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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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Why Might You Mediate a Discrimination Case?

Nance Schick · Apr 14, 2025 ·

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Licensed professionals and other high achievers might choose to mediate workplace discrimination claims for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest motivators is the desire to make the nightmare …

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How to Honor Lived Experiences Effectively in Your Workplace

Nance Schick · Mar 17, 2025 ·

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Honoring lived experiences is essential for fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). However, as Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey and I discussed briefly in a recent LinkedIn exchange, it's …

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How to Keep Apartment Building Disputes Out of Court

Nance Schick · Feb 3, 2025 ·

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As a New York employment attorney and global workplace mediator, I’ve seen firsthand how conflicts can escalate and disrupt lives. I have also been a plaintiff in an employment lawsuit, and until …

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Frequently-Asked Questions About Employment Mediation

Nance Schick · Oct 14, 2024 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post gives a general overview of employment mediation. It is not legal advice, and there is certainly no guarantee that choosing mediation will generate a specific result. Past …

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Unity in Diversity: Healing Racial Conflicts with Compassion and Persistence

Nance Schick · Jul 12, 2024 ·

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This post is intended as a guide for those struggling with these emotionally-charged racial conflicts at home and at work. Let’s continue to strive for change and work towards a more equitable …

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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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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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Rethinking Professionalism: An Inclusive Approach

Nance Schick · Jul 3, 2024 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is intended only as general information about professionalism as a pretext for discrimination. It is not legal advice and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. If …

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Are Black Women Losing Ground in DEI?

Nance Schick · Jun 18, 2024 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is intended only as general information about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It is not legal advice, and reading it does not make us your attorneys. If you need specific …

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