Alan Crone

Your employment relationship is probably one of the top two most important relationships you have in your life. You've got your significant other, your spouse, and then the way you make your living. And in America, what you do is a big part of who you are. Very early on,

Your employment relationship is probably one of the top two most important relationships you have in your life. You've got your significant other, your spouse, and then the way you make your living. And in America, what you do is a big part of who you are. Very early on,

I realized that how incredibly important it is to folks' lives that they have a fair workplace and they have a clear path to be able to provide for their families and provide for their own personal self-actualization. So it wasn't hard to kind of fall in love with employment law from that standpoint. At that time, early in my career, I was a politician with a law license.

I realized that how incredibly important it is to folks' lives that they have a fair workplace and they have a clear path to be able to provide for their families and provide for their own personal self-actualization. So it wasn't hard to kind of fall in love with employment law from that standpoint. At that time, early in my career, I was a politician with a law license.

I'm now a recovering politician. In the mid-90s, I went to work for the governor in Tennessee and was the chief counsel for the Department of Employment Security. And among other things, we did workforce training and unemployment compensation. I did some work for the governor's office in employment law. And so when I left government service,

I'm now a recovering politician. In the mid-90s, I went to work for the governor in Tennessee and was the chief counsel for the Department of Employment Security. And among other things, we did workforce training and unemployment compensation. I did some work for the governor's office in employment law. And so when I left government service,

Employment law was kind of hard-baked into my professional DNA, and over the years, I've become more and more of an employment law specialist. The book, The Law at Work, People ask me, well, how long did it take you to write the book? If I'm truthful, 30 years.

Employment law was kind of hard-baked into my professional DNA, and over the years, I've become more and more of an employment law specialist. The book, The Law at Work, People ask me, well, how long did it take you to write the book? If I'm truthful, 30 years.

And I wanted to write the book to give non-lawyers a playbook on how to deal with some of these employment law issues out there because there's a lot of misinformation. People think they know what the law is, but they really don't. A lot of people just don't think about it until it's on top of them.

And I wanted to write the book to give non-lawyers a playbook on how to deal with some of these employment law issues out there because there's a lot of misinformation. People think they know what the law is, but they really don't. A lot of people just don't think about it until it's on top of them.

Whether you're a decision maker at a company or a employee or executive trying to figure out what your rights are, Hopefully, it's a good first place to go to begin to formulate a plan on what you should do next.

Whether you're a decision maker at a company or a employee or executive trying to figure out what your rights are, Hopefully, it's a good first place to go to begin to formulate a plan on what you should do next.

Well, I think, I don't know exactly when it happened, but I think that there's much more of an even playing field between labor and management now than there used to be. Although, that's not saying a whole lot. But, you know, with the gig economy... and the great resignation and all of those things really has changed the way people approach making a living.

Well, I think, I don't know exactly when it happened, but I think that there's much more of an even playing field between labor and management now than there used to be. Although, that's not saying a whole lot. But, you know, with the gig economy... and the great resignation and all of those things really has changed the way people approach making a living.

I'm not even going to say work, because I think people now make a living and pursue careers as opposed to just going to a job. Management can no longer stand at the top of the mountain and just dictate the terms and conditions of employment. You're seeing a lot more strikes now. I don't think that that's a coincidence. Everyone from the writers and actors to

I'm not even going to say work, because I think people now make a living and pursue careers as opposed to just going to a job. Management can no longer stand at the top of the mountain and just dictate the terms and conditions of employment. You're seeing a lot more strikes now. I don't think that that's a coincidence. Everyone from the writers and actors to

The UAW and airline employees are realizing that they've got a lot more bargaining position than they used to have. And they're flexing those muscles because people who are willing to be an employee is a shrinking amount of people. I think it means that companies have to become much more mission driven. They have to hire people that align with that mission.

The UAW and airline employees are realizing that they've got a lot more bargaining position than they used to have. And they're flexing those muscles because people who are willing to be an employee is a shrinking amount of people. I think it means that companies have to become much more mission driven. They have to hire people that align with that mission.

That is really what's going to get you a good worker position. is someone who isn't coming to work just for the paycheck, but is coming to help you achieve a mission that they believe in.

That is really what's going to get you a good worker position. is someone who isn't coming to work just for the paycheck, but is coming to help you achieve a mission that they believe in.