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What are the legal and business risks and rewards of encouraging employees to bring their \u201cwhole self\u201d to work? In the lead article for this year\u2019s Employee Relations Law Journal<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Wolters Kluwer, CMC Partner Letitia Silas<\/a><\/strong> examines the legal and practical implications of this approach to workplace relations.\u00a0 Drawing on her extensive experience as a trusted legal advisor to employers and employee\/labor relations executive leader, Letitia explores how open-ended invitations to self-\"Screenshot<\/a>expression could impact leadership strategies and workplace relational dynamics as well as create unproductive distractions and legal risks.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here: Employee Relations Law Journal<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Please contact Letitia directly at lsilas@connmaciel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for your organization\u2019s labor and employee relations advice, counsel, training, and legal defense needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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