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June 20, 2008, Labor & Employment Law Seminar at Chicago’s City Hall

On June 20, 2008, I gave my 4th seminar in the last 2 years for the City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Licensing. Like my prior seminars for them, it focused on labor and employment law for small and medium sized businesses (2-1,000 employees). The handout for this, which reflects 2008 legal changes, [...]

Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout

Earlier this year, I gave a 2 hour training session for a Chicago-based nonprofit. The training concerned progressive discipline and discharge. As typical with most of my training sessions, Q & A and role playing were emphasized. The session was conducted for middle and senior managers with supervisory responsibilities. The training also included a handout [...]

Illinois’ Employee Classification Act Question – Posting Notice

I've been asked about posting notice for the Illinois Employee Classification Act.  For  more information about the Act, see my 2/10/08 post. This is a simple provision of the Act.  It's contained in Section 15 Notice.  All businesses with "one or more individuals perform[ing] services who are not classified as employees under . . . [...]

Illinois’ Employee Classification Act of 2008

A client recently asked me about a new State of Illinois law the Employee Classification Act (if the link is expired, then check Google), public act 095-0026, which became effective January 1, 2008. I thought that a brief post might be useful considering that there might be some confusion regarding this Act. Additionally, I've noticed [...]

Presentation Handout: Legal & Cultural Considerations for International Trade

Below is the handout I prepared for my November 15, 2007, presentation at the World Trade Center Illinois’ “Breaking Down Trade Barriers” conference. You can view it in PowerPoint by clicking on the link below or just view the text version. My part of the panel discussion concerning legal, accounting and cultural considerations for international [...]

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