This year's Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) theme is Building Connected Communities because it takes collaboration among organizations and communities to cause lasting change. As the National …
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April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). As a survivor of sexual assault and polyvictimization, bringing this issue out of the shadows is especially important to me. It is often silence that …
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How to Do Your Due Diligence: Tips for Hiring an Attorney
I've frequently inherited clients who didn't do their due diligence when hiring an attorney to help them resolve workplace disputes. Here are some tips I gave a to US News & World Report's …
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The Transformative Influence of Thoughtful Documentation
DISCLAIMER: This post gives a general overview of how documentation can help resolve workplace conflicts. It is not legal advice, and I am not your attorney. If you require information or advice …
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How We Collaborate with Accountants and Bookkeepers
We collaborate with accountants and bookkeepers because few of them have law licenses, and we are not experts in tax. It takes a team of highly-skilled contributors to operate a business, and we can't …
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How We Collaborate with Other Attorneys
We collaborate with other business and employment attorneys because we want our clients get the best results available under their circumstances. That sometimes takes a team of highly-skilled …
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How to Create a Diversity Training Program for Your Business
As many experts and employees have recently highlighted, even employers doing a better job of diversity hiring are struggling to fully include their hires in their culture. That is, in part, because …
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Empathy-Driven Conflict Resolution: Why We Do What We Do
Conflict is an inevitable part of the fast-paced and competitive world of business. Conflict resolution can be elusive when disputes arise, tempers flare, and emotions run high. Many workers …
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Five Reasons to Be Good to Your Employees
DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of some employment laws and best practices. It is not legal advice, and there is certainly no guarantee that any of the actions detailed above will generate …
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How to Combat Gender Discrimination at Work
Employers often ask me about combatting gender discrimination and sexual harassment in their workplaces. Drawing from my experience as an employment attorney and mediator, as well as a plaintiff in a …
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