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.

New Client Testimonial – LoSasso & Hyperscope Integrated Marketing & Media

We enlisted the services of Chuck Krugel to handle a delicate HR matter between a company executive and employee, and we couldn't be more pleased with his performance. Chuck's professionalism, expertise, and collaborative approach made him a valuable asset. His sincerity, communication skills, and prompt responses were greatly appreciated. I highly recommend Chuck without reservation. [...]

Protecting Your Employee Assets (23/24 Ed.)–Webinar Premiering 1/25/23

Leading Professionals to Teach About Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023 Financial Poise Webinars™ announces “Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants,” a live webinar premiering  January 25th at 2:00 PM CST. This webinar is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™ and part of the “Protecting Your Employee [...]

Financial Poise’s “Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2023” Webinar Schedule

I'm excited to be moderating this seven webinar series for 2023! About This Series If you have employees or advise employers, these webinars are for you! No employer—whether large, medium or small—is immune from the reach of federal, state and local employment laws and regulations. Now, more than ever, employers should consider taking a proactive [...]

The Dill Pickle Food Co-op Has a New Employee Union – The Dill Pickle Food Co-op Workers Union!

My client, the Dill Pickle Food Co-op (DPFC), is pleased to announce that their former labor union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was decertified on 12/20/22. The IWW was replaced with the DPFC's own employees’ union, the Dill Pickle Food Co-op Workers Union. The new Union & DPFC are excited and pleased that employees chose to go [...]

Contractor v. Employee: Dept. of Labor Proposed Employee Classification Rule

Contractor v. Employee: Dept. of Labor Proposed Employee Classification Rule December 19, 2022; By Charles A. Krugel Contractor v. employee violations occur in every industry. This is in part due to the regulatory processes in wage rates, labor agreements, and exemptions defining who is and who isn’t an independent contractor. To paraphrase a genial and [...]

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