Imagine your workplace is a garden. If a single plant in the garden is not thriving, you investigate the specific circumstances of that plant. However, if different plants scattered all around the garden are declining, you might take a culture of the soil to see if there is a broader issue with the garden’s environment….

I recently attended a Greek wedding, my first wedding since the Great Isolation which began in March 2020. The wedding offered traditional cuisine, and Greek specialties down to gin produced in Greece. When the Greek music came on, I partook in the tradition of folk circle dancing, whereby one springs to the dance floor and…

This is a picture of my father. He is kneeling over flowers that sprouted behind his house in Queens from a crack in the concrete. Vividly, I remember him mentioning how extraordinary it was that flowers could grow even in concrete. Similarly, this past year has been tough. Countless people have suffered during the pandemic…

I am so happy and proud to be reunited with my colleague Naveen Kabir who is joining us as a Senior Investigator and Facilitator. Welcome Naveen!

This weekend, I stopped by one of my favorite take-out places—KFC—to pick up lunch for my family. I placed the usual order for hot wings. After all, why change an order when we know it works? The cashier asked me a question, which I interpreted as “Natural Hot?” behind her mask and the plexiglass. “Yes…

In high school, I wrote an essay using“s/he” throughout, for “he or she.” I liked the idea of a universal “s/he,” but my teacher corrected my work, educating me about the universal “he.” Why “he” would win over “s/he” as universal, I did not know. But that’s how it was.  In my next essay I…

I recall a few years ago, I was having a conversation about gay pride with a young person. “Why are people ‘proud’ of their sexual orientation?” they asked. “I mean, straight people aren’t proud to be straight, right? Why are people proud to be gay?” The person was genuinely curious, so I shared my perspective:…

I haven’t gone to the gym since February 2020. Instead, I have been doing push ups at home daily. Last year I was only able to do 10 in a row. Now I can do 70. It was a process. Even now, the first one is always the hardest. It starts by getting started.

Yesterday, I went out to lunch with my family. It was the first time in over a year that we went to a restaurant. I dressed the way I normally do when I go out. My 17 year old daughter commented, “Mom, you look the way you do when I imagine you.” It occurred to…

We are thrilled that our colleague Najmah James, an experienced workplace investigator, EEO facilitator, professional coach and 3rd year law student at the University of Maryland School of Law, continues her important work with us and for our clients by being promoted to summer associate. Congratulations Najmah! Najmah James eptlegal.com