Human Resources
No, the above title doesn’t refer to doughnut eating cops, it’s about an increasingly popular tool to reduce healthcare costs and increase workplace productivity – wellness programs. Crain’s Chicago Business recently published the following article about wellness programs. It cites a program implemented by my associates over at The Horton Group for their own employees [...]
On Tuesday, March 13, 2007, from 5-6 p.m., I'll be giving a free "Understanding Employment Law" seminar at Loyola University of Chicago's Water Tower campus. This is sponsored by Loyola's Graduate School of Business and Loyola's student Human Resource Student Association. It takes place at Loyola's Water Tower Campus (law school), 25 E. Pearson, #1201. [...]
Tony Ramos, President, Integra Security Alliance, and I wrote the following article. Employee Screening and Risk Assessment Recent headlines of workplace violence, violence by home service personnel, as well as convicted rapists working as private security officers or child care providers, has raised serious questions regarding employee screening programs. What is negligent hiring? Should all [...]
On Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 2pm CST, I did a live 30-minute radio interview on WorldTalkRadio.com's radio program "Values and Ethics: From Living Room to Boardroom" hosted by Jason Merchey. The interview concerned the interaction business ethics and labor and employment law. To listen to the interview you can link to MP3s of the interview [...]
Last week, Paul Shaheen, Vice President of The Horton Group, issued Horton’s 1st “Legal-EASE” newsletter-Timely tips, courtesy of the Horton Group’s Law Practice Division. An article that I wrote is the inaugural piece. It’s below. If you’d like to subscribe to this newsletter, feel free to contact Paul. Also, his full contact information follows the [...]
