I’ve posted my seminar materials from my 7/22/09 seminar on labor & employment law at the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs at City Hall.  The seminar ran about 2 hours & approximately 40 people attended.  This was my 6th seminar for the Department & their clients.  The 21 page comprehensive handout is Here (PDF) & the 10 slide PowerPoint is Here.  You can also go to my LinkedIn profile or SlideShare & get them over there too.  Below is the table of contents of the long handout.  The PowerPoint is a summary statement regarding some of the same topics.

1) WHAT IS HUMAN RESOURCES & WHY IT MATTERS

2) EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS–to Use or Not to Use?

3) HOW MUCH DOES AN EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE COST & WHAT’S YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF GETTING INTO AN EMPLOYMENT RELATED DISPUTE?

4) WHAT’S APPROPRIATE TO ASK JOB CANDIDATES?

5) JOB CANDIDATE APPLICATION & SELECTION SUMMARY

6) EMPLOYEE SCREENING & RISK ASSESSMENT

7) INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR VS EMPLOYEE:  CLASSIFICATION ISSUES

8) OVERTIME—EXEMPT VS NONEXEMPT CLASSIFICATIONS

9) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

10) ILLINOIS EMPLOYMENT LAWS, Some Laws Likely to be Encountered by Businesses

11) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS, Some Laws Likely to be Encountered by Businesses

12) SAMPLE DOCUMENTATION FORM—EMPLOYEE ACTION REPORT

13) FREE RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH

14) INFORMATION ABOUT CHARLES KRUGEL, Practice & Background Summary