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Does Sorry Have to be the Hardest Word in the Workplace?

By Daniel Schwartz on September 22, 2017
Posted in Featured Content, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center

When was the last time you said you’re sorry to someone at work.  Last week? Last month? Last year? Never?

There isn’t a right answer to this but I was thinking about this yesterday on the Jewish New Year.

Jews are asked to spend the next 10 days to reflect on the past year and…

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A Yom Kippur Reflection: What You Can and Should Do as an Employer

By Daniel Schwartz on September 23, 2015
Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Flickr_-_Government_Press_Office_(GPO)_-_“Slichot”_Prayer_(2)Today is Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish year. It’s a time for reflection and a day for atonement as well.

So today I thought it would make sense to share with you something I’ve shared with clients over the years: It is the difference between what the law requires or allows,…

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The Art of the Apology: Saying “Sorry” in the Workplace

By Daniel Schwartz on September 3, 2015
Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center
Have you hit the target with your apologies?
Have you hit the target with your apologies?

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is quickly approaching.  While most people know that Jews are supposed to fast on that holiday (and ask G-d for forgiveness for their sins), one of the other traditions of the holiday is that Jews are supposed…

The FMLA Connection (in Connecticut) to Organ Donors and How Employers Can Help

By Daniel Schwartz on September 17, 2010
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

25 years ago nearly to the day, my father donated one of his kidneys to his brother.  

What have you done today? Have you done everything you could? Could you have done better? 

They may seem like unfair questions after the first sentence.  

But tonight is the start of Yom Kippur – a…

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Daniel A. Schwartz created the Connecticut Employment Law Blog in 2007 with the goal of sharing new and noteworthy items relating to employment law with employers, human resources personnel, and executives in Connecticut. Since then, the blog has been recognized by the ABA Journal, and was one of ten named to the “Blog Hall of Fame” in recognition of the blog’s contributions and consistency over the years.
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