My March 25, 2006, post concerned pending legislation in Illinois: Senate Bill 2446: The Employer Meeting and Communication Act (Act). This Act is sponsored by state Senator Gary Forby, a Democrat from south-central Illinois and Chairperson of the Senate's Labor Committee. In essence, the Act severely restricts an employer's ability to communicate with employees in [...]
So far, every post on my blog has been authored by me. Well, today’s post is different. A colleague of mine who, like me, is a solo business owner authored the article contained in today’s post. Tony Ramos, owner and president of Integra Security Alliance, has written articles and presented at conferences. Tony represents companies [...]
During the course of creating this website, I've had occasion to post photos in a series titled "People @ Work." The concept of this photo series is that my photos are the opposite of the generic pictures posted in most business websites and pamphlets. More specifically, instead of photos of models posing and pretending to [...]
On Tuesday, April 25 from 10 A.M.-12 P.M., I'll be presenting a labor and employment law seminar at the University of Illinois Chicago's Center for Urban Business (CUB) and Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The address is 601 S. Morgan Street (Harrison and Morgan Street intersection), conference room #2350 UH (23rd floor of University Hall; [...]
Currently awaiting a 3rd reading, the Employer Meeting and Communication Act (Act), is sponsored by State Senator Gary Forby. Senator Forby is a Democrat from south-central Illinois and Chairperson of the Senate’s Labor Committee. The Act was introduced on January 18, 2006. As it currently reads, the Act prohibits employers, including employer representatives or agents, [...]
