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. Articles
What?s the Fallout From Indiana?s Passing Its Right to Work Law Just Before
2012-02-08 20:38:00 Last week, the state of Indiana passed its own right to work statute, thus becoming our nation’s 23rd & one of the few Midwestern right to work states. For a summary of what this means, check out this 2/1/12 New York Times article. Illinois, where I’m located & which intensely competes with Indiana (as well ... More About: Work
1/18/12 Chuck Krugel Radio Interview-The Recruiting Animal Blog Talk Radio
2012-02-05 22:41:00 On Wednesday, 1/18/12, The Recruiting Animal welcomed me back to his Blog TalkRadio show for the 4th time to discuss contract issues for recruiters and their principals. I was intereviewed for a little more than an hour regarding ethical & conduct reltated issues among recruiters & HR professionals. The interview is here (MP3) or here on Recruiting Animal’s site. The intereview ... More About: Talk Radio
New Chuck Krugel Presentation: Free 2/1/12 Video Webinar Limited to 23 Peo
2012-01-23 15:29:00 To register go to problememployeesolutions.com or click on the image below & follow the instructions More About: Video , Free , Webinar
Materials for My 1/18/12 Presentation @ Chicago?s City Hall for Dept. of Bu
2012-01-16 15:58:00 Here’s the handouts for my 1/18/12 Understanding Labor & Employment Law from a Business Perspective at Chicago ’s City Hall . The first document is a 17-page overview (PDF) of labor & employment law & HR issues, including a discussion of independent contractor versus employee issues, overtime eligible versus overtime exempt issues, what can & shouldn’t be asked ... More About: Human Resources , Human Capital , Materials
New Chuck Krugel Presentation @ Chicago?s City Hall 1/18/12
2012-01-03 15:52:00 On 1/18/12 from 3PM–4:30PM, I’ll be doing my “umpteenth” presentation for Chicago ’s Department of Business Affairs. As usual, my seminar will focus on understanding labor & employment law & human resources from a business’ perspective. This is at Chicago’s City Hall , 121 N. LaSalle St., Department of Business Affairs, #801. If you’d like to register ...
This Website is #4 on the Best Labor & Employment Law Sites as Ranked by Be
2011-12-27 15:56:00 BestSites Now.com ranks my website as the 4th best website in the Labor & Employment Law area. My site is the highest ranking law firm & nongovernmental or reference site in the field. This isn’t a “pay for play” site or designation. According to DreamDolphin Media, the creators of BSN: Every site on BestSitesNow.com was reviewed and ... More About: Website
Chuck Krugel Quoted in ?Bad News Can Be Good For a Wrongful Termination Law
2011-12-12 19:41:00 Thanks to Dawn Lomer of i-Sight Blog?News & Tools for Better Investigations for quoting me in her 9/8/11 article ?Bad News Can Be Good For a Wrongful Termination Lawsuit-An employer may build a stronger defense against a problem employee by digging up more evidence of misconduct.” The article is accessible at i-Sight here. The full text is ...
I Settle 2 Employment Civil Rights Complaints for $625 Each
2011-11-29 22:07:00 Due to confidentiality issues, I won’t disclose any information that may reveal a parties’ identity. Very recently, one of my clients had 2 civil rights complaints filed against them with an enforcement agency by the same employee. Each complaint was a few months apart and were sort of “kitchen sink” complaints. That is, the employee ... More About: Rights , Civil Rights , Employment , Settle
I Help Settle 2 Employment Civil Rights Complaints for $625 Each
2011-11-29 22:07:00 Due to confidentiality issues, I won’t disclose any information that may reveal a parties’ identity. Very recently, one of my clients had 2 civil rights complaints filed against them with an enforcement agency by the same employee. Each complaint was a few months apart and were sort of “kitchen sink” complaints. That is, the employee ... More About: Rights , Civil Rights , Employment , Settle
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview
2011-11-16 21:58:00 On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, The Recruiting Animal welcomed me back to his BlogTalkRadio show for the 3rd time to discuss contract issues for recruiters and their principals. My segment lasts about 15 minutes. The interview is here (MP3) (not the whole show, just my segment) or here. We discussed the practice of recruiters announcing that they’ll be conducting interviews for a ... More About: Interview
Childserv?s 117th Annual Meeting and Fundraiser
2011-10-27 22:47:00 Wed, Nov 09, Child serv’s 117th Annual Meeting and Fundraiser Chicago Cultural Center – 78 E. Washington, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago, IL, US Reception: 6:00 pm (cocktails); Dinner: 7:00 pm; Program: 8:00 pm Please join us in celebrating ChildServ?s 117 years of serving children and families in need. A cocktail reception and dinner will be followed by a program with Keynote Speaker ...
Chuck Krugel Interviewed on the Daily National
2011-10-19 22:02:00 On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, I was interviewed on the Daily National , dailynational.com, by one of their reporters Karl Kappler. The Daily National is a multimedia news/opinion site that features original TV and radio interviews and commentary with experts, bloggers and newsmakers. My interview with them concerned an overview of labor & employment law & ...
Social Media, Human Resources & Labor & Employment Law 10/5/11 Handout
2011-10-04 05:17:00 Here’s the handout for my llinois WorkNet of Northern Cook County, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity & Crain?s Chicago Small Business Week presentation on social media & HR & legal issues. A PDF version is available here. More About: Social , Media , Resources , Human Resources , Human
Chuck Krugel Quoted in ?Ethical & Legal Workplace Monitoring? Article
2011-09-26 00:50:00 Thanks to Dawn Lomer of i-Sight Blog?News & Tools for Better Investigations for quoting me in her 9/8/11 article “Ethical & Legal Workplace Monitoring.” The article is accessible at i-Sight here. The full text is below. Walking the line between employer and big brother is a matter of knowing the rules and using common sense It?s ... More About: Article
I Help Settle a Human Rights Agency Age Discrimination Complaint for $600.0
2011-09-15 20:28:00 In the last couple of weeks, I helped a client settle an age discrimination complaint by an ex-employee for $600.00 at a state’s human rights’ agency. I don’t want to be too specific about the details due to confidentiality & ethical concerns. The complaint was baseless. The employer is a great social services organization. The ... More About: Agency , Human , Rights , Human Rights , Discrimination
New Chuck Krugel Presentation Part of Crain?s Chicago Small Business Week,
2011-09-07 17:33:00 Thanks to Illinois WorkNet of Northern Cook County & Crain’s Chicago Business , I’ll be presenting on social media & legal & HR issues as part of Crain’s Chicago Small Business Week. This will be at IL WorkNet’s Arlington Heights office on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 8:30 AM – 11:30 Am, 723 W. Algonquin Rd., AH, ... More About: Business Week
Chuck Krugel Article Published in Law Journal Newsletters? Employment Law S
2011-01-13 00:02:00 My article, “Responding to Regulatory Agency Complaints, A Practitioner’s Perspective,” was just published in the January 2011 edition of the Employment Law Strategist, which is produced by Law Journal Newsletters. You have to be a subscriber to read the article on ELS’ website which is here. A plain text version is below. Hopefully, I’ll be ... More About: Article , Published
From My LinkedIn Group: Statistical Analysis as Evidence in Employment Dis
2011-01-02 17:11:00 A few days ago, on my LinkedIn Group, Charles Krugel’s Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practices Group, member Stephanie R Thomas, Ph.D., the owner of Thomas Econometrics in the Philadelphia, PA, area, posted an excellent examination of the use and importance of statistical analysis in disparate impact and disparate treatment discrimination cases. I ... More About: Evidence , Analysis
For 2nd Year in a Row, My Website/Blog Chosen as One of Industry?s Best Blo
2010-12-28 02:46:00 It’s great to receive recognition! For the 2nd year in a row, my blog/website has been named a top 100 employment law blog by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor’s The Delaware Employment Blog Top 100 Employment Law Blogs. This site came in at number 26 & is the only blog in the top 50 that’s named ... More About: Website , Industry , Blogging Tools
Response from Avvo Regarding Criticism
2010-12-05 21:15:00 Today, I got a response from Avvo to yesterday’s post (and other posts) criticising them. Below is the comment to that post. Conrad from Avvo said, December 5, 2010 @ 10:26 am Charles ? not every lawyer appreciates the transparency that Avvo has brought to the legal industry, yet this is exactly what consumers want and ... More About: Media , Customer Service , Legal , Criticism , Business Management
More Avvo Criticism & Possibly a Way to Game Avvo?s Defective Rating System
2010-12-04 22:01:00 Because of my public criticism of Avvo, and their defective rating system, I get a lot of comments about them. A brief summary of my crticism is that it’s biased against small and solo firms because larger firms have greater wherewithal to manage the extremely cumbersome Avvo profile process, and because Avvo won’t let an ... More About: Media , System , Legal , Game , Criticism
New Chuck Krugel Articles on Slate.com?s BizBox
2010-10-19 23:49:00 My recent post concerning responding to regulatory agency complaints is now on Slate.com’s BizBox small business blog. Part 1 is here: bizbox.slate.com/blog/2010/10; part 2 is here bizbox.slate.com/blog/2010/10. Thanks to Steve Viuker who manages the blog. More About: Articles
Call for Survey Participation: Empirical Research in Employment Law for Ma
2010-10-11 22:57:00 The following is from a masters candidate in industrial/organizational psychology. I’ve already taken the survey myself. Hopefully, this research will produce useful results. My name is Erica Drew and I am currently an industrial/organizational psychology graduate student at Florida International University, collecting data for my masters thesis. The purpose of this research is to gain ... More About: Research , Survey , Employment , Participation , Call
A PRACTITIONER?S PERSPECTIVE: RESPONDING TO REGULATORY AGENCY COMPLAINTS
2010-10-04 18:59:00 The below article, written by me, will soon be published, in two parts, on a few different online law and business websites. Once published, I’ll provide direct links to those articles. However, the entire article is presented below. A PRACTITIONER?S PERSPECTIVE: RESPONDING TO REGULATORY AGENCY COMPLAINTS For business owners, one of the most troubling aspects ... More About: Agency
Sporadic Summer Posting
2010-07-26 00:06:00 Due to having 4 federal cases, 2 state cases & 3 union negotiations & related labor-management matters ongoing at the same time & most nearing some form of resolution, my posting this Spring & Summer has been sporadic. On the other hand, union activity seems to be increasing among small businesses in the private sector. ...
Sparse & Sporadic Spring & Summer Posting
2010-05-21 05:35:00 My posting will be sporadic and sparse during the Spring & Summer months. There’s a convergence of the completion of 4 court cases (2 federal & 2 state), two union negotiations and other client matters (policy & practice audits, contract drafting, etc.). Should be great summer reading. More About: Business Management
3 New Chuck Krugel Law Seminars in December 2009 & New Board of Directors A
2009-12-06 18:53:00 For the 2010 year, I’ll be serving as a Vice Chair of the Board of Directors & Chair of the Government Affairs Team for the Greater O’Hare Association, one of Chicagoland’s largest business associations. I’ve been on the GOA’s Board of Directors since 2008 & been a founding member of the Government Affairs Team (2006). On ... More About: Seminars
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (?GINA?) Effective November 21, 2
2009-11-23 21:24:00 On my LinkedIn group, California based attorney and group member Stefan Miller posted some great information about the recently effective Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (?GINA?). This information is concise and easy to read. So, I thought that it would be useful to post here too. This post includes discussion between other group members discussing GINA. The ... More About: Insurance , Health Care , Human Resources , Interview
Podcast of My September 2009 Seminar for the University of Illinois Alumni
2009-11-05 17:53:00 On September 24, 2009, I presented at the University of Illinois ? ?Finding Talent? program for employers & recruiters. My presentation concerned legal issues surrounding background checking, electronic communication & social networking in recruiting & selection. My seminar handout, PowerPoint, some cases and sample background checking waiver forms are available here. The actual seminar was recorded as ... More About: Podcast , Seminar
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminars
More articles from this author:2009-10-28 09:25:00 On November 5, I’ll be speaking at the Chicago chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI), along with my colleagues below. This is a morning meeting at the Rosewood in Rosemont. On November 6, 2009, Ill be presenting my 2nd “Assessing Business Liabilities ? A Legal & Accounting Perspective” seminar. Like my 1st seminar, ... More About: Seminars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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