The Business Alliance

BYOS (Bring Your Own Soap): Donate to AIDS Network's Food Pantry with detergent and cleaning supplies, Network, & Learn About Our Host, Plan B, all at NO CHARGE!

October 2009 Business Alliance Beat the Cold Meet and Greet at Plan B, 924 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703, benefiting AIDS Network's Food Pantry when you bring and donate detergent and cleaning supplies

Date: Tuesday 10/20/2009 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM

Benefiting AIDS Network's Food Pantry

Hosted by: Plan B
Contact number: (608) 257-5262
Location: Plan B
924 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703

This month, be proud of yourself, enjoy something good to eat, feel good inside, and help others by joining the Business Alliance's monthly Beat the Cold Meet and Greet at Plan B. Bring and donate detergent and cleaning supplies needed by AIDS Network's Food Pantry, as those items are very difficult for AIDS Network to get without purchasing them. (Otherwise, bring non-perishable food items.)

http://www.planbmadison.com

Plan B is a place where you can be proud to be yourself, providing a new place for everyone in which to feel comfortable. Their goal for the club is to provide an outlet for people to come and be reminded what fun is all about.

Owners Rico Sabatini and Corey Gresen will feature Bruschetta, Pita & Hummus, Spinach & Artichoke Dip, Veggie Plate (wth dip), and chips and salsa from Plan B's new food menu. As well, Happy Hour features will be: $2 rail drinks; $1 off any drinks; $2 domestic beers; and $5 appetizers.

http://www.aidsnetwork.org

With offices in Madison, Beloit, and Janesville, AIDS Network is the state designated AIDS service provider for 13 counties in South Central Wisconsin.

Open is open every Wednesday (excluding the first Wednesday of the month), and designed to meet special nutritional and home supply needs, AIDS Network's Food Pantry is open to anyone who is HIV positive and living under 300% of the federal poverty level. To clear up earlier information, one does not have to be a client of AIDS Network to receive items from the food pantry. One must register and is encouraged to meet with the agency's nutritionist for a nutritional assessment in order to maximum the benefit of the program.

The Cap Times article: Food pantry lends a hand to people with HIV/AIDS

"Up until a few years ago, AIDS Network operated its own food pantry, but stopped when we were able to satisfy the needs of our clients using other resources in the community," said AIDS Network Executive Director Karen Dotson. "Unfortunately, much has changed in the past year or so and we realized that the only way we could properly serve our clients, most of whom live well below the poverty level, was to once again have our own food pantry."

The Business Alliance, Greater Madison's LGBT Chamber of Commerce, since 1994, affiliated with OutReach, Inc.

Business Owners - Professionals - Individuals - Allies.

Business Alliance member-sponsored events welcome all current & prospective members at NO CHARGE, held at venues that support our local LGBT community. Introductions will follow a membership update & discussion, a review of upcoming events, & time to make your next connection.

We encourage everyone to bring & exchange their business cards for a chance to win a door prize. Past winners have received valuable discount coupons & gift certificates. You could be this month's winner!

Call Scott Mickelson, 608-301-5334 for more details.

Check the Community Calendar in Isthmus, Facebook, Madison Verve, OurLives Magazine online, LinkedIn, Twitter, Eventful, Upcoming, InBusiness magazine online, OutInMadison.com, 77Square, and madisonbusinessalliance.com for the calendar of future events, between e-mail announcements. Mark your calendar to join us at future Business Alliance events.

The Business Alliance
http://madisonbusinessalliance.com
http://www.lgbtoutreach.org

Jim Chiolino focuses his practice in the Firm’s Labor & Employment Group. He comes to labor and employment law with a wealth of public sector experience, which gives him a unique perspective on the challenges facing employers. Prior to joining the Firm, Jim capped a long career in State service working as Chief of the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division’s labor standards section for six years and Chief in the Division’s civil rights section for one year.

He has national expertise in wage and hour matters and significant experience counseling employers about compliance in other areas, including:
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Title VII and Wisconsin Fair Employment Act
• WARN Act
• Hiring and firing employees
• Employment contracts and noncompete agreements

James J. Chiolino
Associate
Quarles & Brady LLP
Madison Office
33 East Main Street, Suite 900
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3095
(608) 283-2464
Fax: (608) 294-4972
jim.chiolino@quarles.com

Related Practice Areas
Labor & Employment

Professional Experience
Jim Chiolino focuses his practice in the Firm’s Labor & Employment Group. He comes to labor and employment law with a wealth of public sector experience, which gives him a unique perspective on the challenges facing employers. Prior to joining the Firm, Jim capped a long career in State service working as Chief of the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division’s labor standards section for six years and Chief in the Division’s civil rights section for one year.

He has national expertise in wage and hour matters and significant experience counseling employers about compliance in other areas, including:
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Title VII and Wisconsin Fair Employment Act
• WARN Act
• Hiring and firing employees
• Employment contracts and noncompete agreements

Education and Honors
• University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007)
State Bar of Wisconsin/UW Law School Academic Achievement Award. American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Award.
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (M.P.A., 1997)
• Bradley University (B.A., 1985)

Bar Admissions
Wisconsin, 2007

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 2007

Professional and Civic Activities
Member, State Bar of Wisconsin (Labor and Employment Law Section Board of Directors; Diversity Outreach Committee; Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee); Member, American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section); Member, Dane County Bar Association; Member, National LGBT Bar Association. Commissioner, City of Madison Affirmative Action Commission; Member and President, Board of Directors, Madison Theatre Guild, Inc.; Member, Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.

Selected Presentations/Publications
• “Updated FMLA Regulations and Pending Legislation.” Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative presentation (2009).
• Author, Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law - Labor & Employment Law Chapter (2009).
• Co-author, Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law - Labor & Employment Law Chapter (2008).
• “Wage and Hour Hash: State and Federal Compliance Made Easy,” Wisconsin State Council, Society for Human Resource Management presentation (2008).
• “Legal Update for Human Resources Professionals,” Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative presentation (2008).
• “Too Darn Hot: 2008 Labor and Employment Law Developments,” Quarles & Brady presentation (2008).
• “Wage/Hour Issues: Outside Traps and Inside Tips,” Quarles & Brady presentation (2008).
• “The Latest in Employee Hiring: Strategies for Staying Out of Legal Trouble and Hiring for the Long Term,” Quarles & Brady presentation (2008).
• “Where Are We Now? Defining and Accommodating Disabilities Under State and Federal Law,” State Bar of Wisconsin presentation (2008).

Quarles & Brady LLP Labor and Employment Alerts:
• Wisconsin FMLA Expanded to Cover Domestic Partners
• Governor Doyle Signs Law, Expanding Remedies Under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act to Include Compensatory and Punitive Damages
• Wisconsin State Bar Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, Labor & Employment Law Chapter