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Checkbox training doesn't fix harassment

Sep 14, 2018 1:00 AM - Every HR leader has likely told a manager that sleeping with a subordinate is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and that unwelcome sexual jokes and/or touching are inappropriate in the workplace.
Francke among 5 MPS attorneys earning top honors

Sep 13, 2018 8:51 AM - Hal Francke, a partner at Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC has been named 2019 "Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year" for the Chicagoland area by Best Lawyers.
Thinking of selling your business? Now may be a good time

Sep 15, 2018 12:58 PM - Selling a business is one of the most important financial decisions in a business owner's lifetime.
Self-disrupt your business to be relevant in knowledge age

Aug 22, 2018 8:59 AM - When today's business leaders were kids, there were a lot of integral businesses around that have become irrelevant or have even disappeared.
Waubonsee gears training to meet corporate needs

Aug 22, 2018 8:58 AM - A recent report authored by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) notes that 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven't been invented yet.
Health, safety conference marks 30 years

Aug 21, 2018 1:06 PM - The Chicagoland Safety Health and Environmental Conference is the place where business owners can learn about those regulations and how to comply with them.
How a Kavanaugh Court could affect labor and employment law

Submitted by Ice Miller
Aug 16, 2018 7:44 AM - When Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was to be nominated to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court, the immediate question for many employers "how will a Kavanaugh court affect my workplace?"
Considering a job candidate's salary history can be problematic

By Michael Blickman, Partner Ice Miller LLP
Jul 16, 2018 1:45 PM - Considering a job candidate's salary history can be problematic, legal experts say.
From succession planning to successful transition

Jul 16, 2018 7:56 AM - Ask any group of managers what succession planning means to them and you may very well hear as many different answers as there are people in the group. Some view succession planning as necessary only in large corporations or for the top layer of management.
Registration open for 30th annual conference

Jul 16, 2018 7:55 AM - Registration is now open at www.chisafetyconf.org for the Chicagoland Safety Health and Environmental Conference. The conference is being held September 17-20, 2018 at the Naperville campus of NIU.

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