Michael J. Facenda oversees 1,600 employees, 14 food outlets, 82 table games and 2,100 slot machines — and don’t forget the pastry shop. 

Boss always looking over your shoulder? Evil HR Lady says they may be a control freak, or it could be due to poor performance on your end. Here’s how to move forward. 

As the Capital Region was recovering from one of the worst financial shocks in living memory, three organizations on the frontline of that comeback had to find new leadership at the same time. Comstock’s explores how their tactics worked and what lessons were learned along the way. 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 400,000 fewer people quit their jobs in April 2024 than in January 2023, initiating the era of the “Great Stay.” Counterintuitively, because fewer employees are leaving, employers have a smaller pool of candidates actively searching for jobs.

California is one of only 10 states that has a full-time professional legislature, and last year, companies and industries spent a record high $480 million on lobbying efforts in the state.

For eight weeks in the summer of 2023, Laurie Watkins took leave from work to be her mother’s live-in caregiver. She had joined what is often referred to as the sandwich generation — those who are caring for both their children and their aging parents.