Labor Law

Lecture @ Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business on Unions

Thanks to Professor Donald (Don) Hubbart, Senior Director, Compensation - Siemens, for having me lecture at his Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business employee relations class on April 11! I engaged with students in a one hour discussion concerning labor & union relations. This included the history of unions, why we have unions, the [...]

My 2018 Chicago City Hall & Financial Poise Presentation Schedule; Plus I’m Presenting @ the Masters Conference Again

  I've got 9 presentations coming up this year between Chicago's Department of Business Affairs & Financial Poise, & for my 4th year in a row, I'll be speaking at this year's Masters Conference on 5/22 (more details forthcoming).  I'll be at Chicago's City Hall,121 N. La Salle St - 8th Floor Room 805, Wednesday, 3/21, 6/20, [...]

8/30 Wage/Hour & Classification Presentation @ Chicago’s City Hall & I’m Quoted in “Will More States Opt Out of Paying Prevailing Wages on Public Construction Projects?” in American City & County

Employee Classification Issues-Independent Contractor (1099) or Employee (W2), Salaried or Hourly Compensation Wed, August 30, 3:00pm – 4:30pm City Hall, 121 N. La Salle St – 8th Floor, Room 805 Over the past few years, there's been a great deal of debate concerning how businesses should use independent contractors (IRS 1099 workers) & employees (W2s), [...]

“N.J. Treatment Center Employees Make Rare Move to Unionize” Article Quotes & Cites Me

Thanks to Behavioral Healthcare & Julie Miller for quoting me in their 7/26/16 article. My comments are in blue below. N.J. treatment center employees make rare move to unionize July 26, 2016 by Julie Miller, Editor in Chief  Employees at Sunrise House in Lafayette, N.J., have voted to join the Health Professionals and Allied Employees [...]

Client & I Go 3-for-3 Against IUOE Local 150

We Beat Them @ Arbitration, the NLRB & Unemployment Comp. Board of Review "Powerful" is how the Chicago Tribune describes the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150 (4/24/15). They have their own in-house legal staff. They're big labor. A year ago, my client AMS Earth Movers & I beat IUOE Local 150 of [...]

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