Human Resources
On March 13, 2013, I did my 6th interview on the Recruiting Animal’s Blog Talk Radio show. I’ve been appearing on his show since way back in 2008. This time around we talked about whether or not LinkedIn intentionally or unintentionally discriminates against minorities (i.e., legally protected classes). Animal has read some articles claiming that [...]
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 [...]
On Wednesday, March 20, from 3PM-5PM, I'll be giving a labor & employment law primer for businesses at the City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection. This is my 11th such presentation for them. It's free to attend. Like my previous presentations, this will be a questions & answer based discussion concerning [...]
Thanks to Dr. Lynne Curry of The Growth Company for quoting me in her 2/25/13 article, The Company’s At Fault…Or Is It? This was also published in the 2/25/13 edition of The Anchorage Daily News as Lynne Curry: Many companies not prepared for workplace violence. The article is also below. Also, following the article is a really complimentary email [...]
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 [...]
