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Case Studies

How to Listen with Your Third Ear to Crown Law Complaints

Nance Schick · Apr 28, 2025 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of Crown Law, colorism, and other discrimination complaints in New York. It is not legal advice. If you have concerns, please make an appointment with an …

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Why Your Severance Agreement Needs an Employment Attorney’s Review

Nance Schick · Apr 21, 2025 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of severance agreements in New York and why you might benefit from an attorney review. It is not legal advice and can be considered attorney advertising. If …

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How to Ruin a Business in 13 Months or Less

Nance Schick · Mar 10, 2025 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of how missteps can ruin businesses quickly. It is not legal advice. If you have concerns about your business strategy or activities, please make an …

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Case Study: Employees Collaborate to Get Overtime Pay Under FLSA

Nance Schick · Jan 13, 2025 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of FLSA for New York employers and employees, which change regularly. Nothing in this post is legal advice. If you require legal advice applied to your …

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Building a Business: Lessons from Starbucks and Hiring Your First Employees

Nance Schick · Jul 24, 2024 ·

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When building a business, there will be many lean days that humble you and make you wonder whether you should quit. Even the original owners of Starbucks Coffee Company must have experienced them when …

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From Poor to Prosperous: A Journey of Resilience and Success

Nance Schick · Jul 17, 2024 ·

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Growing up poor in Kentucky, I was the youngest of three daughters raised by a single mother who managed to support us on about $70 a week. Despite our financial struggles, my mother instilled in me …

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Forgiving the World for Our Origins: A Pathway to Professional Growth

Nance Schick · Jul 11, 2024 ·

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The world doesn't always give us the starts we would like. It's important to forgive the world and accept what is, trusting you still have what you need. That can be easier said than done, and many of …

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Case Study: The Overwhelmed Business Owner

Nance Schick · Jul 7, 2024 ·

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Friedrich was a smart, good-looking, and charming stress-case. As a business owner, he was always talking about the big things he was going to accomplish. His company had survived longer than anyone …

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Freeing Emotions Related to the Israel-Palestine Crisis

Nance Schick · Jul 6, 2024 ·

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Emotionally overwhelmed by the lack of compassionate listening among conflict resolution professionals at an August 2014 discussion of the Israel-Palestine conflict, I walked out. This unexpected …

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Viewing Racial Prejudice through the Lens of Conflict Resolution: A Revised Perspective

Nance Schick · Jul 5, 2024 ·

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It has been more than 12 years since the tragic encounter between Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman, one that was based in racial prejudice and bias. The feelings of grief over the loss of this …

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