Illinois Employers Must Complete Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Annually November 23, 2020 As a result of recent amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), employers in Illinois are required to provide...
Be on the Lookout for Unemployment Fraud in Illinois November 3, 2020 You and your employees may become victims of unemployment fraud. The past several weeks have seen a huge increase in unemployment...
Employers Continue To Struggle With Employee Leave Laws That Protect Parents In The Wake Of Schools Reopening August 27, 2020 With the start of the school year upon us, employers continue to struggle with employee leave laws that protect parents. In response...
The Force Majeure Clause in an Age of COVID-19 April 29, 2020 An often overlooked contract provision has now gained the spotlight in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parties to a...
Update on Federal COVID-19 Legislation March 19, 2020 Yesterday the President signed into law the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (the “Act”) which provides for...
Can Employee Handbooks Require Arbitration of Employment Disputes? December 12, 2019 Every business with employees should have an employee handbook. An employee handbook is essential because it helps employees to understand what their rights...
City of Chicago Fast Tracks $15/Hour Minimum Wage Ordinance December 12, 2019 On November 26, 2019 the Chicago City Council amended its Minimum Wage Ordinance to accelerate its $15/hour minimum wage hike four...
Current I-9 form will Expire August 31, 2019 – What should you do? August 28, 2019 The current I-9 form that is approved for use by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is set to expire...
Illinois Amended Equal Pay Act, Requiring Immediate Changes to Hiring Practices August 12, 2019 Governor Pritzker signed into law on July 31, 2019 significant changes to the Equal Pay Act that will require all...
Employee Owes Fiduciary Duty to Employer and Cannot Misappropriate a Corporate Opportunity June 5, 2019 The Illinois Appellate Court has reiterated what the Illinois Supreme Court said a few years ago: Employees of a corporation owe...