Michael Zolno, MA, MBA and I have commenced a partnership to offer a 2-session workshop to teach lawyers how to start and build a successful solo and small law practice. The 1st session is on August 28 and the 2nd session on August 30. Both sessions are from 4-7pm. The seminars are graciously hosted by [...]
My program "Understanding Employment Law" is scheduled for Friday, October 6, 2006, from 8:30am until noon. It's the final presentation for the Chicago Minority Business Development Council (CMBDC) and Chicago Minority Business Opportunity Center's 2-day Corporate Bridges event. During my program, I'll examine how employment laws impact a business' bottom line. I'll examine the do's [...]
On October 6, 2006, I'll be presenting a 3 1/2-hour seminar, entitled "Understanding Employment Law," at the Chicago Minority Business Development Council, Inc. (CMBDC) and the Chicago Minority Business Opportunity Center's (Chicago MBOC) annual Corporate Bridges event. The event is sponsored by the Northern Trust Company and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., and it's scheduled to take [...]
On March 16, 2006, Dr. Tom Rogers and Jim Velos of The Rogers Group (industrial/organizational psychologists and consultants), interviewed me on their Voice America Business channel program: Business Dis-eases: Cure Them or Die. The URL for Voice America’s Business channel is this. You can listen to the interview here. Dr. Tom and Jim used my [...]
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 [...]
