Policies
How Smart Employment Policies Protect Your Business March 11, 2026 By Jane Furigay Shapiro Businesses spend an enormous amount of time dealing with employment problems after they occur. Yet many of those issues can be avoided, or at least minimized, through thoughtful policies, procedures, and proactive management. Clear employment policies help employers set expectations, maintain compliance with [...]
Thanks to the Chicago Bar Association & Max Barack for hosting me on their TV show Chicago Talks You & the Law on 2/20/24! Max interviewed my colleague & friend, Helen Bloch, & I for 25 minutes on New Labor & Employment Laws and Rules to know for 2024. The program is below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csKpXZXIs5U&t=4s [...]
Below are materials From My 8/17/16 Presentation @ Chicago's City Hall on Employment Policies, Handbooks & Agreements. Usually I give 3-5 presentations at City Hall each year. My next presentation, 11/16/16, is on "Social Media, Workplace Communication & Legal Compliance --Friend or Unfriend?" More info. on all of Chicago's business workshops is here.
Thanks to The Masters Conference for Legal Professionals for asking me to present for a 2nd year in a row. I'll be on the 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM panel: The Social Media (R)Evolution: How Social Media Content Impacts e-Discovery Risks and Costs. My co-presenters are: Barry Brotine, Bruce Malter, Colleen Kenney & Pauline Levy. We'll be discussing how to develop [...]
Thanks to Fast Company reporter Gwen Moran for quoting me in her 1/26/15 article "The Rules to Breaking the Rules." I'm quoted extensively & even given my own block quote. The article is below & here. Also, thanks to Monster.com reporter Catherine Conlan for quoting me in her 1/27/15 article "Create a Fair, Functional Winter Weather [...]
