Labor and Employment Law

2025 Webinar Schedule for Financial Poise’s “Protecting Your Employee Assets: the Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship”

PROTECTING YOUR EMPLOYEE ASSETS: THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP About This Series: Many companies' most important assets go home every night. This webinar series covers the legal aspects of the employer-employee relationship from the employer’s perspective, from beginning to end. #1 Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants 1/23/25 2:00 [...]

I’m Quoted in Illinois Bar Journal Article on 2025 Workplace Laws

Thanks to the Illinois Bar Journal for quoting me in their December 2024 article concerning new Illinois workplace laws. It's here and below. December 2024 • Volume 112 • Number 12 • Page 12 •  LawPulse Workers’ Rights By Amelia Buragas New laws buttress and expand Illinois workplace protections concerning family responsibilities, reproductive rights, artificial intelligence, and bias. Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed [...]

Mangagement & Unions Working Together Can Be Effective! Oak Leyden Developmental Services is an Example

Years ago, I represented Oak Leyden Developmental Services as their attorney, then became a board member and subsequently became board chair. Recently, I learned of their initiative with StayLitt Electric, IBEW 134/NECA (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and National Electrical Contractors Association) to revamp one of Oak Leyden's home's cooling systems. Oak Leyden serves children [...]

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