Addendum for Avvo’s Defective & Biased Lawyer Rating System
As an addendum to my last post about Avvo, check out the following:
Besides taking an extraordinary amount of time to complete a profile, and besides not being able to cancel an account (i.e., “unclaim” a profile), I’ve discovered another issue with Avvo’s online lawyer rating system.
When a lawyer is in the back-end of the platform, [...]
Avvo & Their Defective Lawyer Rating System Biased Against Solos & Small Firms
After reading a recent Chicago Tribune article regarding Avvo’s (www.Avvo.com) online lawyer rating system, I decided to check out the site for myself.
At first glance, the site looks interesting, useful and credible. The same as many other online consumer, ratings, networking and other business related sites. I enjoy these sites, use them and believe that [...]
June 20, 2008, Labor & Employment Law Seminar at Chicago’s City Hall
On June 20, 2008, I gave my 4th seminar in the last 2 years for the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Licensing. Like my prior seminars for them, it focused on labor and employment law for small and medium sized businesses (2-1,000 employees). The handout for this, which reflects 2008 legal changes, [...]
Continue reading 'June 20, 2008, Labor & Employment Law Seminar at Chicago’s City Hall' »Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout
Earlier this year, I gave a 2 hour training session for a Chicago-based nonprofit. The training concerned progressive discipline and discharge. As typical with most of my training sessions, Q & A and role playing were emphasized. The session was conducted for middle and senior managers with supervisory responsibilities. The training [...]
Continue reading 'Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout' »Illinois’ Employee Classification Act Question-Posting Notice
I’ve been asked about posting notice for the Illinois Employee Classification Act. For more information about the Act, see my 2/10/08 post.
This is a simple provision of the Act. It’s contained in Section 15 Notice. All businesses with “one or more individuals perform[ing] services who are not classified as employees under . . . this [...]
