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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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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On Wednesday, I had the honor and privilege to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee, as part of a hearing regarding the effectiveness of the Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”) in reducing paperwork and reporting burdens on ...

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You may not know this, but I sacrificed a less-than-mediocre career in accounting to become a human resource professional. My mother loved the sound of it: “HUMAN – RESOURCE – PROFESSIONAL.” Three words. Far more impressive to her than those ...

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For those who have come to expect an explanation of the latest legislative or regulatory issue to menace businesses, you will find this month’s article a departure, and hopefully an interesting departure, from the norm. Not that there aren’t a ...

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I view the New Year as an opportunity to leave the past behind and look to the upcoming year as a blank slate filled with possibilities. Weight loss, more time to relax (hopefully a slam dunk when starting at zero ...

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 I am officially out of the prognostication business as of Nov. 22, 2016. I will always remember where I was when I heard the news … just 10 days before the effective date, Judge Amos Mazzant III of the U.S. ...

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I was wrong. There, I said it! If there is one thing my loyal readers (yes, family pets count) know about me, it’s that I’m not often surprised by the state and federal departments of labor when it comes to ...

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And in other news, effective Aug. 1, 2016, fines and civil money penalties for violations of several federal laws and regulations increased significantly. I’ll bet you didn’t know anything about that, did you? Possibly because the implementation of the Federal ...

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The concept of workplace investigations is nothing new to most employers. However, like so many other employer responsibilities, these investigations have become more complex and, if not handled correctly, filled with potential sources of significant liability. Before we go too ...

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