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Materials for My 9/24/09 University of Illinois Alumni Association Seminar
2009-09-17 22:18:00 Except for my PowerPoint, all documents are PDF formatted My Power Point (20 slides) My seminar handout (13 pages) American Red Cross Reference & Background Check Disclosure Form Kier Property Management Housing Background Check Forms Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Background Investigation Consent Form Northrop Grumman Disclosure Form Background Release Form Kreuzberger AssociatesARC RBC Konop v Hawaiian Airlines Inc, 302 F3d 868, 9th ... More About: Illinois , University , Seminar , Materials , Association
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar 9/24/09 @ the University of Illinois Alumni Ca
2009-09-11 20:11:00 On September 24, 2009, from 6pm-7:30pm, I’ll be presenting at the University of Illinois ’ “Finding Talent” program for employers & recruiters. It’s at the U of I’s Alumni Career Center, 200 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago , in the Orange and Blue room. My presentation concerns legal issues surrounding background checking, electronic communication & social networking in recruiting & selection. ... More About: Human Resources , Legal
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview on Recruiting Animal?s Show
2009-08-22 22:33:00 On August 5, 2009, I did my 2nd live interview on the Recruiting Animal show on Blog Talk Radio . The interview lasted about an hour & covered such topics as legal issues in recruiting & ruse calling (i.e., using a fake identity to get past a company gatekeeper). You can listen to the interview ... More About: Show , Interview
August 21, 2009, Seminar ? Assessing Business Liabilities ? A Legal & Accou
2009-08-10 23:15:00 On Friday, August 21, 2009, from 7:30AM-9:30AM, I’ll be presenting an assessing business liabilities workshop along with 3 other attorneys & a CPA. This is at the Silver Stallion Restaurant, 1274 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL (breakfast will be served). The seminar is free. The focus of this seminar is assessing a business’ liabilities from ... More About: Business , Legal , Seminar
Handouts from My 7/22/09 Seminar @ Chicago?s Department of Business Affairs
2009-08-01 18:43:00 I?ve posted my seminar materials from my 7/22/09 seminar on labor & employment law at the City of Chicago ?s Department of Business Affairs at City Hall. The seminar ran about 2 hours & approximately 40 people attended. This was my 6th seminar for the Department & their clients. The 21 page comprehensive handout is Here ... More About: Seminar
Will Higher Penalties Stop Child Labor? Guest Post from Kat Sanders
2009-07-21 00:57:00 This article is written by Kat Sanders, who regularly blogs on the topic of court reporter training at her blog Court Reporter Schools. She welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: katsanders25@gmail.com. Will Higher Penalties Stop Child Labor ? It?s a given in life that once we become adults, we need to find ways to sustain ourselves. ... More About: Post , Guest
New Law Seminar & Board of Directors Appointment
2009-07-06 15:06:00 On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 2:00pm-3:30pm, at Chicago’s City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 805, I’ll be presenting a free labor & employment law seminar. Thanks to the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs for setting this up. This will be largely Q&A & round-table discussion. Additionally, attendees will get a ... More About: Board , Seminar , Board of Directors
Seminar From A Friend of Mine-Inside the Law Firm of the Future
2009-06-27 21:18:00 Michael Zolno, a Chicago-based law practice marketing consultant, is a co-organizer and presenter at the following seminar (press release is below) taking place in San Diego , CA, on October 23 and 24 of this year. If you’d like more information, you may contact Michael at MZolno@aol.com. Industry Experts to Offer Strategies for Law Firm Success ... More About: California , Future , Legal , Friend
My Employee Free Choice Act Editorial Also Published on Labor Union Report.
2009-06-13 21:41:00 The editorial I co-authored and published on Huliq.com and in my prior post (6/10/09) has also been published on Labor Union Report .com. More About: Free , Editorial
Employee Free Choice Act-Chuck Krugel Letter to the Editor Published
2009-06-10 22:57:00 Huliq.com, an international online citizen journalism outlet has published a letter co-written by the President of the Greater O’Hare Association (GOA), Shirlanne Lemm, and I in opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act (AKA “card check bill”). Also, I’m on the Board of Directors for the GOA, and Shirlanne and I are on the ... More About: Letter , Published , Editor
Question from an HR Manager in Ireland Regarding Employee & Independent Con
2009-05-30 21:23:00 A couple of months ago, Barbara Magnan, a human resources manager in Ireland , and a member of my LinkedIn group, sent me the following question: I am currently completing a dissertation on the ways that various jurisdictions courts classify employment It seems wrong that in 2009, people in Ireland should have to forego basic employment protection due ... More About: Question , Manager , Independent , Employee
Fundraiser-BoDeans Live @ Ravinia 6/13/09
2009-05-11 16:44:00 As Board Chairman for the YMCA Alliance, the workforce development, job training & adult literacy branch of the YMCA’s of Metropolitan Chicago , fellow Board member Elliot Richardson (he & his wife Sherri did all of the planning) and I are excited to invite you to our fundraiser on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Ravinia in ... More About: Live , Fundraiser
April 25, 2009 Radio Interview Rescheduled
2009-04-24 05:11:00 The April 25 radio interview I mentioned in my last post has been rescheduled to a date to be determined. Something about the radio station or program changing formats or equipment. More About: Radio , Interview
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview, Seminar & Blog News
2009-04-23 03:30:00 This Saturday, April 25, 2009, I’ll be interviewed live on Chicago?s Kennedy King College?s radio station, WKKC 89.3 FM. During this 50-minute long interview, hosts Derek McNeal and Charles Young will question me about general labor and employment law issues from management and employee perspectives. This will be my 3rd appearance on the show since ... More About: News , Radio , Blog , Interview , Seminar
New Chuck Krugel Seminars & Media
2009-04-13 01:56:00 On Thursday, April 16, 2009, labor and employment attorneys Lawrence Donoghue and I will be presenting an employer focused seminar on the Employee Free Choice Act (AKA Card Check Bill) at the Greater O’Hare Association. The seminar runs from 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM at the GOA, 650 E. Devon Ave., #155, Itasca. It’s $10 ... More About: Media , Seminars , Chuck
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview on Employee Free Choice Act 4/1/09
2009-03-30 22:38:00 This coming Wednesday, April 1, 10 AM-11 AM (CST), Steve Swirsky, Partner, Epstein, Becker & Green in NYC, & I will be the featured guests on Voice America’s program “Return on Human Capital.” The subject of our live interview will be the Employee Free Choice Act & other proposed “worker freedom acts”. If any of ... More About: Radio , Interview
Response to Comments from My Prior Post on ?Ruse Calling?
2009-03-22 20:25:00 My post on “rusing” or “ruse calling” led to a number of interesting and instructive comments. I thought that it might be worthwhile to respond to them in a single post. First, I think that it’s a novel concept to equate employees as being the same as “property,” especially in the context of criminally convicting someone ... More About: Post , Comments , Calling , Response
Is Ruse Calling or Rusing Illegal? In Most Real World Instances-No
2009-03-16 01:04:00 On November 19, 2008, I was interviewed on Blog Talk Radio’s show the Recruiting Animal. The Recruiting Animal interviewed me on a number of labor & employment law related topics germane to recruiters. One topic seems to have created a MINOR controversy in the blogosphere. The issue of ruse calling or “rusing” came up. In the context ... More About: World , Real , Calling , Illegal
Guest Post from Attorney Keith Turner who co-wrote ?Five Questions to Ask Y
2009-03-06 03:41:00 One of the amazing things about the Web is the ability to keep in touch with people even years after last seeing them. Recently, “an “old college buddy” contacted me after coming across this site while doing legal research. It turns out that he’s an attorney in Los Angeles. Keith Turner is of counsel to the ... More About: Questions , Post , Attorney , Wrote , Guest
Chicago?s Republic Windows to Reopen With New Owners Which the Labor Union
2009-02-26 22:34:00 Interesting items about Republic Windows & Doors based in Chicago ’s Goose Island neighborhood. The buyout was just announced. The two articles below report the buyout and summarize some of what led to that. My additional comments also summarize the dispute, and discuss today’s announced buyout’s broader implications for labor management relations: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/ne ws.pl?id=33130 (Crain’s Chicago/AP article) http://progressillinois.com/2009/2/26/rep ublic-windows-workers-back-to-work (Progress ... More About: Union , Labor , Owners
2/17/09 Discussion With U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam (R, 6th Dist., IL) Re
2009-02-17 22:22:00 Today, about 25 business people & I attended a roundtable discussion with U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL, 6th District, O’Hare Suburbs; DuPage County) regarding the increasingly controversial Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). It was a fantastic & frank forum. The animus against this act was palpable in the room; as was Congressman Roskam’s. From a management perspective, ... More About: Discussion
2 New Chuck Krugel Law Seminars in 2/09
2009-02-14 18:09:00 On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, from 2PM-4PM, Joshua Betancourt wih UBS Financial Services is sponsoring a business law seminar centered on business asset protection. This includes protecting intellectual property from competitors & current & former employees, employment agreements including non-competes, non-disclosures, severance, hiring & separation. Obviously, I’ll be speaking about the labor & employment law ... More About: Seminars , Chuck
My New LinkedIn Group About Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practi
2009-02-09 23:09:00 Today, I created a brand new LinkedIn group, Charles Krugel’s Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practice Group. The concept is simple, a free and open discussion of labor & employment law & human resources issues among businesses, practitioners & professionals. The usual disclaimer that legal advice & counsel is not offered via the group, ... More About: Human Resources
New People @ Work Photos-#13 & #14 in this Series
2009-02-02 00:07:00 With these photos it’s real people at work. No generic and fake photos of models dressed as people working that a lot of brochures and websites use. You can enlarge either image by clicking on it. The first photo is a restored version of my great-great grandfather Meyer Levinson in front of his Chicago Maxwell Street ... More About: Media , People , Photos , Series
Chuck Krugel Published in ?Doctor of Dentistry? Magazine
2009-01-25 00:50:00 I’m now writing articles for “Doctor of Dentistry ’s Greater Chicago Edition.” This is a hard copy “business and lifestyle magazine for dentists.” My articles focus on the human resources & labor & employment law issues encountered by dental practices. You can read the 1st article which discusses background checking and screening here (PDF). Ironically, this ... More About: Magazine , Published , Chuck
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar @ Chicago?s City Hall
2009-01-17 21:23:00 The City of Chicago ’s Department of Business Affairs & Licensing has set up my 5th labor & employment law seminar with them. This free seminar will be on Friday, February 20, 2009, from 9:30am-11:00am at City Hall , 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 805. Like my prior seminars, this will be largely Q&A and round-table discussion. Although ... More About: Seminar
Social Networking Seminar From a Friend of Mine
2009-01-12 22:12:00 My friend, Michael Zolno, along with Renee Barrett, are conducting a social networking workshop in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 24, 8AM-3PM. The intent is to provide an interactive and engaging environment to harness the power of Social Networking to grow your professional practice, business, and brand. Registration information is available here. More About: Social Networking , Friend , Seminar
Chuck Krugel-New Board of Directors Appointment
2009-01-05 03:41:00 On November 12, I was elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater O’Hare Association (GOA) one of Chicagoland’s largest business associations & one of the region’s most important advocates on behalf of business. Also, it’s cool to note that GOA President Shirlanne Lemm is a member of Chicago’s 2016 Olympic planning committee. I ... More About: Board of Directors , Chuck
People @ Work Photo-Holiday Edition
2008-12-22 03:55:00 In light of the holiday season, I thought that it would be fun to post a photo of Bob Hartung a colleague & generally great guy. Bob is owner/president of Performance Gains and The CEO School. During Christmas, Bob transforms into Santa. What really gets me about this photo, and why I find this photo so interesting, ... More About: Photo , People , Holiday , Work , Edition
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview
More articles from this author:2008-12-18 17:42:00 On Wednesday, November 19, I was interviewed live on the Recruiting Animal show on Blog Talk Radio . Host & professional recruiter, the Recruiting Animal (his blog), interviewed me, for about 90 minutes, on the legal issues encountered by in-house & 3rd party recruiting professionals. The interview is archived on his blogtalkradio website and here. Or, ... More About: Media , Human Resources , Podcast , Interview 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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