There Is no Such Thing as a “Good” Surprise in Employment Law

January 14, 2015
Hosted by Chris Ruisi

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Episode Description

Join Chris and his special guest Bill Healey - founding member of Kluger Healey, LLC as they discuss the in’s and out’s of the “surprises” that exist for employers in the employment law arena. In a sense, the title of today’s show could have been – “Everything You Need to Know About Employment Law but didn’t know what to ask. Chris and Bill will discuss how the area of employment law for companies has evolved over the years expanding its reach into every employee/employer transaction. They will discuss how claims arise and what an employer needs to do. Other subjects will include danger zones like wage hour violations and statutory fee shifting. If you have employees, then you need to listen in to what will be a very valuable show.

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The Step Up and Play Big Radio Show with Chris Ruisi will focus on sharing practical concepts and tools addressing leadership, business and entrepreneurship that you can use to become exceptional, raise your personal success bar, and Step Up and Play Big.

Far too many people accept “average” as their personal standard either out of fear, lack of effort, or as a result of a misconception that it is too hard to go beyond average. Our goal is to have you see the possibilities and recognize that exceeding average is not as hard as you may think. People give up far too early and allow themselves to become victims of their circumstances when they can actually be the master of them. We’ll show you how to create your own plan by answering your questions, showcasing expert guests and presenting some great tips.

Chris Ruisi

Chris Ruisi is a nationally recognized executive coach, leadership expert, professional speaker, and author who challenges business leaders to Step Up and Play Big. Drawing on his 35 plus years as a senior level executive on the corporate front lines, Chris helps his clients to discover how to find and use the full measure of their capabilities. Chris combines his detailed insights and real life experiences and creates humorous, inspiring, informative and entertaining speaking programs.

His method incorporates his own proven expertise on how organizations and decision making work in order to help others build solutions. Through enlightening, positive and interactive sessions, Chris works with his clients to cultivate their vision, set goals, prioritize their strategies and then execute a targeted solutions-based plan.

Throughout his corporate career, Chris has received acclaim as a decisive, respected and effective leader, among both superiors and colleagues alike. He has been recognized for his abilities as a rational problem-solver who is able to keep cool, and promote a calm sense of solution-finding among others, through the challenges faced by a major public company in the financial sector. He has also been acknowledged as the kind of leader who has the unique ability to drive individuals to top performance levels.

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