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Terry Cook

Human Solutions

Pre-Hiring Assessments: Smarter Hiring or Hidden Risk?

Pre-hiring assessments promise sharper hiring decisions — until they quietly become legal liabilities. Terry Cook and Sarah Piscatelli break down where these tools earn their keep, where they cross the line, and why Massachusetts employers should be paying closer attention than most.

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Manufacturing HR Shifts, Safety, and the Weight of Plant Life with Terry Cook & Stacey Wenczel

Manufacturing HR doesn’t get the luxury of being theoretical — the challenges are physical, immediate, and happening across three shifts while you’re asleep. This episode, Terry Cook and Stacey Wenczel break down the real compliance weight of plant life, from donning and doffing to accommodation requests in roles where “work from home” isn’t a option.

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Leaves & Accommodations: The HR Playbook for Getting It Right

We assume that being a supportive boss means simply saying yes to an employee’s medical request, but unexamined benevolence can actually be the most dangerous trap in the workplace. Join us as we explore the hidden mechanics of the ADA and the strange paradox where buying everyone a thousand-dollar chair might be cheaper than explaining why only one person got one.

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You Asked, We Answered!

What happens when your employees want unpaid time off—even when they still have PTO? Or when team friction boils over because one person works from a hammock while the rest sweat it out on-site? This week, Pete Wright is joined by HR expert Terry Cook and employment attorney Sarah Piscatelli to take on your thorniest, most sleep-stealing HR questions.

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Tough HR Questions • Bereavement Leave, Fake Doctor’s Notes, and Workplace Recordings

In this episode of Human Solutions, we’re tackling real HR dilemmas based on questions we’re hearing from our customers. Can an employer require an obituary to approve bereavement leave? What should you do if you suspect a doctor’s note is fake? Are employees allowed to secretly record conversations at work—and can those recordings be used against employers?

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