Charles A. Krugel, Labor & Employment Law, HR LawCharles A. Krugel, Labor & Employment Law, HR LawDedicated to labor & employment law & HR. Articles, analysis & photos concerning law, trends & history. Original content from Charles Krugel, a Chicago based management side labor & employment lawyer. 
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New People @ Work Photo-#12 in This Series
2008-12-05 05:12:00 Since I started this blog, I’ve posted photos of real people at work. Also, I really dislike the generic photos of people working that a lot of brochures and websites use. The generic looking group of people, well groomed, conservatively dressed and doing something work related (usually white-collar work). Or, you just see photos ... More About: Photo , People , Photos , Chicago , Series
Another President-Elect Obama Newspaper Front-Page Collage
2008-11-23 17:53:00 Reader Ben Woods contacted me about an Obama newspaper front-page collage that he created. Like the one I posted on 11/6/08, this is also incredible. If you go to the actual collage on his site, you can enlarge each front-page image. Fantastic job Ben and thanks for contacting me! The impetus behind my posting this ... More About: President , Page , Front , Newspaper
Another President-Elect Obama Newspaper Front-Page Collage
2008-11-23 17:53:00 Reader Ben Woods contacted me about an Obama newspaper front-page collage that he created. Like the one I posted on 11/6/08, this is also incredible. If you go to the actual collage on his site, you can enlarge each front-page image. Fantastic job Ben and thanks for contacting me! The impetus behind my posting this ... More About: Media , President , Chicago , Page
American Bar Association?s Recession Oriented Attorney Job Market Survey
2008-11-19 01:27:00 I received the following from the American Bar Association (ABA) today. Being that I’m a labor and employment attorney, I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to help the ABA conduct this survey about my profession’s job market, especially in consideration of this extremely tight and disheartening job market and economy. The ABA Journal is surveying lawyers ... More About: Media , Market , Human Resources , Survey , Attorney
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar 12/11/08 Downtown Chicago
2008-11-17 00:37:00 On Thursday, 12/11/08, from 8:30AM-11AM, I’ll be part of the free panel seminar “Increase Your Bottom Line Through Asset Protection Solutions.” Johnathan Spivey, Partner in Foley & Lardner’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, and Bernie Leung, CEO of MESA Technology, will be my co-presenters. This free seminar is co-sponsored by IBM & MESA Tech. Breakfast is ... More About: Chicago , Downtown , Seminar , Presentations , Presentation
Response to Comments Regarding President-Elect Obama Newspaper Collage
2008-11-17 00:09:00 Since I posted the Barack Obama newspaper front-page collage last week, my blog/site has received record traffic. Also, some comments from readers. Ben Woods, from www.benwoods.com, posted his own collage at http://benwoods.com/assets/images/obama_w allpaper.png. On my blog he says that his is a “real collage.” Come on Ben! Yours is great but nowhere near as impressive as “Geoff’s,” ... More About: Media , President , Blogging Tools , Comments
Obama Newspaper Front-Page Collage
2008-11-07 03:55:00 As a life-long Chicago an, I’m proud to say that our nation’s very 1st black president is from Chicago. Moreover, as an attorney who has represented one of President-Elect Obama ’s former employers, Chicago’s own Developing Communities Project, I’m especially excited about his election (see my client testimonials page for further information about this relationship). And, as ... More About: Media , Page , Front
Response to Question Regarding My 10/18/08 Book Review Post
2008-10-23 18:37:00 With respect to my previous post concerning the book Your Witness-Lessons on Cross Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers, Sam Vucinic asks where the book can be purchased. Well Sam, as best as I can tell, through Amazon at this link. I thought that my link to the book’s publisher would offer some ... More About: Media , Question , Book Review , Review , Post
Book Review of ?Your Witness-Lessons on Cross Examination and Life From Gre
2008-10-19 01:01:00 A few months ago, I received a complimentary copy of the book Your Witness-Lessons on Cross Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers edited by Steven Molo and James Figliulo, from Carrie Wallick, Assistant Publicist, Planned Television Arts, and published by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Here’s the description that I received from Carrie about ... More About: Media , Book Review , Review
2 Law Seminars Concerning Human Resources and Business Law for Entrepreneur
2008-10-01 19:37:00 On Monday, October 27, 2008, and Monday, November 10, 2008, along with attorney Elliot Richardson of Horwitz, Richardson and Baker, I’ll be presenting “Legal Assistance for Entrepreneur s” and “Small Business es and Human Resources ” seminars at Orly’s Cafe, 55th and Hyde Park Blvd., 1660 E 55th St, Chicago. These presentations are organized and run by Foreign ... More About: Human Resources , Seminars
Response to Comment on My 9/2008 Interview & Quotes in Law360.com Article
2008-09-21 17:38:00 Reader Benjamin Wright commented on my 9/14 post concerning workplace emails and other electronic communications at work: Chuck: Knowing these kinds of smoking-gun records are inevitable, I argue an employer can use technology proactively to make its e-records more benign. It can broadcast intent to be lawful and a request that adversaries come forward as early ... More About: Media , Human Resources , Article , Interview , Quotes
Chuck Krugel: Interviewed for & Quoted in Law360.com 9/2008 Article
2008-09-14 18:00:00 In Law360.com’s (The Newswire for Business Lawyers) September 5, 2008 , article “Work E-Mails: The New Smoking Guns” by Christine Caulfield, I’m was interviewed for and quoted in Christine’s article concerning workplace emails in the aftermath of two Credit Suisse brokers charged with conspiring to deceive investors via e-mail. If you can’t access the article via ... More About: Article , Chuck
Server Outage From 9/11-9/13
2008-09-14 17:30:00 I apologize to anyone who couldn’t access my site from this past Thursday to yesterday (9/11/08-9/13/08). My hosting company had problems; something with a changed DNS. Chuck More About: Server , Outage
Youth Communication Chicago, 9/27/08 Bowling Event & Fundraiser in Chicago
2008-09-01 20:28:00 As President of the Board of Directors for Youth Communication Chicago (a 32 year old Chicago teen journalism & media organization), I’m excited to invite you to our September 27, 2008 (Saturday) fundraiser and bowling event at Waveland Bowl, 3700 N. Western, Chicago. It runs from 5PM-8PM. Tickets are $50 each. The price includes bowling, ... More About: Event , Bowling
New Web Page ? Client Testimonials
2008-08-07 15:36:00 Check out my new web page ? Client Testimonials . For obvious reasons, this will give prospective clients and readers a more objective sense of what I’m about and how I conduct myself as a professional. In short, I emphasize customer service as much as my legal skills. Of course, I have to qualify these testimonials with the ... More About: Customer Service , Page , Business Management
Exit Interviews ? Open Windows, Not Closed Doors?Guest Post
2008-07-28 18:41:00 This post was contributed by Heather Johnson, who writes on the subject of video production manager. This is Heather’s second post to my site. Her first article, regarding employee complaints, can be found here. She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson2323@gmail.com. Some of my own comments follow Heather’s article. Thanks again Heather. It?s ... More About: Windows , Interviews , Post , Open , Guest
Addendum for Avvo?s Defective & Biased Lawyer Rating System
2008-07-17 16:13:00 As an addendum to my last post about Avvo, check out the following: Besides taking an extraordinary amount of time to complete a profile, and besides not being able to cancel an account (i.e., “unclaim” a profile), I’ve discovered another issue with Avvo’s online lawyer rating system. When a lawyer is in the back-end of the platform, ... More About: System , Lawyer , Small Business , Addendum
Avvo & Their Defective Lawyer Rating System
2008-07-08 15:38:00 After reading a recent Chicago Tribune article regarding Avvo’s (www.Avvo.com) online lawyer rating system, I decided to check out the site for myself. At first glance, the site looks interesting, useful and credible. The same as many other online consumer, ratings, networking and other business related sites. I enjoy these sites, use them and believe that ... More About: System , Lawyer , Small Business , Legal
June 20, 2008, Labor & Employment Law Seminar at Chicago?s City Hall
2008-06-27 02:31:00 On June 20, 2008, I gave my 4th seminar in the last 2 years for the City of Chicago ’s Department of Business Affairs and Licensing. Like my prior seminars for them, it focused on labor and employment law for small and medium sized businesses (2-1,000 employees). The handout for this, which reflects 2008 legal changes, ... More About: City Hall , Employment , Seminar
Downed Server = No Website This Weekend
2008-06-23 08:51:00 I apologize to anyone who tried to access my website on Saturday and Sunday and found nothing. The technology gods took the weekend off, and the tech gremlins tookover (I.e., my hosting company’s server went down for about 24 hours). It’s very frustrating. Obviously, everything is back up now. Sorry about any inconvenience. Chuck More About: Website , Blogging Tools , Weekend , Server
Chuck Krugel Interviewed for & Quoted in May 2008?s Health Leaders Hardcopy
2008-06-13 21:20:00 In the May 2008 hardcopy and online editions of Health Leaders , I?m quoted in Corey Christman?s article ?From Collaboration Comes Motivation?Motivating your unionized work force to achieve a top level of performance must be a joint effort between labor and management.? The full article is below. Thanks Corey! Department Focus: Human Resources–From Collaboration ... More About: Chuck
Chuck Krugel, April 19, 2008, Radio Interview on Chicago?s WKKC 89.3 FM
2008-06-02 23:53:00 My Saturday, 4/19/08, interview on Chicago ’s Kennedy King College’s radio station, WKKC 89.3 FM, is now online. You can listen to it here. During this 50-minute long interview, hosts Derek McNeal and Charles Young questioned me about general labor and employment law issues and, more specifically, handling EEOC charges. This was my second interview on the ... More About: Radio , April , Interview , Chuck
Guest Post-6 Steps to Keep Employee Complaints from Escalating
2008-05-16 04:02:00 This post was contributed by Heather Johnson, who is an industry critic on the subject of how to become a nurse. She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson2323@gmail.com. Additionally, some of my own comments follow her article. Thanks Heather! 6 steps to keep Employee Complaints from Escalating If an employee is unhappy then the ... More About: Post , Guest , Steps
Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout
2008-05-01 16:38:00 Earlier this year, I gave a 2 hour training session for a Chicago-based nonprofit. The training concerned progressive discipline and discharge. As typical with most of my training sessions, Q & A and role playing were emphasized. The session was conducted for middle and senior managers with supervisory responsibilities. The training ... More About: Progressive , Human Resources , Training , Legal , Discipline
Sphere Related Content Plugin
2008-04-21 19:42:00 In my continuing effort to increase my site’s usefulness as a resource and research tool, I just added the Sphere plugin to my site. The plugin icon is at the bottom of each post. This is allows readers to click on the link at the end of all posts to see related content ... More About: Plugin , Content , Related
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview-Saturday, April 19, 2008, 10AM-Live on Chi
2008-04-13 23:12:00 This Saturday , 4/19/08, at 10 AM, I’ll be interviewed for my 2nd time on Chicago’s WKKC 89.3 FM’s talk radio show Consumer Eye. WKKC is Kennedy-King College’s radio station. This is a live interview and will be conducted by the show’s creator Derek McNeal. The subject of the interview will of course be labor and employment ... More About: Radio , April , Interview , Live
Employment Policies and Handbooks-To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question,
2008-04-02 23:43:00 This post continues the discussion that began with my prior post. After deciding whether to have employment policies and which policies to have, a business should determine what form these policies should take. Such forms may include an electronic document, a written memo, a multi-page document, a bound manual, or a combination of these. ... More About: Question , Employment , Policies
Employment Policies and Handbooks-To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question
2008-03-10 23:08:00 Among my clients and many other businesses the question often arises: Do we need written employment policies or employee handbooks or manuals? The following is what I usually advise and why. In general, there is no statute which mandates that business have such policies or manuals. But, relative to public sector contracts, most ... More About: Question , Employment , Policies
Chuck Krugel-New Board of Directors? Chairman Appointment
2008-02-23 23:39:00 I’m excited to announce that on February 15, 2008, I was elected Board Chairman for The YMCA Alliance. The YMCA Alliance (”Y-Alliance”) is the workforce development, adult education and literacy arm of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago , one of Chicago’s largest nonprofits. The Y-Alliance is also part of Training Inc, a national jobs training network ... More About: Human Resources , Board of Directors , Chuck
Illinois? Employee Classification Act Question-Posting Notice
More articles from this author:2008-02-20 02:40:00 I’ve been asked about posting notice for the Illinois Employee Classification Act. For more information about the Act, see my 2/10/08 post. This is a simple provision of the Act. It’s contained in Section 15 Notice . All businesses with “one or more individuals perform[ing] services who are not classified as employees under . . . this ... More About: Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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