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HR Alert: What’s An EEOC Mediation?

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

When it comes to legal problems facing small-business owners, nobody wants to go to court. It can be costly, time-consuming, and damaging to the reputation of your business. This is especially the case with employment discrimination...

HR Alert: A Local Lesson on Gender Discrimination

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 5, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

A restaurant based in Tonawanda, NY recently agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a sex discrimination suit brought against it under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the New York State Human Rights Law. The owners, managers,...

HR Alert: EEOC Offers Guidance on the use of AI During the Hiring Process

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 31, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we reported earlier in May, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are continuously developing and have entered the workplace. AI is here to stay – to learn more about the basics of AI, we invite you to read our prior blog post. The...

HR Alert: Religion in the Workplace, Groff v. DeJoy and Title VII

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 24, 2023. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

For those conscious of Supreme Court rulings, it might seem like the topic of religious accommodations is in perpetual limelight. But in a country where millions of people practice different religions and faiths, talk about...

HR Alert: How the ADA Can Snag Your Marketing Team

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 31, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

While perhaps not purely a human resources issue, we know our HR professional clients and business owners have become well acquainted with the federal law known as the ADA, which is short for the Americans with Disabilities...

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