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Podcast of My September 2009 Seminar for the University of Illinois Alumni Association
Posted on November 05, 2009On 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...
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminars
Posted on October 26, 2009On November 6, 2009, Ill be presenting my 2nd “Assessing Business Liabilities ? A Legal & Accounting Perspective” seminar. Like my 1st seminar, I’ll be preenting with 3 other attorneys & a CPA. This is at the Silver Stallion Restaurant, 1274 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL (breakfast will be served)...
A Couple of New Seminars & Charity Fundraisers From Friends of Mine
Posted on October 15, 2009Some friends of mine are conducting the following law and charity related seminars. The 1st seminar, a real estate law seminar, is on October 22; the 2nd a charity fundraiser is on November 6. INVESTING IN COMMERCIAL & MULTI-USE PROPERTY – A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT QUESTIONS OF AN EXPERIENCED PANEL FEATURING THREE ATTORNEYS [...
Book Review of ?The Trouble with HR ? An Insider?s Guide to Finding and Keeping the Best People?
Posted on October 05, 2009Thanks to GumboWriters.com for sending me a promotional copy of the new book “The Trouble with HR – An Insider’s Guide to Finding and Keeping the Best People” by Johnny Taylor and Gary Stern, 2009, American Management Association...
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar 10/12/09 for Human Resources Management Association of Chicago
Posted on September 28, 2009On 10/12/09, me and the same presenters from our August 21, 2009, seminar will be presenting for the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC). We’ll be discussing legal issues concerning setting up a business in Illinois, & how people in transition must consider these issues when thinking about setting up their own business, instead [...
Materials for My 9/24/09 University of Illinois Alumni Association Seminar on Legal Issues in Recruiting via Online Networking
Posted on September 17, 2009Except for my PowerPoint, all documents are PDF formatted My Power Point 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 Cir Fed [...
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar 9/24/09 @ the University of Illinois Alumni Career Center
Posted on September 11, 2009On 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...
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview on Recruiting Animal?s Show
Posted on August 22, 2009On August 5, 2009, I did my 2nd live interview on the Recruiting Animal show on Blog Talk Radio. The interview lasted about an hour & a half & covered such topics as legal issues in recruiting & ruse calling (i.e., using a fake identity to get past a company gatekeeper)...
August 21, 2009, Seminar ? Assessing Business Liabilities ? A Legal & Accounting Perspective
Posted on August 10, 2009On 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)...
Handouts from My 7/22/09 Seminar @ Chicago?s Department of Business Affairs
Posted on August 01, 2009I?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...
Will Higher Penalties Stop Child Labor? Guest Post from Kat Sanders
Posted on July 20, 2009This 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...
New Law Seminar & Board of Directors Appointment
Posted on July 06, 2009On 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...
Seminar From A Friend of Mine-Inside the Law Firm of the Future
Posted on June 27, 2009Michael 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...
My Employee Free Choice Act Editorial Also Published on Labor Union Report.com
Posted on June 13, 2009The 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.
Employee Free Choice Act-Chuck Krugel Letter to the Editor Published
Posted on June 10, 2009Huliq.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”)...
Question from an HR Manager in Ireland Regarding Employee & Independent Contractor Classifications
Posted on May 30, 2009A 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 [...
Fundraiser-BoDeans Live @ Ravinia 6/13/09
Posted on May 11, 2009As 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 [...
Photos of Me Presenting @ May 2009?s Woodlawn CSC?s Law Day in Chicago
Posted on May 05, 2009On Saturday May 2, I presented to a group of about 40 clients of Chicago’s Woodlawn Community Service Corporation?s annual ?Law Day? at the Bessie Coleman Public Library, 731 E. 63rd Street. Here’s some photos of me at work. Thanks to photographer Hurley Green III, of Chicago, hgiii@comcast...
April 25, 2009 Radio Interview Rescheduled
Posted on April 24, 2009The 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.
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview, Seminar & Blog News
Posted on April 22, 2009This 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...
New Chuck Krugel Seminars & Media
Posted on April 12, 2009On 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...
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview on Employee Free Choice Act 4/1/09
Posted on March 30, 2009This 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”...
Response to Comments from My Prior Post on ?Ruse Calling?
Posted on March 22, 2009My 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 [...
Is Ruse Calling or Rusing Illegal? In Most Real World Instances-No
Posted on March 15, 2009On 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...
Guest Post from Attorney Keith Turner who co-wrote ?Five Questions to Ask Your Litigation Counsel?
Posted on March 05, 2009Chicago?s Republic Windows to Reopen With New Owners Which the Labor Union Helped to Obtain
Posted on February 26, 2009Interesting items about Republic Windows & Doors based in Chicago’s Goose Island neighborhood. This is all just being reported in the past few hours. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=33130 (Crain’s Chicago/AP article) http://progressillinois...
2/17/09 Discussion With U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam (R, 6th Dist., IL) Regarding the Employee Free Choice Act
Posted on February 17, 2009Today, 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...
2 New Chuck Krugel Law Seminars in 2/09
Posted on February 14, 2009On 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...
My New LinkedIn Group About Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practices for Companies
Posted on February 09, 2009Today, 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...
New People @ Work Photos-#13 & #14 in this Series
Posted on February 01, 2009It’s the usual story with these photos: 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 below is a restored version of my great-great grandfather Meyer Levinson in front of [...
Chuck Krugel Published in ?Doctor of Dentistry? Magazine
Posted on January 24, 2009I’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...
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar @ Chicago?s City Hall
Posted on January 17, 2009The 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...
Social Networking Seminar From a Friend of Mine
Posted on January 12, 2009My 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...
Chuck Krugel-New Board of Directors Appointment
Posted on January 04, 2009On 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...
People @ Work Photo-Holiday Edition
Posted on December 21, 2008In 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, [...
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview
Posted on December 18, 2008On Wednesday, November 19, I was interviewed live on the Recruiting Animal show on Blog Talk Radio. Host & professional recruiter Michael Keleman, the Recruiting Animal (his blog), interviewed me, for about 90 minutes, on the legal issues encountered by in-house & 3rd party recruiting professionals...
New People @ Work Photo-#12 in This Series
Posted on December 04, 2008Since 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)...
Another President-Elect Obama Newspaper Front-Page Collage
Posted on November 23, 2008Reader 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. antastic job Ben and thanks for contacting me! The impetus behind my posting this [...
American Bar Association?s Recession Oriented Attorney Job Market Survey
Posted on November 18, 2008I 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...
New Chuck Krugel Law Seminar 12/11/08 Downtown Chicago
Posted on November 16, 2008On 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...
Response to Comments Regarding President-Elect Obama Newspaper Collage
Posted on November 16, 2008Since 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_wallpaper...
Obama Newspaper Front-Page Collage
Posted on November 06, 2008As a life-long native Chicagoan, 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 our relationship)...
Response to Question Regarding My 10/18/08 Book Review Post
Posted on October 23, 2008With 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 [...
Book Review of ?Your Witness-Lessons on Cross Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers?
Posted on October 18, 2008A 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...
2 Law Seminars Concerning Human Resources and Business Law for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
Posted on October 01, 2008On 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 Entrepreneurs” and “Small Businesses and Human Resources” seminars at Orly’s Cafe, 55th and Hyde Park Blvd...
Response to Comment on My 9/2008 Interview & Quotes in Law360.com Article
Posted on September 21, 2008Reader 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...
Chuck Krugel: Interviewed for & Quoted in Law360.com 9/2008 Article
Posted on September 14, 2008In 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...
Server Outage From 9/11-9/13
Posted on September 14, 2008I 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
Youth Communication Chicago, 9/27/08 Bowling Event & Fundraiser in Chicago
Posted on September 01, 2008As 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...
New Web Page-Client Testimonials
Posted on August 07, 2008Check 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...
Exit Interviews ? Open Windows, Not Closed Doors?Guest Post
Posted on July 28, 2008This 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...
Addendum for Avvo?s Defective & Biased Lawyer Rating System
Posted on July 17, 2008As 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...
Avvo & Their Defective Lawyer Rating System Biased Against Solos & Small Firms
Posted on July 08, 2008After 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...
June 20, 2008, Labor & Employment Law Seminar at Chicago?s City Hall
Posted on June 26, 2008On 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)...
Downed Server = No Website This Weekend
Posted on June 23, 2008I 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...
Chuck Krugel Interviewed for & Quoted in May 2008?s Health Leaders Hardcopy & Online Editions
Posted on June 13, 2008In 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...
Chuck Krugel, April 19, 2008, Radio Interview on Chicago?s WKKC 89.3 FM
Posted on June 02, 2008My 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...
Guest Post-6 Steps to Keep Employee Complaints from Escalating
Posted on May 15, 2008This 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 [...
Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout
Posted on May 01, 2008Earlier 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...
Sphere Related Content Plugin
Posted on April 21, 2008In 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 [...
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview-Saturday, April 19, 2008, 10AM-Live on Chicago?s WKKC FM 89.3?s Consumer Talk Radio Show
Posted on April 13, 2008This 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...
Employment Policies and Handbooks-To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question, Part 2
Posted on April 02, 2008This 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...
Employment Policies and Handbooks-To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question
Posted on March 10, 2008Among 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...
Chuck Krugel-New Board of Directors? Chairman Appointment
Posted on February 23, 2008I’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...
Illinois? Employee Classification Act Question-Posting Notice
Posted on February 19, 2008I’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 ...
Illinois? Employee Classification Act of 2008
Posted on February 10, 2008A client recently asked me about a new State of Illinois law the Employee Classification Act (if the link is expired, then check Google), public act 095-0026, which became effective January 1, 2008. I thought that a brief post might be useful considering that there might be some confusion regarding this Act...
Death in the Workplace Question
Posted on February 03, 2008In my Yahoo Groups HR Community email, I recently came across the following question and engaged with the solicitor in the following dialogue: What is the process to be followed if there is a death at the work- place (not factory)? The death could be of an employee, contract staff or visitor...
Interesting Comment: ?Response to Reader?s Questions Regarding Severance & Separation Agreements?
Posted on January 20, 2008Sometimes a reader’s comment is so on target that it’s worth its own post. Fellow attorney Michael Moore of Russell, Krafft & Gruber, LLP, in Lancaster, PA, sent me the following comment concerning my December 2, 2007, post “Response to Reader’s Questions Regarding Severance & Separation Agreements...
Chuck Krugel Speaking @ Entrepreneur?s Conference
Posted on January 05, 2008On Saturday, January 12, 2008, I’ll be a presenter at the Ground Floor Entrepreneur Center’s FREE 2008 business development seminar. This event is from 1-7pm at the GFEC, 2616 W. North Ave., Chicago. I’ll be part of the “Staffing for Success” panel...
Questions Regarding Immigration Visa and Employment Eligibility
Posted on December 29, 2007A reader recently asked the following: What are the penalties and consequences, if any, for knowingly hiring an individual as an independent contractor whose work visa (H1) had expired and offering part time employment to his wife, who is on a H4 Visa? My answer follows: The below information in bold is directly from the United States’ Department [...
Chuck Krugel Quoted in CFO Magazine?s December 2007 Issue
Posted on December 12, 2007Kate Plourd of CFO Magazine recently interviewed me for her December story “Thank You, and Good Night! How to make a graceful exit when you resign.” Also, I was quoted in her article. The article is below. The part where I’m quoted is highlighted...
Response to Reader?s Questions Regarding Severance & Separation Agreements
Posted on December 02, 2007Ritu Anand of GE India sent me the below questions concerning my October 28, 2007, post concerning severance and separation agreements. Hi Charles , Thanks for throwing light on this subject ! However, I have a few doubts and would appreciate if You could help resolve them: 1...
Presentation Handout: Legal & Cultural Considerations for International Trade
Posted on November 19, 2007Below is the handout I prepared for my November 15, 2007, presentation at the World Trade Center Illinois’ “Breaking Down Trade Barriers” conference. You can view it in PowerPoint by clicking on the link below or just view the text version...

Employment Contracts
General Contract Law Principles
Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules
EB-1 and EB-2 Visa Status
Obtaining a Green Card Without Going Through the Labor Certification Process
Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.
Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin
Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...
How can an employer defend themselves for firing an employee who contends the company exposed him to hazardardous atmospheres although medical testing has been negative?
You'll need to contact OSHA to determine your responsibility as far as the work ...
Will the INS detect a non-citizen who repeatedly marries and divorces in an attempt to gain citizenship?
you can write a letter to the USCIS and complain about what he did so can he can...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...
How can an employer defend themselves for firing an employee who contends the company exposed him to hazardardous atmospheres although medical testing has been negative?
You'll need to contact OSHA to determine your responsibility as far as the work ...
Will the INS detect a non-citizen who repeatedly marries and divorces in an attempt to gain citizenship?
you can write a letter to the USCIS and complain about what he did so can he can...








