Human Resources
On November 19, 2008, I was interviewed on Blog Talk Radio’s show the Recruiting Animal. The Recruiting Animal interviewed me on a number of labor & employment law related topics germane to recruiters. One topic seems to have created a MINOR controversy in the blogosphere. The issue of ruse calling or “rusing” came up. In [...]
Interesting items about Republic Windows & Doors based in Chicago’s Goose Island neighborhood. The buyout was just announced. The two articles below report the buyout and summarize some of what led to that. My additional comments also summarize the dispute, and discuss today’s announced buyout’s broader implications for labor management relations: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=33130 (Crain’s Chicago/AP article) [...]
Today, about 25 business people & I attended a roundtable discussion with U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL, 6th District, O’Hare Suburbs; DuPage County) regarding the increasingly controversial Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). It was a fantastic & frank forum. The animus against this act was palpable in the room; as was Congressman Roskam’s. The general [...]
Today, I created a brand new LinkedIn group, Charles Krugel's Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practice Group. The concept is simple, a free and open discussion of labor & employment law & human resources issues among businesses, practitioners & professionals. The usual disclaimer that legal advice & counsel is not offered via the [...]
I'm now writing articles for "Doctor of Dentistry's Greater Chicago Edition." This is a hard copy "business and lifestyle magazine for dentists." My articles focus on the human resources & labor & employment law issues encountered by dental practices. You can read the 1st article, from the December/January issue, which discusses background checking and screening [...]
