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This paper explains the impact the final regulations of the Family and Medical Leave Act have on symphony orchestras. It examines and answers two questions raised by the FMLA: what constitutes a workweek for employer-coverage purposes, and how are work hours calculated for employee-coverage purposes? Prepared by Ginsburg, Feldman & Bress, Chartered.
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Jerry Roscoe, principal, Alternative Dispute Resolutions Associates, L.L.C., and faculty member of the League of American Orchestras's Orchestra Leadership Academy seminar Conflict Resolution in Today's Orchestras, has compiled a suggested reading list on mediation and conflict resolution.
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This revised and expanded version of Selecting a Music Director provides updated information on all aspects of selecting and working with the music director. Material addresses strategies that enable the music director, board, and management to build healthy working relationships and ways to include the music director in the orchestra's overall evaluation process.
This booklet is the orchestra manager's guide to personal professionalism and covers the essentials of managing your career in a readable, no-nonsense style. The Style Guide focuses on the practical aspects of managing your career, including how to pick the right orchestra, how to manage expectations, how to manage time and resources, how to manage a crisis, and how to find your next job. This booklet is full of practical advice on building relationships that are critical to your success. Also included are an Organizational Resource List for networking and a comprehensive bibliography. By Matthew Sigman.