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New York City Adopts Lactation Accommodation Law
Posted on April 3, 2019 Leave a Comment
New York City’s new lactation accommodation law is now in effect and imposes new requirements on employers with four or more employees. The new law adds to the obligations that employers already have under New York State’s Labor Law. Under the Labor Law, employers are required to make reasonable efforts to provide a private room […]
List of Office Holiday Party Do’s and Don’ts
Posted on December 3, 2018 Leave a Comment
The holiday season is fast approaching, and between the rituals of hanging up lights and shopping for gifts, there’s another event to remember: the office holiday party. No matter how much you like your coworkers, the prospect of going to the annual holiday party may strike fear into your heart. Read our ultimate list of […]
Bronx, NY LGBTG Policy Task Force
Posted on October 3, 2018 Leave a Comment
I am honored and excited to be invited by Bronx Borough President Office to join Bronx LGBTG Policy Task Force. Great Things To Come!!!
Update from feds: DOL releases opinion letters regarding FMLA, FLSA
Posted on September 18, 2018
It was a busy week for the DOL — not only did the agency release a new set of FMLA forms for employers, but it wrote four opinion letters addressing several FMLA and FLSA concerns. As far as the forms go, the only thing that changed is the expiration date. The updated FMLA forms are exactly the […]
Workplace Diversity: A Key Factor in the Success of Small Businesses
Posted on September 14, 2018
Over the course of many years, the notion of “Workplace Diversity” was a concept, a fad, one of many organizational ‘flavor of the month’ programs; and to some, another name for Affirmative Action. Workplace Diversity was viewed as code words referring to race, ethnicity and gender. There were expectations and even pressure imposed to consider diversity attributes as a major factor in staffing decisions. The term […]
Social Determinants of Health
Posted on June 2, 2018
Leaving technology and software/hardware industry for a healthcare 8 years ago really opened my eyes to how healthcare works and the industry overall. There have been great initiatives over the years where healthcare focus is more on prevention and management Vs over-prescribing and over-medication ,as well as understanding what drives the ever increasing cost of […]
Hiring Ex-Offenders Is a Positive Move
Posted on May 26, 2018 Leave a Comment
As the labor market tightens in our expanding economy, companies will need workers. And people returning to society from prison need jobs. Keeping potential employers and employees apart is fear, lack of understanding, and about 20,000 statutes and regulations across the country that restrict the hiring of ex-offenders. Businesses and governments want to change that. Yesterday, the White House hosted a […]
Happy Nurses Week-National Nurses Week History
Posted on May 11, 2018 Leave a Comment
National Nurses Week History National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003, National […]
NYC Mayor DiBlasio signs package of sexual harassment bills
Posted on May 10, 2018 Leave a Comment
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday signed 11 bills that aim to bolster protections against sexual harassment — both for municipal and private employees. The measures triple the statute of limitations for filing a complaint with city government from one to three years and mandate that city agencies publicly report each complaint received. Additionally, private […]
Workplace Diversity: A Key Factor in the Success of Small Businesses
Posted on May 3, 2018 Leave a Comment
Over the course of many years, the notion of “Workplace Diversity” was a concept, a fad, one of many organizational ‘flavor of the month’ programs; and to some, another name for Affirmative Action. Workplace Diversity was viewed as code words referring to race, ethnicity and gender. There were expectations and even pressure imposed to consider […]
