Human Resources
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Don Paullin the owner and founder of Hiring Firing Experts, Inc., and the author of the book reviewed here Hire Hotdogs, Fire Baloney; Hiring the Best. Don has 20-plus years of experience in the HR and operations field working for large corporations and now consulting [...]
I’m excited to announce that on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM, I’ll be presenting the “Employment Law and HR Primer for Small Businesses” co-sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce, www.northbrookchamber.org, and SCORE, www.scorechicago.org. The seminar will be held at the Northbrook Chamber, 2002 Walters Ave., Northbrook. It costs $15 [...]
For the 2010 year, I’ll be serving as a Vice Chair of the Board of Directors & Chair of the Government Affairs Team for the Greater O’Hare Association, one of Chicagoland’s largest business associations. I’ve been on the GOA’s Board of Directors since 2008 & been a founding member of the Government Affairs Team (2006). [...]
On my LinkedIn group, California based attorney and group member Stefan Miller posted some great information about the recently effective Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). This information is concise and easy to read. So, I thought that it would be useful to post here too. This post includes discussion between other group members discussing GINA. [...]
On September 24, 2009, I presented at the University of Illinois’ “Finding Talent” program for employers & recruiters. My presentation concerned legal issues surrounding background checking, electronic communication & social networking in recruiting & selection. My seminar handout, PowerPoint, some cases and sample background checking waiver forms are available here. The actual seminar was recorded [...]
