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.

Preventive Advice Regarding Employee Payroll, Records & Maintenance

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash via Medium.com I deal with a lot of payroll issues. They arise in the course of litigation as well as day-to-day counseling & drafting & reviewing policies. Consequently, I thought it would be useful to post some preventive advice I've given clients. Don't enter into verbal agreements [...]

“Fair Work Week,” “Predictive Scheduling” & “Predictive Pay” Laws

A client recently asked me about "fair work week," "predictive scheduling," & "predictive pay" laws, particularly San Francisco's laws. I thought that our discussion would make an interesting blog post. The backstory on these types of laws is that they're a reaction to our 2008 economic collapse; the backlash against Wall Street; alleged lack of [...]

I’m Elected to the Decalogue Society’s Board of Directors & Am Now Board Chair for Oak-Leyden Developmental Services

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers was founded in 1934 to promote justice in society and to advance and improve the law, administration of justice and the legal profession. For over 80 years, Decalogue has supported Jewish lawyers and the legal community in Chicago and throughout Illinois.                   For [...]

Financial Poise™ Premieres “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees,” a Webinar, Airing 6/19 @ 3pm CST; I’m a Panelist

Financial Poise™ Premieres “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees," a Webinar, Airing June 19th at 3pm CST Financial Poise™ Webinars and West LegalEdcenter are pleased to announce the June 19th premiere of a new webinar, “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees," which discusses best practices [...]

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