In Law360.com’s (The Newswire for Business Lawyers) September 5, 2008, article “Work E-Mails: The New Smoking Guns” by Christine Caulfield, I was interviewed for and quoted in Christine’s article concerning workplace emails in the aftermath of two Credit Suisse brokers charged with conspiring to deceive investors via e-mail. If you can’t access the article via [...]
In the May 2008 hardcopy and online editions of Health Leaders, I’m quoted in Corey Christman’s article “From Collaboration Comes Motivation–Motivating your unionized work force to achieve a top level of performance must be a joint effort between labor and management.” The full article is below. Thanks Corey!
Department Focus: Human Resources–From Collaboration [...]
My Saturday, 4/19/08, interview on Chicago’s Kennedy King College’s radio station, WKKC 89.3 FM, is now online. You can listen to it here.
During this 50-minute long interview, hosts Derek McNeal and Charles Young questioned me about general labor and employment law issues and, more specifically, handling EEOC charges.
This was my second interview on the [...]
I’m excited to announce that on February 15, 2008, I was elected Board Chairman for The YMCA Alliance.
The YMCA Alliance (”Y-Alliance”) is the workforce development, adult education and literacy arm of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, one of Chicago’s largest nonprofits. The Y-Alliance is also part of Training Inc, a national jobs training network [...]
It's been more than 5 weeks since my last posting. The reason for such a long time lag is simple: I have a new website. My new site is at www.charlesakrugel.com. All of my content (i.e., posts, links, comments, media, link exchanges, everything) has been transferred to this new site. I'll be taking down this site shortly, and this is my final post here. The new site is on the WordPress platform and looks fantastic (in my opinion). Thanks to Alex Mielus and his brother George from Bucharest, Romania, and RentACoder.com for helping me with this.Also, on November 8, 2007, from 1 pm-3:30 pm CST, I'll be doing an unemployment compensation seminar to be broadcasted live for the Human Resources Training Center. I'll be doing this seminar in partnership with David Prosnitz, the President and Founder of Personnel Planners Inc., an unemployment compensation cost reduction and control company based in Chicago. Below is the HRTC's course description:Title: Learn How To Reduce Unempl
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, I'll be providing participants with a 19-page
Recently, I discovered that 2/3 of my September 1, 2006, TV interview on the Chicago local cable access show "The Employment Hour" (click on the link to see it on You Tube) hosted and produced by Mohammed Faheem and Paul Kutylo, has become part of the optional materials for a law school course.
The 1st two segments of the interview (20 minutes) are part of Professor Todd Cheesman's Entrepreneur
On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, from 3pm-4:30pm, I'll be conducting a free employment law seminar at Chicago's City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 805. This will be largely Q&A and round-table discussion. Additionally, I'll be providing participants with a 14 page handout summarizing 55 federal, state and local labor and employment laws, and explaining what human resources and labor and employment law are, what can be asked of job applicants via interviews and applications, and how much an employment dispute could cost. Thanks to the Community Economic Development Law Project (Angela Hall and Loren VanDyke www.cedlp.org) and the City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs & Licensing (Anthony Bertuca) for organizing this. If you would like to attend either contact me or the DBA.
On Tuesday, 9/26, I was interviewed on the World Talk Radio (www.worldtalkradio.com) show "KidsDadsMoms.com Radio Show" discussing "Issues Relating to Child Employment in the USA." I was part of a panel discussion concerning child labor, particularly in the entertainment industry. The other 2 panel members were Paul Petersen, former child actor and entertainer ("Donna Reed Show" & original TV Mickey Mouse Mouseketeer) & currently a child rights advocate as head of A Minor Consideration, & Kathi Gardner a talent manager at the Stewart Talent Agency in Chicago.The show is an hour long, my segment was approximately 15 minutes. It's archived on the World Talk Radio website (link to my interview here). If the World Talk Radio link has expired you can listen to my segment of the interview HERE .This was my 3rd radio interview in the past year and my 7th media interview overall in the past year. All my other interviews/media are in my blog's left-side column. Thanks to Leslie Mink
Look out Chad Vader and Lonelygirl15, my very 1st TV interview has been uploaded to YouTube and Google Video. The interview, which runs 30 minutes long, is in 2 formats.One format is the entire "The Employment Hour" Show, which was taped on 9/1/06. Obviously, this is a 1 hour program (unless you're Rodney Dangerfield's wife, in which case it will take you 90 minutes to watch). The other format has the interview broken up into 3 ten minute segments.Here's the link for the entire interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch. Also, you can view the entire interview below..-noscript-blocked { -moz-outline-color: red !important; -moz-outline-style: solid !important; -moz-outline-width: 1px !important; background: white url("chrome://noscript/skin/icon32.png") no-repeat left top !important; opacity: 0.6 !important; cursor: pointer !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important }
I'm very excited to announce that on Friday, 9/1/06, I shot my very 1st TV interview. It will air in early October. The interview is for 30 minutes (3-ten minute segments), and is for Comcast's local access program--The Employment Hour (channel 19 I believe for most Chicagoland areas). The subject of the interview is labor & employment law. Podcast and Internet versions will soon be uploaded to http://employmenthour.com/index.htm, and I hope to have the video on my blog and uploaded to either Google Video or You Tube. According to the show's website, "The Employment Hour is a visionary effort to benefit both employers and employees by providing a platform for education, and for the exchange of information and ideas. This is the first Radio/TV Show in the country to focus on increasing knowledge and awareness while informing, motivating and educating"Thanks much to show's producer, Mohammed Faheem, for asking me to appear on the show. Furthermore, thanks to show hosts an
About 9 months ago, I struck up an acquaintance with Randy Roberts, the founder of the very distinguished Law and Policy Institutions Guide (http://lpig.org/founder_lpig.html). More than 6 years ago, Randy created this extremely useful and comprehensive catalog of free legal resources and it's all contained in a well-organized website at www.lpig.org.
As stated on the home page: The "Law and Policy Institutions Guide serves as a comprehensive repository of legal resources, law articles, legal practice information, as well as legislative and judicial resources for U.S. and international legal professionals. It is organized and designed with the research needs of legal professionals, law students, consultants, authors, and the public in mind"
In the past 6 years, the LPIG has received many awards and distinctions (http://lpig.org/awards.html), including recognition by the USA Today, the New York Times and the ConsumerWebWatch.org.
Last Thusday (8/17), Randy asked me to join his
On Thursday, March 16, 2006, from 2 P.M. to 3 P.M., I'll be interviewed on Voice America's Business Channel program "Business Dis-eases: Cure Them or Die" with Dr. Tom Rogers & Jim Velos of The Rogers Group (www.drtomrogers.com). This will be my 2nd interview on the show. The 1st was 12/8/05. Tom and Jim's interview will be an offshoot of my recent Evanston/Northwestern U. Small Business Development Center employment law seminar. I.e., the interview will focus on labor & employment laws affecting small and medium sized businesses.This is Internet radio. The URL is http://www.business.voiceamerica.com. Subsequent, to the live broadcast, the interview will be archived on VA's website. Also, you can call in to the live show. The toll free no. is 1-866-472-5790.If you're interested in listening to my 12/8/05 interview, the link is http://voiceamerica.com/Rogers120805.wma. Also, a print summary of my 1st interview is available on this blawg. It's the January 5, 2006
On Wednesday, February 22, 2006, from 6-8 P.M., I'll be giving an employment law seminar at Evanston-Northwestern University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC), at the ITEC (Illinois Technology Enterprise Center) Building, 1801 Maple, Evanston.
Due to co-sponsorship from the SBDC, the Illinois Technology Enterprise Center-Evanston and The Technology Innovation Center, the seminar is free.
Registration is via e-mail to Victoria Montes, the SBDC's Director, at
vmontes@evanstonsbdc.com
or via phone at 847-866-1817.
The seminar should largely be a "round-table" discussion, i.e., q&a. Instead of lecturing, I intend to answer questions and turn the seminar into a free flowing discussion of how employment law impacts whatever issues participants want to raise.
On 12/8/05, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., I'll be interviewed on Voice America's Business channel program "Business Dis-eases: Cure Them or Die" hosted by Dr. Tom Rogers & Jim Velos of The Rogers Group (www.drtomrogers.com). Tom and Jim will interview me regarding employment law and employee relations issues. This is Internet radio. The URL is www.business.voiceamerica.com. Subsequent, to the live broadcast, the interview will be archived on VA's website for you future listening pleasure. Also, you can call in to the live show and ask questions (or heckle me). The toll free no. is 1-866-233-7861.
On November 10, 2005, in my capacity as Director of Legal & Compliance Services for The Human Resource Store, I will be presenting "Handling Employee Disruptive Behavior" at the Northern Illinois Society of Human Resources Management's (NISHRM) Legal Update luncheon. This takes place at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management; 1905 W. Field Court, Lake Forest, IL 60045, Phone: 847-234-5005My part of the presentation will be an hour-long discussion (emphasis on Q & A) concerning disruptive behavior, civility policies, workplace codes of conduct, diversity issues impacting on workplace civility, documentation and workplace security. This will be in conjunction with other presenters who will be discussing other legal and human resources issues. Right now, I'm preparing a handout for my presentation. Once I have this completed, I'll post it on this blog.
Two more photos of me in the River North area of Downtown Chicago taken on the Kinzie Street bridge. Photos taken 9/21/05, a 90 degree day. Hopefully, the last 90 degree day in Chicago for a while. Although, come January/February, I'm sure most Chicagoans, including myself, will be begging for this weather. Click on the photos to see larger images.
An article I wrote has just been published on the Small Business Chicago.net website. It's a brief piece on my definition and perspective on human resources. Additionally, I discuss project labor agreements and Illinois' pending legislation and President Bush's Executive Order 13202 (which prohibits the use of project labor agreements in federally funded projects) to place my HR perspectives and definition into a real world context. To link to the article click:
http://smallbusinesschicago.net/content/view/35/39/
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I hope that you enjoy it and learn something, and even if you don't you can at least pretend you did.
The Chicago Tribune published my letter to the editor in response to Charles Madigan's humorous column in Wednesday's, June 1, edition. My letter appears on page 22 of Section 1 at the very bottom. Also, it's reprinted below and online on the Trib's website at:
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My letter is only a few sentences long but also humorous (well, atleast it's an attempt at humor). Not too shabby considering that thisis the 1st time I ever wrote a letter to any newspaper.
Here's the letter:
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (LETTER)
Keep it clean Charles Krugel Published June 3, 2005
Chicago -- Kudos to Charlie Madigan for his humorous column "You talkin' dirty to me?" (Commentary, May 31). Everyone should subscribe to my personal adage: Manners are the condoms of social intercourse. Keeping it clean doesn't mean it can't be fun or funny.
Based on the success of my 1st seminar, the City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs & Licensing has asked me to do a 2nd employment law seminar. This free seminar will be on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, from 3pm-4:30pm at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 805. Like my November 15, 2006, seminar, this will be largely Q&A and round-table discussion. Additionally, I'll be
On Tuesday, March 13, 2007, from 5-6 p.m., I'll be giving a free "Understanding Employment Law" seminar at Loyola University of Chicago's Water Tower campus. This is sponsored by Loyola's Graduate School of Business and Loyola's student Human Resource Student Association. It takes place at Loyola's Water Tower Campus (law school), 25 E. Pearson, #1201. Although it's free, registration is
