Seminar handout from my presentation on 5/12/10 for BNC’s Entrepreneur’s Committee. Just click on the hyperlink HERE–Handout is 21 pages and in PDF format.

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, from noon until 1:30PM, I’ll be presenting the labor & employment law primer at the Business Connections Luncheon – Best Practices Part 1 for the Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce & SCORE (Service Core of Retired Executives; www.scorechicago.org).  The presentation format will be largely Q & A with handouts provided.  It’s at Vehe Barn, 23570 Cuba Rd., Deer Park, IL.  For more information visit http://www.lzacc.com/events_calendar.html; to register contact Dale Perrin at 847.438.5572.

On Tuesday, April 27, 2010, from 6PM to 8PM, I’ll be presenting a labor & employment law seminar for the Lake/McHenry Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), http://nawic368.org/.  It’s at the Cubby Bear North in Lincolnshire at 21661 Milwaukee Ave.  This presentation is co-sponsored by NAWIC & SCORE.  Registration information is available via Evite here.

On Wednesday, May 12th, from 8:30AM until 11AM, I’ll be part of a panel presentation for Business Network Chicago’s Entrepreneur’s Committee concerning hiring issues for startups and small businesses.  For more information, please contact Susan Barahia at sbarahia@bnchicago.org or 312-371-3786, or check out BNC’s website at http://www.bnchicago.org/index.php.  It’s at Wells Fargo Advisors, 222 S. Riverside Plaza (Adams & Canal), Chicago, 3rd Floor.

On Friday, May 14th at 9:30am, at Chicago’s City Hall, #805, 121 N. LaSalle St., I’ll be presenting a free labor & employment law seminar. Thanks to the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs for setting this up.  This will be largely Q&A & open discussion along with handouts.  If you would like to attend, please contact Alfredo Camarena at 312-744-5344 or alfredo.camarena@cityofchicago.org.

In March, I was elected to the Lakeside Community Committee’s Board of Directors.  For the past 44 years, Chicago’s Lakeside Community Committee, has been committed to facilitating quality foster care and related services for needy children; reuniting biological parents and their children;  and strengthening the social and economic base of Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood and surrounding communities.  Currently, the LCC has about 60 staff members servicing more than 250 children and families.  I remain Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Government Affairs Team for the Greater O’Hare Association, one of Chicagoland’s largest business associations; board member for the The Chicago Bar Foundation’s Young Professionals Board; Board Chair for the YMCA Alliance, the adult education and workforce development arm of the YMCAs of Chicago; and Board Member for ChildServ, a 115 year old child advocacy and children’s group home organization.

Starting in March, I became a regular contributor to Slate.com’s small business blog BizBox.  Slate’s BizBox, is sponsored by OPEN from American Express, and serves as a clearinghouse for the latest news, analysis and advice for entrepreneurs and small business people.  Obviously, my contributions relate to labor & employment law & HR management.  I’m part of a panel of four professionals writing on issues affecting small businesses.  Thank to Jerry Kalish of National Benefit Services Inc. for setting this up.  The panel includes Jerry, who works with business owners who want to put more money away for retirement, and companies who want a state-of-the-art retirement program; Chris Cooper, a Program Coordinator at the Small Business Succession Planning Program and The Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State University; and Susan A. Berson, a partner in The Banking & Tax Law Group LLP, www.banktaxlaw.com.

This week, I was elected to the Lakeside Community Committee’s Board of Directors.  For the past 44 years, Chicago’s Lakeside Community Committee, has been committed to facilitating quality foster care and related services for needy children; reuniting biological parents and their children;  and strengthening the social and economic base of the community.  Currently, the LCC has about 60 staff members servicing more than 250 children and families in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood and surrounding communities.  I remain Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Government Affairs Team for the Greater O’Hare Association, one of Chicagoland’s largest business associations; the The Chicago Bar Foundation’s Young Professionals Board; Board Chair for the YMCA Alliance, the adult education and workforce development arm of the YMCAs of Chicago; and Board Member for ChildServ, a 115 year old child advocacy and children’s group home organization.

On March 29, 2010, from 11:00—1:30 pm, I’ll be part of a panel presentation, along with the accounting firm Porte Brown, concerning fraud prevention in trades and construction.  This presentation is for the Federation of Women Contractors, http://www.fwcchicago.com/.  Obviously, my role will concern human resources and labor and employment law issues. The location is 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, 10^th Floor, Chicago (right off of the Kennedy at Cumberland).  Although the seminar is geared for FWC members, guests are welcome to attend for $35 including lunch.

On March 31, 2010, 8:30 AM—10 AM, I’ll be part of another panel discussion.  This one concerns recruiting, hiring and harnessing the right talent for business growth.  Topics will include recruiting for growth, evaluating employee performance, employee retention and leveraging employment agreements and contracts.  This is sponsored by The Executives Profit, www.theexecutivesprofit.com and American Chartered Bank, http://www.americanchartered.com/.  This will be held at 120 N. LaSalle Street, 11^th Floor Conference Room, Chicago.  It costs $20 to attend and includes continental breakfast.  You can register via Andrea at 847-317-9296 or go to www.theexecutivesprofit.com/calendar/index.asp?id=140.

On April 27, 2010, starting at 6PM (and ending around 8PM), I’ll be presenting for the Lake/McHenry Counties Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), http://nawic368.org/, on HR and Employment Law with a focus on their industry.  This will be at the Cubby Bear North, on Milwaukee Avenue in Lincolnshire.

I’m excited to announce that on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM, I’ll be presenting the “Employment Law and HR Primer for Small Businesses”  co-sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce, www.northbrookchamber.org, and SCORE, www.scorechicago.org.  The seminar will be held at the Northbrook Chamber, 2002 Walters Ave., Northbrook.  It costs $15 in advance and $20 at the door and includes lunch.  You may register by phone at 847-513-6361.  Comprehensive handouts/resources will be provided.

Topics to be covered include:

• The importance of human resources and good management
• When to use employment agreements
• What is and is not appropriate to ask job candidates
• Employee screening and risk assessment
• Unemployment compensation
• Federal & state laws likely to be encountered by businesses
• Sample documentation for employee records

A friend of mine, Daliah Saper, of Saper Law Offices, is giving the following seminar.  Daliah is an intellectual property and business attorney, and an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago College of Law.

Does your company manufacture, distribute, or sell products and/or services by utilizing a sales force?

Are you a sales professional, selling for a company on either a base salary plus commission basis or as an independent contractor?

Not sure what terms you should be negotiating in your sales representative agreements?

Concerned that your agreement is not comprehensive enough in case there is a dispute?

January’s seminar at Saper Law focuses on the topic of Sales Representative Agreements. Daliah Saper, Principal Attorney at Saper Law, will lead the presentation using case studies and sample contracts. Her discussion will address payment and commission structures, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, territorial and geographical boundaries, intellectual property ownership, as well as the Illinois Sales Representative Act.

January’s seminar at Saper Law is a must-attend for any company or individual involved in sales. Sign up today before space runs out!

Details:
Thursday January 28, 2010
Saper Law Offices, LLC
500 N. Dearborn, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60654
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Cost $15 with online registration: http://salesrep.eventbrite.com
$25 at the door
$5.00 to watch the live webcast
Lunch will be provided