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I'll be continuing my labor & employment law presentations for Illinois workNet Centers sponsored by workNet, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) & the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. My next presentation is on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, from 7:45 AM - 9 AM. It's at the Arlington Heights IDES office at [...]
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. [...]
Today, about 25 business people & I attended a roundtable discussion with U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL, 6th District, O’Hare Suburbs; DuPage County) regarding the increasingly controversial Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). It was a fantastic & frank forum. The animus against this act was palpable in the room; as was Congressman Roskam’s. The general [...]
Reader Benjamin Wright commented on my 9/14 post concerning workplace emails and other electronic communications at work: Chuck: Knowing these kinds of smoking-gun records are inevitable, I argue an employer can use technology proactively to make its e-records more benign. It can broadcast intent to be lawful and a request that adversaries come forward as [...]
This post was contributed by Heather Johnson, who writes on the subject of video production manager. This is Heather’s second post to my site. Her first article, regarding employee complaints, can be found here. She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson2323@gmail.com. Some of my own comments follow Heather’s article. Thanks again Heather. It’s not something that [...]
