Articles

 Selected Articles (2011 to present)

• “3 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Protect Employees From Trump’s Immigration Executive Order.” Entrepreneur. January 31, 2017.
• “Viewpoint: IT and HR Must Work Together to Improve Security.” SHRM.org. January 23, 2017.
• “Op/Ed: The Problem With Saying Women Are Better At…,” Philadelphia Business Journal, December 27, 2016
• “10 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays and Minimize Legal Risk.” Entrepreneur. December 4, 2016.
• “Government Agencies Take Aim at Employment-Related Agreements.” The Corporate Counselor. November 1, 2016
• “17 Tips for Anti-Harassment Training.” HRMagazine. October 27, 2016.
• “Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In 2.0 and Corporate Gender Bias.” Entrepreneur. October 25, 2016.
• “Dealing with Workplace Politics in the Wacky World of the U.S. Election.” Canadian HR Reporter. October 24, 2016.
• “‘Ban the Box’ Laws May Worsen Hiring Discrimination, New Research Finds.” Wall Street Journal. October 2016.
• “How to Prevent Presidential Debates From Becoming Disruptive Workplace Debates.” Entrepreneur. September 26, 2016.
• “Judge Shapiro Blazed Trail for Women in Legal Profession.” Jewish Exponent. August 17, 2016
• “6 Ways to Lawfully Embrace Social Recruiting.” Entrepreneur. August 15, 2016.
• “9 Tips for Closing the Gender Pay Gap.” HRMagazine. June, 2016
• “Stop Embracing Failure.” Entrepreneur. June, 2016.
• “N.C. Law Also A Problem For People With Disabilities.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 20, 2016.
• “The New Overtime Rule: What’s It Mean For Your Business.” Philadelphia Business Journal. May 2016.
• “The Boys’ Club Perception Test.” Entrepreneur. May 3, 2016.
• “That Difficult Conversation.” HRMagazine. April, 2016.
• “Politics and Work: 7 Guardrails for Leaders.” Entrepreneur. March 23, 2016.
• “Facing Potential Terrorism, Entrepreneurs Need to Think About the Unthinkable.” Entrepreneur. February 5, 2016.
• “Why The Oscars’ Diversity Issue Matters To All Employers.” Philadelphia Business Journal. February 29, 2016.
• “Care For, But Don’t Coddle, Millennials.” TalentCulture. February 19, 2016.
• “Adele’s ‘Hello’ & How It Encourages Stalking.” Philadelphia Business Journal. February 16, 2016.
• “The 13 ‘Must-Dos’ to Include on Your Holiday Checklist.” Entrepreneur. November 17, 2015.
• “Fix, Don’t Nix, Your Performance Reviews.” Entrepreneur. November 4, 2015.
• “Gender, Influence and the Use of Qualifiers.” TalentCulture. November 3, 2015.
• “What Jennifer Lawrence’s and Bradley Cooper’s Salaries Mean for Every Entrepreneur.” Entrepreneur. October, 2015.
• “12 Ways to Increase Gender Equality.” TalentCulture. August 11, 2015.
• “That Difficult Conversation.” HRMagazine. April, 2016.
• “Labor Costs May Soar for Entrepreneurs.” Entrepreneur. July, 2015.
• “What Will the Department of Labor Do Next?” Corporate Counsel. July 7, 2015.
• “Accommodating an Employee’s Religion Just Got Even More Complicated.” Entrepreneur. June, 2015.
• “Attack Bullying Without Being Attacked.” HRMagazine. June, 2015.
• “Copernicus Was Wrong.” TalentCulture. May 11, 2015.
• “Why Banning Salary Negotiations Won’t Close the Gender Pay Gap.” Entrepreneur. May, 2015.
• “Don Draper Teaching the World to Sing in Perfect Harmony.” The Philadelphia Business Journal. May, 2015.
• “10 Tips to Fight Gender Discrimination.” HR Professionals Magazine. Volume 5: Issue 5. May, 2015.
• “Remembering the Holocaust.” Philadelphia Inquirer. April 16, 2015.
• “5 Ways to Manage ‘Mad Men’-Era Sexual Harassment.” Entrepreneur. April, 2015.
• “What Accommodations Must Be Made for a Pregnant Employee?” Entrepreneur. April, 2015.
• “Lust and Love in the Workplace.” Entrepreneur. February 12, 2015.
• “10 Tips to Fight Gender Discrimination.” HRMagazine. January-February special edition, 2015
• “How will NLRB’s ‘Ambush Election’ Rule Impact My Business?” Catalyst. Winter 2014/2015.
• “Entrepreneurs Land in the Unions’ Cross Hairs.” Entrepreneur. January, 2015.
• “Everybody, Lean In.” HR Magazine. January-February special edition, 2015.
• “Don’t Let Your Holiday Party Cheer Steer You Into Court.” Entrepreneur. November, 2014.
• “Pets for Vets.” The Legal Intelligencer. November 18, 2014
• “Should Employers Use Social Media to Screen Job Applicants?” HR Magazine. November, 2014.
• “What Employers Need to Know About Ebola for Now.” Entrepreneur. October 14, 2014.
• “Attracting Diverse Talent & Not Plaintiff’s Lawyers.” NAHCR. Fall 2014
• “How Entrepreneurs Can Spot Subtle Bias.” Entrepreneur. September 4, 2014.
• “What Obama’s Order Banning Gay Discrimination Means for Businesses.” Entrepreneur. July, 2014.
• “Stamping Out Harassment.” HRMagazine. June, 2014.
• “Bullying at Work: Hard to Define, Even Harder to Ban.” Fortune/CNN. January, 2014.
• “Give Me a Break.” HRMagazine. December, 2013.
• “Make Sure Social Media Enhances Your Brand.” Next. 2013-14.
• “Time Is Money: On or Off the Clock?” Bar Bulletin. October, 2013.
• “Jeffrey’s Story” (Abuse and Adoption). The Legal Intelligencer. Animal Law & Rights Special Magazine Section. October, 2013.
• “How the Government Shutdown Can Impact Your Business.” The Philadelphia Business Journal. October, 2013.
• “Affinity Group Danger Zones,” HRMagazine. September, 2013
• “Employers in the Crossfire.” HRMagazine. Editorial Content. June 2013.
• Co-author, “Final HIPAA Wellness Program Regulations Issued Under Affordable Care Act.” Duane Morris Alert. June 7, 2013.
• “In Denial: Corporate America’s Blindness to Gender Discrimination.” Fortune/CNN. May 24, 2013.
• “Regional Directors – NLRB’s Secret Weapon.” Law 360. March 26, 2013.
• “What’s Behind the Surge in Disability Claims?” Fortune/CNN. March 2013.
• “Boys Just Want to Have Fun.” HR Magazine. March 2013.
• “The Devil Is In The Details; Regulatory Compliance.” HRMagazine. February 2013.
• “Seven Dos and Don’ts for the Holiday Season.” EHS Today. November 2012.
• “Obama’s Second Term: What Will It Mean For Employers?” Fortune/CNN. November 2012.
• “Emotional Ties With an Ill Cat, Saved from a Hoarder.” Philadelphia Inquirer. September 2012.
• “The Perils of Political Talk at Work,” Fortune/CNN. September 4, 2012.
• “Defending Your Reduction in Force.” HR Magazine. September 2012.
• “Are We Keeping Unions in the Friend-Zone?” Fortune/CNN. July 19, 2012.
• “Widening Web of Social Media.” HR Magazine June 2012.
• “The New Workplace Revolution: Wage and Hour Lawsuits.” Fortune/CNN. May 29, 2012.
• “Elephant in the Living Room.” HRMagazine. March 2012.
• “7 Ways Employers Can Protect Their Ass(ets).” Corporate Counsel. February 21, 2012.
• “Boys’ Clubs: The Invisible Affinity Groups,” BusinessWeek. January 10, 2012.
• “Getting Overtime Calculations Right.” HR Magazine. December 2011.
• “Planning Office Holiday Parties Without Lawsuits,” BusinessWeek. November 15, 2011.
• “Social Media’s Seven Deadly Sins,” BusinessWeek, August 2011.
• “Hiring Days Are Here Again,” HR Magazine, July 2011
• “Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano,” HR Magazine, April 2011
• “At Will but Still Armed.” H&HN Daily. March 2011.
• “Serving Alcohol at Company Events.” Employment Law Strategist. February 2011.
• “The Dirty Dozen Performance Appraisal Errors,” BusinessWeek, January 14, 2011
• “Stuck in the Middle with You.” HR Keystones. Winter 2011.
• “Preventing Election-Season Clashes in the Workplace,” BusinessWeek, October 26, 2010
• “Performance Management Blunders,” HR Magazine, November 2010
• “Educating Executives on the Role of In-House Counsel,” Executive Counsel, June/July 2010
• “Health Reform Triage for Employers,” Businessweek. June 2010.
• “Dinners with Anne; Dysfunction in Congress,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 2010
• “ADA Game Changer,” HR Magazine, June 2010
• “Presumed Disability,” HR Magazine, May 2010
• “Putting Socks on an Octopus,” The Corporate Counselor, May 2010
• “Reform Mandates Breaks for Breastfeeding Mothers,” GC Mid-Atlantic, April 2010
• “A Guide for Managers to Protected Groups,” BusinessWeek, April 2010
• “A Sexual Harassment Complaint? Ten Responses to Avoid,” BusinessWeek, February 2010
• “Ten Things Not To Say When Firing An Employee,” BusinessWeek, November 2009
• “Slimming Salaries,” HR Magazine
• “A Family Affair,” HR Magazine
• “A Warning About Warnings,” HR Magazine
• “Encouraging Absenteeism.” HR Magazine. October 2008.
• “Assault on Releases,” HR Magazine
• “Love is in the Air,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Severance Strategies.” HR Magazine. July 2008.
• “Systemic Racial Bias,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “I Did It, But,” HR Magazine
• “What’s Work Got To Do With It?,” HR Magazine
• “Woman in the Moon,” HR Magazine
• “E Is for Evidence.” HRMagazine. June 2007.
• “Managing Saddam Hussein,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Diversity v. Title VII.” Co-Authored with K. Steven Blake. The Metropolitan Corporate Council. February 2007.
• “Good Fit Isn’t Always Legit,” HR Magazine
• “Unlimited Check-Writing Authority for Supervisors?,” HR Magazine
• “Land Executives, Not Lawsuits.” HR Magazine. October 2006.
• “No Time for Part-Time.” The National Law Journal. August 2006.
• “Pandemic Pandemonium,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “How Sexual Harassment Prevention Programs Hurt Women,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Questions And Answers About DOL’s Final USERRA Orders.” The Practical Lawyer. June 2006.
• “Deconstructing Documentation,” HR Magazine
• “They Go and Come. . . and Go.” HR Magazine. April 2006.
• “Baby Boomerang.” Mid-Atlantic Executive Legal Adviser. Spring 2006.
• “Time Is on Their Side,” HR Magazine
• “Dangerous Liaisons,” HR Magazine
• “Me And Bobby McGee,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Resolve or Report?,” HR Magazine
• “Off Duty Blogging: What’s Work Got To Do With It?,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Beware Bashing Bloggers.” HR Magazine. June 2005.
• “The Risk of Smoking Rules.” Philadelphia Business Journal. April 2005.
• “Shatter the Glass Ceiling, Dodge the Shards,” HR Magazine
• “White-Collar Wrinkles,” HR Magazine
• “Holiday Cheers and January Jeers,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “I Quit! Now Pay Me,” HR Magazine
• “Foolish Consistency,” HR Magazine
• “The ADA’s Internal Conflict Disorder,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Slaking The Appetite For Harassment Litigation,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “The Right To Abuse Your Employer And Other Section 7 Rights,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Martha Stewart: Just Desserts Or Gender Soufflé?,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Labor Pains for Union-Free Employers,” HR Magazine
• “Ensuring Legal Peace,” HR Magazine
• “A Very Lawful Quid Pro Quo,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Diversity: Direct or Disguised,” HR Magazine
• “Reducing the Risk in Reducing the Force,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Winks, Nods and Disguises,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Military Leave Minefields,” HR Magazine
• “Is It Shredding Time Yet?,” HR Magazine
• “The ‘Joy’ of Uncooking,” HR Magazine
• “The ‘I Hate You’ Defense,” HR Magazine
• “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” HR Magazine
• “In-House Attorney As Investigator,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “HR as Judge, Jury, Prosecutor and Defender,” HR Magazine
• “Backlash of a Few,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
• “Workplace Tribal Councils,” HR Magazine
• “An Offer They Couldn’t Refuse,” HR Magazine
• “I’m Depressed–Accommodate Me!,” HR Magazine
• “Who Wants to Make a Millionaire?,” HR Magazine
• “86 Your Appraisal Process?,” HR Magazine
• “Mirror-Image Mentoring,” HR Magazine
• “Executions Corporate Style,” HR Magazine
• “Expose the Union’s Underbelly,” HR Magazine
• “Brains in a Jar,” HR Magazine
• “Performance Management for Jekyll and Hyde,” HR Magazine
• “Sexual Harassment Prevention: Cement for the Glass Ceiling?,” HR Magazine
• “Unshackle Your Supervisors To Stay Union Free,” HR Magazine
• “Kill All the Lawyers?,” HR Magazine
• “The Risky Business of Risky Aversion,” HR Magazine
• “Diversify for Dollars,” HR Magazine
• “Keeping Norma Rae at Bay,” HR Magazine
• “The World May Welcome Lovers…,” HR Magazine
• “Mirror, Mirror On The Wall,” HR Magazine
• “Evaluating the Evaluators,” HR Magazine
• “Diversity Danger Zones,” HR Magazine
• “Urine or You’re Out,” HR Magazine
• “When Charles Manson Goes To Work,” HR Magazine
• “The Defenselessness of Harassment,” HR Magazine
• “Is Your Employee Handbook a Time Bomb?” HR Magazine
• “Love: What’s Work Got To Do With It?,” HR Magazine
• “Sex Addict Goes To Work,” HR Magazine
• “Sensitive Men: A Workplace Oxymoron?,” HR Magazine
• “The ‘U’ Word,” HR Magazine
• “Firing Without Fear,” HR Magazine
• “A Need Not To Know,” HR Magazine
• “Women on the Verge…of Equality,” HR Magazine
• “The Sexlessness of Harassment,” HR Magazine
• “Did the Marquis De Sade Design Your Discipline Program?,” HR Magazine
• “Safe Sex: A Workplace Oxymoron,” HR Magazine
• “Follow the Yellow Brick Road,” HR Magazine
• “Goliath Had Rights Too,” HR Magazine
• “Baby Bust Blues,” HR Magazine
Articles published before 2011 not included.