Thanks to April Brewster Smythe for interviewing me on my practice, starting a law practice, social media, including my LinkedIn group, & blogging. The interview is below & on Paralegal 411’s website here. Interview with Charles Krugel, Chicago Labor and Employment Lawyer Charles Krugel recently took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us [...]
Generally, a lawsuit is the worst way to resolve a labor dispute. But sometimes, it could be the only & best way. Case in point, recently I helped a client resolve a difficult union dispute by convincing them that getting sued by their labor union would work to their advantage. For many reasons, I won’t [...]
While meeting with a client regarding their company's human capital issues, we discussed their businesses' transition from classifying workers as 1099s to W2s. Due to confidentiality concerns, I won't disclose much about the business, & of course, they gave me permission to post about this conversation. A little more than a year ago, my client reclassified workers [...]
For a number of years now, I’ve done pro bono work for The Law Project (TLP). Since 1985, the Law Project has provided free legal services to nonprofits & small businesses. TLP is a project of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. Since the economic collapse of 2008, many nonprofits have been in financial [...]
On Tuesday, 2/19/13, from 4 PM to 5:30 PM, I'll be a part of the following panel presentation at: Hiring & Firing: Saper Law Seminar on February 19th from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Saper Law often receives inquiries related to employment law issues. For example: This employee is awful. How do I get rid [...]
