Employment Law
On 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). The handout for this, which reflects 2008 legal changes, [...]
My Saturday, 4/19/08, interview on Chicago's Kennedy King College's radio station, WKKC 89.3 FM, is now online. 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. This was my second interview on the show. My first Consumer Eye [...]
This 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 best thing [...]
Earlier 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. The training also included a handout [...]
This 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. Alternatively, [...]
