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Ask Rita in HR: Should Murphy’s Law Be a Consideration in Making HR Decisions?

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Here are a few real-life situations that illustrate how properly based decisions to discipline might need to be reconsidered. In that time, the employee celebrated his 40 th birthday. Ask Rita in HR is provided as a forum for our readers to learn about and discuss current developments in human resource law.

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5 Ways You Can Celebrate National Nonprofit Day

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Here at Qgiv we celebrate nonprofits seven days a week. Of course, it’s nice to have a national holiday so we can celebrate a little louder than usual. On August 17, 1894, the Tariff Act was signed into law, which included exemptions for nonprofit organizations. Send a message of thanks. Conclusion.

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

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We celebrate Earth Day just as winter is transitioning to spring, a tradition dating back to 1970. In recent years, Earth Day has evolved into Earth Month to continue the celebrations for a span of 30 days. Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day? Southern Environmental Law Center. Connect with National Forest Foundation: .

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July Cause Awareness: Disability Pride Month

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Disability Pride Month is a great awareness month dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and the importance of people with disabilities in our communities, promoting the visibility of people with disabilities, and honoring the inherent right to a better quality of life for people with disabilities. Doug Flutie Jr.

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10 Awesome LGBTQ Organizations You Should Support This Pride Month

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June is observed as LGBTQ Pride month to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall Riots and celebrate the vibrant and diverse LGBTQ community. The National Center for Transgender Equality is the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people. Transgender Law Center.

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Interview with Bryan Stevenson: On Juneteenth and Justice

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Stevenson is a lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School and started EJI to dedicate his life to fighting the unequal treatment of marginalized communities. Devi Thomas (DT): With the recent honoring of Junteenth, so much of what we do around the day is a celebration of freedom. In many ways, Juneteenth was a tragedy.

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Pride is a Protest, Not a Parade: How Education Can Help Fight Hate Against the LGBTQ+ Community

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Every June, the LGBTQ+ community and allies come together to celebrate love and friendship, to show how far the equality movement has come, and how much more work there is to do. In April, a leading trans activist was notified by the authorities of a threat to their life. Pride feels more of the latter this year than in previous years.