A (non-HR) colleague of mine reached out to me. “My client, who shall remain nameless, docked …

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When my son Noah was born via an emergency c-section nearly 14 years ago, it was …

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The fish always stinks from the head downwards. -Turkish Proverb College basketball and its leadership are …

Failed Leadership Stinks from the Head Downwards in Business and at Work Read more →

Thanks to the television monitors in the Lecture Center complex at the University at Albany, I clearly …

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Last Friday, my colleague Mary Martinez invited me to view her session on Human Resources Fundamentals, …

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At best, determining an employee’s exemption from overtime (a.k.a. “exempt” status) is a case-by-case analysis exercise. …

Job Title Alone Does Not Determine Exemption From Overtime Pay in Business and at Work Read more →

As we all get ready to distribute W-2 forms to employees and 1099 forms to contractors …

If They Work Like An Employee, They’re an Employee (Not an Independent Contractor) in Business and at Work Read more →

In describing my own experience with the lasting gifts of sponsorship last week to a colleague, I …

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I’ve been an HR practitioner for 25 years, and I don’t drink alcohol – it simply …

The Cost of Being Drunk in Business and at Work Read more →

In its cover story this week, Time Magazine addresses how difficult it is to fire a …

Delayed Terminations Hemorrhage Dollars in Business and at Work Read more →