charlesakrugel | Charles A. Krugel

About charlesakrugel

Management side labor & employment lawyer and human resources counselor based in Chicago. Established own practice in 2000. Also, on numerous boards of directors & advisers, & member of various area chambers of commerce & business associations.

Mangagement & Unions Working Together Can Be Effective! Oak Leyden Developmental Services is an Example

Years ago, I represented Oak Leyden Developmental Services as their attorney, then became a board member and subsequently became board chair. Recently, I learned of their initiative with StayLitt Electric, IBEW 134/NECA (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and National Electrical Contractors Association) to revamp one of Oak Leyden's home's cooling systems. Oak Leyden serves children [...]

By charlesakrugel|2024-08-13T16:17:45-05:00August 13th, 2024|Client Relations, Clients, Labor and Employment Law, Labor Unions|0 Comments

Upcoming CBA Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Committee Meeting

The Chicago Bar Association Committee Meeting Notice Please join the Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Committee for the following meeting: Date/Time: 8/6/24, 12:15pm Topic: From Stress to Success: Prioritizing Mental Health for Better Client Outcomes Speaker: David Telisman, President, David Telisman Communications, LLC Meeting Format: Webcast Committee Chair(s): Mathew Kerbis, Subscription Attorney LLC, kerbis@subscriptionattorney.com; Charles Krugel, Attorney, Charles A. Krugel, Labor & [...]

By charlesakrugel|2024-08-01T09:27:57-05:00August 1st, 2024|Charles Krugel, Chicago, Chicago Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Committee|0 Comments

Response to Readers Overtime Pyramiding Question

Reader Paul posted thw following question on this site (here; July 4, 2024 at 9:34 pm). My answer follows. In my job, my normal schedule is 12hr shifts. I work 36 hrs one week and 48 hours the next week. We have 8 hrs built in OT on the last day of the pay period, [...]

By charlesakrugel|2024-07-28T12:38:37-05:00July 28th, 2024|Blog, Human Resources, Labor and Employment Law|0 Comments

7/25/24 Premier of Financial Poise’s Webinar “AI @ Work: Legal Issues Concerning Use of AI in HR”

By charlesakrugel|2024-07-21T09:29:09-05:00July 21st, 2024|artificial intelligence AI, Charles Krugel, Financial Poise™, Human Resources, Labor and Employment Law, webinar, West LegalEdcenter™|0 Comments

I’m named Co-Chair for the Chicago Bar Association’s Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee

I'm excited to announce that for the Chicago Bar Association's 2024-25 year, I've been named co-chair for the Association's Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee. I'm partnering with Matt Kerbis as co-chair. Our co-vice chair continues to be John Risvold & we welcome new co-vice chair Amanda Carey. Our former co-chair John Ellis was recently [...]

By charlesakrugel|2024-07-14T12:38:57-05:00July 14th, 2024|Charles Krugel, Chicago Bar Association, Practicing Law, Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Committee|0 Comments

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04, 2016

Pyramiding of Overtime Revisited

5/21/18 update: Additional posts [...]
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01, 2013

“Pyramiding” of Overtime

5/21/18: There’s updates an [...]
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12, 2017

More on Pyramiding of Overtime & Related Payroll Issues

I often get questioned [...]