Overview of the Law for Accommodations for Women in the Workforce Whether you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or, dare I say, raising your children the disruption to working women is such that leaving the workforce is a constant consideration. In a recent study, nearly...
Big Brother is Watching: What you need to know about TikTok & Federal Contracting If you are unfamiliar with the Big Brother reference, it comes from the George Orwell book “1984”. Originally published in 1949, the book is a science fiction novel that is about...
Why Do I Care About MnDOT’s Exhibit A Forms? Part of the “Barb’s Blog” intent is to take issues/concerns I work with members on and turn them into educational opportunities. This month I assisted a member who is getting substantially less work than...
Legislative Changes Improve State Contracting for TGs I am part of the SADBOC committee, and we do more than host the government procurement fairs. We have a monthly meeting where invited community organizations and government contracting representatives, state and...
Back to the Federal Reserve: Community Advisory Council Reunion One of my career highlights to date was my term serving on the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Advisory Council (CAC). I met some of the most accomplished leaders and was able to give feedback and...
Sold Out – How a simple act of philanthropy has exploded. If you haven’t heard the 2023 AWC Scholarship Golf FUNdraiser is Sold Out. I first want to say THANK YOU for all the support for this initiative over the years. The AWC had its inaugural golf tournament...
