I'll be presenting an hour to 90-minute long seminar on the employee versus independent contractor classifications. Attendees will learn about the laws affecting employee classification, & how companies can avoid simple mistakes & litigation. My presentation runs from 2PM until about 3 or 3:30PM. Thanks to Mohammed Faheem & Debra Lawrence of Illinois workNet Centers [...]
The Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC; I’m a member & board member) has been examining Illinois’ convoluted & corrupted tax system (commercial, consumer, etc.). One of our members, Steve Banke, CEO of 3Points, an IT service provider, did an amazing analysis of Illinois’ tax system & points out the following: 1. In January 2011, the State [...]
On Thursday, July 28, from 8 AM until about 11 AM, I’ll be part of a panel discussing early stage business growth & how expanding businesses can properly build-out their infrastructure, train their staff and market their services. This is a free seminar & sponsored by the Small Business Advocacy Council in Chicago. Here's the [...]
This June, I won a summary judgment (i.e., dismissal) motion in federal court in Chicago. This case involved a client’s ex-employee who was allegedly fired in violation of their constitutional rights. My client, a social services agency in Chicago, was alleged to have acted in concert and as an arm of the state of Illinois (“state [...]
For more info. check out our home page at http://www.smallbusinessadvocacycouncil.org/. I'm a member of the SBAC's board of directors & a sponsor of this event. SBAC One-Year Anniversary Fundraiser
