One of my clients, 79th Street Barbecue, at 7901 S. Wentworth in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, has been garnering some great press & reviews lately. The restaurant just opened this past October 2011 & serves ribs, rib tips, fish, chicken (jerk chicken too), etc., etc. On 3/7/12, Ted Brunson of WGN TV recently named it "Chicago's [...]
Due to confidentiality issues, I won't disclose any information that may reveal a parties' identity. Very recently, one of my clients had 2 civil rights complaints filed against them with an enforcement agency by the same employee. Each complaint was a few months apart and were sort of "kitchen sink" complaints. That is, the employee [...]
In the last couple of weeks, I helped a client settle an age discrimination complaint by an ex-employee for $600.00 at a state's human rights' agency. I don't want to be too specific about the details due to confidentiality & ethical concerns. The complaint was baseless. The employer is a great social services organization. The [...]
Charles Krugel provided our organization with highly effective legal advice. Chuck understands not only how the legal systems works, but also the particulars of smaller non profits that may not deal with employment issues often. Not only did he resolve our case satisfactorily, but he was always available when we needed him on more than [...]
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 [...]
