Protecting Workers. Guiding Businesses.

Strategic workplace consulting, led by a Licensed Attorney, for over 20 years.

CareerShield™ is a confidential, expert-driven service by NSC Workplace designed to protect professionals caught in the crosshairs of corporate instability. Whether you're facing layoffs, silent targeting, toxic leadership, or sudden role changes, Career Shield™ equips you with the legal, strategic, and reputational tools to defend your career with confidence. From safeguarding your performance record to managing internal politics and preserving your personal brand, we give you the clarity, documentation, and guidance you need to stay ahead—without burning bridges or losing ground. When your workplace shifts beneath you, Career Shield™ becomes your steady defense.

CareerShield™

Strategic Protection for Professionals

Reputation Protection Management

CareerShield™ defends your professional identity from internal politics, false narratives, and bad actors ensuring your reputation remains intact

Career Protection Guidance

With CareerShield™, you gain confidential, forward-looking strategies to safeguard your role and plan your next move on your terms.

Proactive Performance Strategys

CareerShield's™ approach helps you stay ahead of internal shifts by reinforcing your value, visibility, and credibility before problems arise.

Performance Protection Coaching

Career Shield™ prepares you to counter biased evaluations and shifting expectations with clarity, confidence,
and composure.

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Our Mission

NSC WORKPLACE is a consulting practice led by licensed attorney Nicole S. Croddick, dedicated to helping both businesses and employees thrive in today’s complex workplace landscape. We offer strategic support across a wide range of HR and legal needs—from employee handbooks and workplace hotlines to internal investigations and corporate subpoena compliance.

Our mission is simple: to help you build a healthier, more compliant workplace from the ground up—so you and your team can focus on what you do best: your business.

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Fractional General Counsel

Practical, proactive legal guidance tailored to your business’s size, industry, and growth stage

Company Handbooks

Set the tone for your workplace, protect your business, and provide your team with the clarity they need to succeed.

Fractional Human Resources

Harness the power of experienced Human Resources leadership—without the cost of a full-time hire

Workplace Toolkit

Flexible, stand-alone HR services designed to solve specific challenges - exactly when and where you need it.

Training Workshops
& Seminars

Equip your team with the knowledge and tools to stay compliant, foster a respectful workplace, and lead
with confidence.

Investigations

Objective, thorough support when internal processes need review or when sensitive concerns arise.

Unconscious Bias at Work: Awareness, Accountability, and Action

How one high-profile incident sparked a national conversation—and why every organization must confront hidden biases to build a fairer, more inclusive workplace.

Summer Hires : Protecting Minors While Empowering Their Growth

Understanding the balance between safety, opportunity, and responsibility as working-age minors enter the summer workforce.

Beyond Compliance: Why Sexual Harassment Training Is a Business Imperative

Proactive training and clear policies aren’t just legal safeguards—they’re essential to building safer, stronger, and more productive workplaces.

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