At first I thought it would be easy to grow plants by the windowsill. All they need is water and sunlight, right? As I dutifully regularly watered them, I realized with horror that some of them were dying. Some were doing well, but I fretted over the suffering ones. Where did I go wrong? With…
EPT Legal is proud to be certified by the New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE)!
Do you need to train your team on how to conduct an effective workplace investigation? EPT Legal released their newest train-the-trainer course on how to conduct effective workplace investigations, in partnership with LexisNexis. The training program covers topics such as complaint intake and protocol, planning an investigation, preserving confidentiality, witness interviews, document requests, report writing,…
Check out this blog post from our international affiliate Byrne Dean, “Men and their mental health.” It highlights some of the struggles men face in their mental health and how we all can step up and support them more in the workplace. https://www.byrnedean.com/our-thinking/men-and-their-mental-health
Check out this stellar webinar entitled “Building Your Career in a Masculine Environment” featuring Victoria Lewis, the CEO of our International Affiliate Byrne Dean. It is incredibly enlightening and worth the listen (regardless of gender) to learn about the importance of authenticity, compassionate leadership, and the value of emotions in the workplace. Click on the…
I was recently on a long line at a pharmacy with other individuals queuing up for a flu shot. Although I was at the back, the piercing screams from the vaccination room cut through my thoughts loud and clear. Had I not known the context, I would have thought a child was being slowly dismembered….
Please join EPT Legal in congratulating our colleague, Najmah James, on passing the NY bar exam! Najmah has been an integral part of EPT for 5 years, working as a Paralegal and then an investigator all through law school. We are very proud and excited to see what she accomplishes next!
Our colleague Jessica Rinaldi recently recorded a podcast with our colleagues Richard Thompson and Mark O’Grady from our international affiliate Byrne-Dean. It is an 18-minute program on “Coming Out at work as LGBTQ and inclusive workplaces” and is worth listening to as professionals in the workplace. Click on the link below to access the podcast…
I started taking a boxing class in December in the hopes of improving my fitness. I don’t consider myself an incredibly coordinated individual, but I do my best. One of my boxing classmates, perhaps seeing my desire to improve, approached me after one of my first classes. “Can I give you some feedback?” he asked….
Once, when my son was six, he and I were walking briskly, and I was drinking my coffee from my signature on-the-go mug. In my rush, I took a gulp of coffee a bit too enthusiastically and began to choke. As I was coughing and gasping to recover, my son stopped walking, looked at me…
