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Our Take on Coronavirus: Be Proactive and Don’t Panic.

Posted on January 26, 2020 by

Our firm, Fisher Phillips LLP, will be providing regular updates and guidance, so follow us, but here’s an interim update. We’re following rapidly developing news about a novel 2019 corona virus first identified in Wuhan, China. The new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, … Continue reading →

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Well Read Warriors. The US Marine Corps’ Recommended Reading List for All Levels.

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

While reading the Autobiography of respected former Marine Corps Commandant and Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, I was reminded of the wide-ranging books Marines of all levels are encouraged to read. I’ve pasted below, the 2019 Marine Corps Commandant’s Professional Reading … Continue reading →

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Safety and HR Lessons from Movies – First Man.

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

Recent Sundance Film Festival releases, The American Factory and Untouchable, the first Weinstein #METOO documentary, illustrate workplace lessons presented by well made films. Similarly, Damien Chazelle, the director of La Land and Whiplash, has another Oscar nominee this year, the … Continue reading →

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Workplace Lessons from Movies: “Untouchable”

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

The first full documentary on the fall of film mogul Harvey Weinstein premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and it can provide employers with an important reminder about the need to rid workplaces of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. … Continue reading →

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Coverage and Comments on John McCain.

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

All, I have pasted below a variety of articles and comments on John McCain by Republicans and Democrats, and Liberals and Conservatives. Most of McCain’s admirers differed with him on some issues, and the flipside of passion is sometimes being … Continue reading →

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Want to See Real World Safety Efforts? Check Out the Willis Towers – AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards.

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

There are many worthwhile safety awards such as OSHA’s VPP site, EHS Today “America’s Safest Companies Award,” and numerous trade groups’ awards based heavily on injury date, but none impresses me as much as the Willis Towers – AGC Construction … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Supreme Court is Bigger than Any President or Nominee – My Guide to the Nomination Hunger Games. Part I.

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

No one is truly objective when discussing Supreme Court nominees and their preferred judicial approach. I favor somewhat of a strict constructionist/historical approach and I am obviously generally pro-employer. I’ve tried to select articles which are legally-driven and that were … Continue reading →

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