Allpro Parking

Since April 2000, Allpro Parking has been steadily evolving from a local start-up parking operation with one parking facility into a nationally recognized regional-sized parking and transportation company with operations in thirteen cities in three states. We currently operate and manage 140+ locations totaling over 64,000 parking spaces, and we employ more than 500 people who are all dedicated to service excellence.

At Allpro Parking, we have taken a very tactical approach to our new business development and expansion initiatives. Geographically, it is important to recognize the limits within which we can effectively manage. Fiscally, we are strategic entrepreneurs who make calculated decisions that will continue the success of our brand. Culturally, we are always looking for the right relationships and operational fit where we can make an immediate positive impact on the asset, both fiscally and aesthetically. From a human capital perspective, our management team is extremely experienced and knowledgeable, and we are always looking to recruit and train the best talent for the future. Our boutique-like approach to our operations ensures that we remain focused and loyal, credible and accessible, and above all – ethical and accountable.  Learn more at allproparking.com

Sheryl Hury, SHRM-CP, PHR Human Resources Generalist, Embassy Suites – Buffalo

Sheryl’s extensive career incudes Contract Administrator at TAG Company (Manhattan, NY), Administrative Assistant for the Sales and Marketing Department at Uniland Development Company, Human Resources Manager at SofTrek Corporation, and most recently, Human Resources Generalist at the Embassy Suites-Buffalo,

Sheryl best describes herself as a life-long learner starting her HR career with an Associate’s Degree in Human Resources Management and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business, Management and Economics with a Concentration in Human Resources. She is a long-standing member of SHRM and BNHRA and enjoys attending seminars, especially the legal updates, to keep current with the complexities of NYS laws and meet with other human resource professionals to share knowledge and solutions in the workplace.

“The highlight of my career is my current position at the Embassy Suites-Buffalo. My four week assignment led to a full time position that has lasted four years and still inspires me every day. At the hotel, I get to meet people from around the world and do not have to leave my office. I best describe this experience as traveling the world through people. The pins in my map on the wall remind me of the hotel guests and employees that have shared stories about their homelands, families and experiences. Our staff can be best described as family. By embracing diversity with effective management, training, and utilizing interpreters to Make a Difference ensure success for delivering the best hospitality experience for all”.

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Kathleen Pascucci, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Kathleen first became involved in BNHRA as a student member while attending the University at Buffalo for her undergrad. In 2013, Kathleen took on the Secretary’s role with BNHRA and then transitioned into the Membership Director role for a two year term. Under the guidance of her mentor, Colin Adams, Kathleen became involved in SHRM’s New York State Council. Kathleen has served on the state level in the Secretary, Finance Director and now Director-Elect role. Kathleen is highly active in planning the annual NYS SHRM conference which will be held this year in September at the Albany Capital Center in the heart of the state capital. Kathleen greatly enjoys meeting HR professionals from throughout the state and bringing back the knowledge and best practices to her role at Superior Lubricants Company Inc. as their Director of Human Resources. Superior Lubricants is a premier distributor of lubricants and greases for the automotive and industrial markets. Under the direction of founder and Chairman Mike Anczok, Kathleen stays quite busy and remains active in BNHRA events to help stay current on the ever changing laws and practices in New York State.

Governor Cuomo Signs “Game-Changing” Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Protections into Law

On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a recently passed bill that dramatically alters the landscape of workplace discrimination and harassment protections in New York State. As we reported in our June 2019 Client Alert, the Democratic-controlled New York State Legislature passed a sweeping bill extending workplace protections against all forms of discrimination and harassment on a scale not seen in recent memory.  That bill contained amendments to several laws, including the New York State Human Rights Law (“Human Rights Law”) and New York Labor Law, and, among other things:
a) Makes all employers, regardless of size, subject to the Human Rights Law;
b) Makes it easier for employees to prove harassment;
c) Allows successful plaintiffs to recover attorneys’ fees and punitive damages; and
d) Extends to three years the time individuals have to file a charge of sexual harassment with the New York State Division of Human Rights (“Division”).

Now that Governor Cuomo has signed the bill into law, employers must be prepared to address the changes brought about by the new laws.  All Employers Will Be Covered by the Human Rights
Law.  

Effective February 8, 2020, all employers in New York State, regardless of size, will be subject to the Human Rights Law.  Read more...