About charlesakrugel

Management side labor & employment lawyer and human resources counselor based in Chicago. Established own practice in 2000. Also, on numerous boards of directors & advisers, & member of various area chambers of commerce & business associations.

Colleague Article – Succession: An Opportunity for Growth

The Horton Group has published the following article, in its law related newsletter–Legal-EASE, written by a mutual associate of ours Michael Zolno of Zolno Consulting. All businesses, especially law firms, go through succession, which can cause a great deal of internal and external turmoil. In fact the survival of the firm may well depend upon [...]

2 New Chuck Krugel Media Interviews – 1 TV & 1 Radio

On Tuesday, 7/17, I shot my 2nd TV interview for The Employment Hour. This 15 minute interview (hour long program) will air on Comcast local cable in mid-August and will be uploaded to YouTube around the same time. The subject of the interview is labor & employment law, particularly minimum wage and leave of absence [...]

Chuck Krugel 8/15/07 Labor & Employment Law Seminar @ Chicago’s City Hall

The City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs & Licensing has asked me to do another employment law seminar (my 3rd). This free seminar will be on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, from 3pm-4:30pm at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 805. Like my prior seminars, this will be largely Q&A and round-table discussion. Additionally, [...]

Reader Comment Concerning My 2/11/07 Post On Criminal Background Checks and Employment Screening

Criminal Background Check left the following comment on my February 11, 2007, post "Employee Screening and Risk Assessment": The latest thing is what people have done/posted on online. Employers are now starting to scour perspective employees Social Networking sites such as Facebook, and MySpace to see what they are up to in their own time. [...]

Attorney Feedback On My July 6, 2007, post

In response to my July 6, 2007, post concerning a prospective client’ s questions regarding employee severance and separation agreements, Pennsylvania employment attorney Michael Moore posted the following comment: Your comment about “precedent” is right on point for a number of reasons. First, even if your separation agreement includes a confidentiality clause, the information always [...]

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