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Essentialism, a concept first established by author Greg McKeown in the 2014 New York Times bestseller “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less,” isn’t a time management strategy about getting more done in less time.

For all or parts of seven decades, Miller has been a fierce advocate for community members who have needed a voice, including the poor, the homeless and those facing housing and employment discrimination.

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Local nonprofit organizations are addressing the need for direct care employees by raising wages for what they call a vital but often undervalued profession.

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 allows employers to pay up to $5,250 annually in employee student loan principal and interest on a non-taxable basis through the end of 2025. 

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Workers at the Starbucks kiosk in Eastview Mall approved the formation of a union despite what labor leaders say was a concerted effort by the coffee company to dissuade employees from organizing.

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Rochester has finalized a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 1635 that will provide wage increases of 2.5% to 3.25% every year.

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“Like many companies, we have struggled with employee turnover in the last couple of years. We appreciate the fact that people have been leaving to make more money and we have made efforts to raise salaries. But I was surprised ...

Hillside employs nearly 1,800 people in a range of service areas including direct care, clinical and education.

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"Bess is a tireless champion for equity among those who historically have faced discrimination, advocating for workers' rights and rights for LGBTQ+ community members with kindness and strength," Cooney said in a news release.

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The Rochester-based grocer tops the Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail rankings for the seventh consecutive year. The lists were released Wednesday. Wegmans was the only local firm on the Retail list.

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With employers throughout the United States struggling to fill staffing shortages, it comes as no surprise that many are looking to ways to retain the employees they already have.

Support for the legislation comes from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, which found that women earned only 83 cents compared to every dollar earned by men in 2020.

Turning Stone, located in the Oneida County town of Verona, is owned and operated by Oneida Nation Enterprises. The employee-only apartment community is being built on Oneida Nation property and will welcome its first residents in September.

Employers in New York state are now required to let their employees know, regardless of whether they are working on-site or off-site, if they are being electrotonically monitored while using company owned devices or systems.

The survey of more than 600 U.S. workers - which was conducted in partnership with Future Workplace, an Executive Networks member company - revealed a gap between the employer perceptions and employee sentiments related to retention.