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Employee Relations in a Hashtag World
#metoo - #timesup - #enough You may think you are free and clear of the Hollywood hashtag invasion but... If you have 15 or more employees, you fall under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended) and several other employment regulations which are...
Time for a Reboot?
The theme of the 2018 Sandler Client Summit was Breakthrough 2018. The morning speakers kept asking – “What’s holding you back ?” Well, mine was ME!. I’m doing the same old thing, day after day after day. That may sound funny coming from a Human Resource Director who...
Accidental HR (SM) – Size Does Matter!
I know, I know, you all want to believe that size doesn’t matter. But when it comes to the number of people you employ, it really does matter! There are certain regulations that you need to abide by as your employee count grows. There can be serious consequences if...
I miss it EVERY year!
While I no longer have school age children, I DO have grandchildren. And, one of them has already expressed interest in taking over the business “after his professional baseball career because all Gammy does is sit on her butt all day.” Carson Leib – age 11 (12 by the...
Sex, sex, sex
Now that I have your attention, let’s focus in on the real gist of this blog – sexual orientation and gender identity. So, there is an entire language that employers should be acquainted with on this topic. And, while there is no true case law (as of this writing,)...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Ahh, love is in the air – ain’t it great! Not so much when it comes to work. We are frequently called upon to address the question of workplace relationships. I mean, come on, we spend at least 8 hours a day with these people – where else are you going to meet people...
