focus attention on the scourge of sexual harassment and misconduct that, in various forms, ...
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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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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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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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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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