Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”) Effective November 21, 2009
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. [...]
Chuck Krugel Published in “Doctor of Dentistry” Magazine
I’m now writing articles for “Doctor of Dentistry’s Greater Chicago Edition.” This is a hard copy “business and lifestyle magazine for dentists.” My articles focus on the human resources & labor & employment law issues encountered by dental practices. You can read the 1st article, from the December/January issue, which discusses background checking and screening [...]
Chuck Krugel Interviewed for & Quoted in May 2008′s Health Leaders Hardcopy & Online Editions
In the May 2008 hardcopy and online editions of Health Leaders, I’m quoted in Corey Christman’s article “From Collaboration Comes Motivation–Motivating your unionized work force to achieve a top level of performance must be a joint effort between labor and management.” The full article is below. Thanks Corey!
Questions Concerning Severance & Separation Agreements
One topic I get a lot of questions about is severance and separation agreements. Generally, severance refers to giving an exiting employee a monetary bonus or settlement above and beyond their regular compensation. A separation agreement usually refers to an agreement wherein the exiting employee promises not to sue, file a regulatory agency complaint, take [...]
2008 Projected Employer Health Care Costs
Paul Shaheen, my associate from The Horton Group, an employer benefits brokerage and consultancy, sent me their latest LegalEase newsletter today. It’s worth posting because it’s an in-depth and fascinating article concerning projected employer health care costs for 2008. 2008 Per-Employee Health Care Costs To Exceed $9,300; Wide Disparities Foreseen By Stephen Miller, October 2007 [...]
