Labor and Employment Law

I’m Quoted In: When Your Employer Insists You Go Into Work During the Pandemic; The recourse rules for employees are complicated and somewhat untested

When Your Employer Insists You Go Into Work During the Pandemic The recourse rules for employees are complicated and somewhat untested By Rosie Wolf Williams, April 8, 2020, www.nextavenue.org   Millions of Americans have been instructed by their employers to work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. But what if your boss insists you continue coming [...]

Business News Daily Quotes Me in Their Article: The Small Business Guide to Unemployment Insurance

The Small Business Guide to Unemployment Insurance By Sammi Caramela, Contributing WriterUpdated: March 30, 2020 Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock When an employee loses their job, unemployment insurance pays out to ensure the individual is properly supported for the time being. If you have employees, you are required to pay into State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) and the Federal Unemployment [...]

Financial Poise™ Announces 2 New Webinars: Cannabis Legal & Business Issues for Employers & Employees, 4/22, 1 PM CST; & Managing Leaves of Absence & Accommodating Disabilities, 4/28, 1 PM CST; both are through West LegalEdcenter™

This webinar is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™ and part of the "Cannabis Law" series. It  features Jack O’Connor (Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP); Ruth Rauls (Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP); Charles Krugel (Law Offices of Charles Krugel); Jonathan Loiterman (Green Star Growing, Inc.); and Rusty Magner (TrueNorth). This episode addresses numerous issues, including [...]

Financial Poise™ Announces “Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance” a New Webinar Premiering March 24th at 1:00 PM CST through West LegalEdcenter™

This webinar is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™ and part of the "Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship" series. It will feature Charles Krugel (Law Offices of Charles Krugel); Helen Bloch (Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.); Max Barack (Favaro & Gorman); Gary Savine (Savine Employment Law, Ltd.); and Amanda Turbeville [...]

Thanks to the 37 Attendees @ My Chicago City Hall Presentation on 3/11/20!

With all of the virus fear going on, I'd like to thank the 37 business owners & operators, who attended my presentation last Wednesday 3/11 at Chicago's City Hall. The room was packed elbow-to-elbow. My presentation concerned employee handbooks & policies. I actually considered cancelling the presentation, but since the city kept it on, I [...]

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