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The Permanent Job Search

By Jim Garrity on May 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

There was a time when looking for work meant crafting a sharp resume package, identifying target employers, and deciding what you would send (and say) to each. You were the master of what prospective employers knew, and when they knew… Read More ›

Harvard Business Journal Offers Tip On Combatting Age Discrimination: Dye Your Hair

By Jim Garrity on March 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

A March 2012 article in the Harvard Business Review blog offers hair dye as a legitimate tool for combatting age discrimination. Huh? Is the war on age discrimination over? Did we lose? Or, is this just smart, practical advice in a world… Read More ›

What If The Information From HR Is Wrong?

By Jim Garrity on February 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

I recently questioned the Director Of Human Resources of a large corporation, as part of my effort to prepare a case for trial. The case involves both disability issues (under the Americans With Disabilities Act) and leave issues (under… Read More ›

Everything You Know About HIPAA Is Wrong. Here’s the 411.

By Jim Garrity on November 15, 2011 • ( 0 )

HIPAA could possibly be the most misunderstood law in the history of the American workplace. I often hear the law misquoted, misused, even misnamed – HIPPI, HIPPO, HIPPUP…the list is endless (and hilarious). But the wrongful disclosure and discussion of… Read More ›

Employer Cutting Your Time, Or Asking You To Work Off The Clock?

By Jim Garrity on February 11, 2011 • ( 1 )

Does your employer “shave” your time – cut it, edit the time record in the computer to lower your hours worked, or require you to work off the clock? It’s all illegal. Employers MUST pay you for every hour worked…. Read More ›