Labor and Employment Law
Below is the handout I prepared for my November 15, 2007, presentation at the World Trade Center Illinois’ “Breaking Down Trade Barriers” conference. You can view it in PowerPoint by clicking on the link below or just view the text version. My part of the panel discussion concerning legal, accounting and cultural considerations for international [...]
I've got two public presentations to tell you about. One involves me and the other involves my colleague Tony Ramos founder and president of The Integra Security Alliance, which I'm a part of. On Thursday, November 15, 2007, as part of the "Breaking Down Trade Barriers" day long conference, sponsored by the World Trade Center [...]
One topic I get a lot of questions about is severance and separation agreements. Generally, severance refers to giving an exiting employee a monetary bonus or settlement above and beyond their regular compensation. A separation agreement usually refers to an agreement wherein the exiting employee promises not to sue, file a regulatory agency complaint, take [...]
On Tuesday, 7/17, I shot my 2nd TV interview for The Employment Hour. This 15 minute interview (hour long program) will air on Comcast local cable in mid-August and will be uploaded to YouTube around the same time. The subject of the interview is labor & employment law, particularly minimum wage and leave of absence [...]
The City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs & Licensing has asked me to do another employment law seminar (my 3rd). This free seminar will be on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, from 3pm-4:30pm at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 805. Like my prior seminars, this will be largely Q&A and round-table discussion. Additionally, [...]
