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New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview-The Recruiting Animal Blog Talk Radio Show 1/18/12

charlesakrugel — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:47 +0000

On Wednesday, 1/18/12, The Recruiting Animal welcomed me back to his BlogTalkRadio show for the 4th time to discuss contract issues for recruiters and their principals. I was intereviewed for a little more than an hour regarding ethical & conduct reltated issues among recruiters & HR professionals. The interview is here (MP3) or here on Recruiting Animal’s site.

The intereview ranged from some pretty serious & intense issues to me singing Chicago’s “If You Leave Me Now” with the Recruiting Animal. Here’s some comments about the interview:

Comment by Tim Spagnola on January 19, 2012 at 9:05am: Animal – solid solid show. Did you mention that Charles going to be a semi-regular guest? He really offers great insights on things that you often don’t think about till it is too late.

Comment by Recruiting Animal on January 19, 2012 at 12:59pm: Charles has been on a few times. Here’s his 1st appearance 3 yrs ago - http://bit.ly/A1xmnM

I wanted to discuss each one of the topics I talked about yesterday in individual spots every few weeks at the start of the show but because I didnt have a guest I kept him on thru the whole thing and then Jerry had him on for another half an hour so I was thinking I wd postpone his next apperance. I also have to come up with more stuff to talk about

Comment by Recruiting Animal on January 19, 2012 at 1:00pm: His previous appearances were livelier. I think I let it be too sedate yesterday. There were few challenges to what he was saying and there is always a danger with this kind of discussion that it drags on beyond interest because I dont understand what we are talking about and cant interject.

New Chuck Krugel Presentation: Free 2/1/12 Video Webinar Limited to 23 People

charlesakrugel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:29:29 +0000

To register go to problememployeesolutions.com or click on the image below & follow the instructions

2/1/12 How To Make Tough Decisions About Problem Employees

Materials for My 1/18/12 Presentation @ Chicago’s City Hall for Dept. of Business Affairs

charlesakrugel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:58:01 +0000

Here’s the handouts for my 1/18/12 Understanding Labor & Employment Law from a Business Perspective at Chicago’s City Hall. The first document is a 17-page overview (PDF) of labor & employment law & HR issues, including a discussion of independent contractor versus employee issues, overtime eligible versus overtime exempt issues, what can & shouldn’t be asked in the hiring process & unemployment compensation. The second document is a 10-slide PowerPoint containing points of emphasis & some of my opinions regarding the human capital market. Here’s the PowerPoint as a PDF.

New Chuck Krugel Presentation @ Chicago’s City Hall 1/18/12

charlesakrugel — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:52:49 +0000

On 1/18/12 from 3PM–4:30PM, I’ll be doing my “umpteenth” presentation for Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs. As usual, my seminar will focus on understanding labor & employment law & human resources from a business’ perspective. This is at Chicago’s City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Department of Business Affairs, #801. If you’d like to register ahead of time, please contact Geralyn Catino @ 312-744-5504 or geralyn.catino@cityofchicago.org. Walk-ins are welcome too.

Soon, I’ll post my presentation handout & PowerPoint on this site. Handouts will also be available @ the presentation.

I Settle 2 Employment Civil Rights Complaints for $625 Each

charlesakrugel — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:07:00 +0000

Due to confidentiality issues, I won’t disclose any information that may reveal a parties’ identity.

Very recently, one of my clients had 2 civil rights complaints filed against them with an enforcement agency by the same employee. Each complaint was a few months apart and were sort of “kitchen sink” complaints. That is, the employee primarily complained of disability discrimination though their complaint included discrimination on the basis of many other protected classes too.

One of the problems that arose, on our end, was that we never responded to the complaints in a timely manner in the first place; I won’t explain why this happened but it did. Although our delays had no bearing on whether the actual alleged discrimination occurred, in my opinion, it’s never a good idea to just blow-off a regulatory & enforcement agency (for more on how to deal with & respond to regulatory agency complaints, see this post). Nevertheless, after we officially responded, by denying all charges, & once we got the settlement process going, it took about 2 weeks from issuing our response to reaching a $1,250 settlement for both complaints.

This is the 3rd employment civil rights complaint I’ve settled in the $600 range over the past few months. Here’s information on the earlier (September) complaint.

The rationale for settling all 3 of the complaints instead of going through hearings or trials is that it’s cheaper to settle in the $600 range than it is to pay my fees & lose a lot of time off from work preparing for & attending hearings.