I’ve been asked to be part of a panel of 3 HR professionals (bios below) to discuss human resources management & labor & employment law issues with alums from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative sponsored by Goldman Sachs & the City Colleges of Chicago.

The City Colleges of Chicago, in partnership with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is offering Greater Chicago small business owners access to a practical business and management education. Accepted applicants will receive a scholarship from City Colleges of Chicago, which is funded by the Goldman Sachs Foundation. The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition and program materials.

Alums are invited on Thursday, September 25th for a discussion on Human Resources and Employment Law. We will have experts on hand to cover the topics below and answer your questions.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Employee recruitment & retention
  • Mental health & wellness and job productivity
  • How to identify unstable employees and what to do once identified
  • Compensation and Incentives
  • Employment Agreements – to use or not to use
  • Non-disclosure Agreements
  • Employee Termination
  • New employees and the new health care laws
  • The ins & outs of workers comp and unemployment insurance for temporary and permanent workers

Event details/location:
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Harold Washington College; Room 1001; 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (doors open at 8:30 am)
Please RSVP by Friday, September 12th

*This event is open to 10KSB Alumni only

Kelly Dobbins
Manager, Recruiting & Alumni Affairs
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative in Partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago
Harold Washington College
30 E. Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-553-3145
Kdobbins6@ccc.edu
www.ccc.edu/smallbiz

Presenter Bios

As a management side labor & employment attorney & human resources (HR) counselor, Charles Krugel, test.mielus.ro/chuck, has 19-plus years of experience in the field & has been running his own practice for 14 years. His clients are small to medium sized companies & not-for-profits in a variety of industries. In addition to providing traditional labor & employment law services, he represents companies desiring to institute preventive & proactive HR functions. These functions include policies & procedures that help to efficiently & discreetly resolve issues in-house & prevent lawsuits & complaints; they also help to reduce costs & act as catalysts for increasing productivity & profits. Charles has been the lead litigator, negotiator & representative for hundreds of labor & employment agreements, arbitrations, mediations & agency cases/complaints & investigations. Moreover, he’s frequently the subject of business related TV, radio & print interviews. Relative to civic & association involvement, Charles is on many boards of directors including the GOA Regional Business Association-2014 Chair; Youth Outreach Services; Kelly Hall YMCA; Black & Latino Achievers of the YMCA’s of Chicago; & the Small Business Advocacy Council.

Dr. Tiffany D. Sanders, PhD is a licensed psychologist and owner of owner of Sanders & Associates, a clinical mental health practice and Diverse Business Solutions, a boutique HR Firm that is concerned with every aspect of an employee’s lifespan from recruitment to retention. Dr. Sanders coaches business owners on optimizing their company’s hiring processes to hire the best and avoid the rest, strategic planning to facilitate business growth, leadership development and training, and employee wellness and engagement. As a trained speaker, Dr. Sanders has spoken to groups, companies and school districts of all sizes about mental illness, how to hire the right people, how to standout & lead the field, diversity and innovation, entrepreneurial success, promoting employee wellness and increasing employee engagement. As a highly regarded and sought after expert, she has been featured on ABC 7 Morning News, Good Day Chicago, Fox Morning News, WGN Morning News, People to People and nationally syndicated and local radio shows. Her advice or knowledge has been printed in newspapers and magazines from coast to coast including The Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Essence and Black Enterprise Magazine. Dr. Sanders earned her PhD in Psychology from The University of Florida, and she is a member of American Psychological Association and the Society for Human Resource Management.

For over 20 years, Sam Tanios has seen first-hand proof of the immense ROI generated by companies of all sizes when they invest in their own human capital. His hands-on experience with all aspects of HR management, sales, marketing and training led him to create Human Elements in 2009 as an answer to the changing HR needs of today’s businesses. An SPHR®-certified consultant with applied skill in corporate team building, talent recruitment/retention, and employee performance enhancement, Sam focuses on improving the profitability of his clients, from startups to Fortune 100 companies, with strategies that invest in an organization’s most appreciable asset—its employees. His expertise includes developing and implementing innovative HR strategies to foster growth and profitability, creating viable pools of talent to meet clients’ needs, and helping organizations maximize their desirability to attract and retain top talent in their industry.