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 [...]
Thanks to Construction Dive for quoting me in another article. It's their 11/23/21 story: Construction firms search for legal loopholes to federal contractor vaccine mandate; Some companies may explore spinning off separate LLCs, but the chances of success are low, according to guidance from attorneys and the government. Also, interestingly enough, my prior Construction Dive [...]
Thanks to Sheldon Alderton, a LinkedIn contact & group member of Charles Krugel's Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practices Group (3,900-plus members). As a followup to the recent Construction Dive article quoting me, Sheldon recently asked me questions about the viability of labor unions going forward. I've decided to turn Sheldon's questions & [...]
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), [...]
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 [...]
