Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPLeaders Need to Fully Understand How Sexual Harassment by Leaders Impacts Their Employees in…“No one ever told me at the time that I made them uncomfortable.”·4 min read·Mar 16, 2021----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPEmployers Taking a Stand Against Workplace Racial Discrimination Communicate Compliance, Culture…I’ve spent the last 31 years of my career preventing and stopping workplace discrimination against employees representing many NYS-defined…·2 min read·Aug 28, 2020----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPFailure to Follow NYS & Federal COVID-19 Requirements May Significantly Hurt Your Bottom Line in…As the New York Forward business reopening process continues (and I continue to support clients on finalizing and implementing their…·3 min read·Jun 15, 2020----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPDon’t Play “Let’s Make a Deal” with Candidates’ Compensation in Business and at WorkAs part of the candidate screening process I perform for clients’ internal hiring needs, I ask candidates up front what their salary…·2 min read·Feb 18, 2020----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPFor-Profit Organizations Should Pay Their Interns to Ensure Compliance in Business and at WorkIn my HR compliance travels, I’m often asked how a for-profit business without an in-house human resources professional can compliantly…·3 min read·Feb 13, 2020----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPHave You Implemented These Key 2020 NYS Employer Compliance Updates Yet in Business and at Work?January 2020 flew by, and here we are at the beginning of February 2020. Have you implemented the following key 2020 NYS Employment…·2 min read·Feb 3, 2020----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPSmoking in NYS is a Key Protected (and Lawful Activity) When Hiring in Business and at WorkAs reported in the New York Times last week : on January 2, 2020, U-Haul International announced that the company would stop hiring…·2 min read·Jan 6, 2020----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPSlapping Anyone on the Behind in Any Workplace is Illegal in Business and at WorkThe respective responses from the reporter who got slapped on her behind while broadcasting live on t.v. and her employer is an ensemble…·3 min read·Dec 16, 2019----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPMessaging Apps Can Cause Morale, Reputation and Compliance Issues in Business and at WorkThe National Labor Relations Act protects the rights of employees to act together to address conditions at work, with or without a union…·2 min read·Dec 9, 2019----
Deb Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCPEnsure That You Pay Exempt Employees Correctly for Employer-Initiated Snow Closures in Business…As I write this, we’re in the midst of a winter storm (technically, it’s a late-fall storm, as winter does not officially begin until…·2 min read·Dec 2, 2019----