Conducting workplace investigations, particularly in response to an employee harassment complaint, involves deep and broad workplace …

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A prospective client recently reached out for help with hiring for a position that had been …

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Another typical compliance error that I find on employers’ job applications is this question: Are you …

Questioning Job Candidates’ Citizenship is not Compliant in Business and at Work Read more →

As part of the 2019 New York state budget process; effective April 1, 2019, paid NYS …

NYS Paid Voting Leave is Now 3 Hours: Update Employee Handbooks & Postings in Business and at Work Read more →

In my HR consulting travels, I’ve heard a variety of comments from employers about the annual …

NYS Mandated Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Must Be Delivered (Not Just Read) in Business and at Work Read more →

As a mediator, I particularly love participating in any available mediation training. I took one mediation …

Has Your NYS Sexual Harassment Prevention Trainer Investigated and Stopped Workplace Harassment Themselves in Business and at Work? Read more →

In the course of my work with clients, a common non-compliance issue with both their employment …

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As part of the NYS-Mandated Sexual and Other Harassment Prevention Training that I conduct for clients, …

Harassment Complaint Retaliation is Unlawful and Grounds for Immediate Termination in Business and at Work Read more →

In the process of updating a client’s handbook recently, I removed a sentence from their former …

Employees May Discuss Their Wages in Business and at Work Read more →

Periodically I review a prospective client’s old handbook for any policies unique to the organization that …

Withholding an Employee’s Last Paycheck is (Still) Not Compliant in Business and at Work Read more →