Illinois Amended Equal Pay Act, Requiring Immediate Changes to Hiring PracticesAugust 12, 2019Governor 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 OpportunityJune 5, 2019The Illinois Appellate Court has reiterated what the Illinois Supreme Court said a few years ago: Employees of a corporation owe...
Predictive Scheduling Legislation: What You Need To Know To Avoid Costly SurprisesFebruary 13, 2019In approximately a dozen states and a number of smaller municipalities across the U.S., including Illinois and Chicago, initiatives have...
How do you discipline an Employee who has made a Protected Complaint and Minimize Your Risk of a Retaliation Lawsuit?February 4, 2019With the continued increase in employee based lawsuits (the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed 50% more sexual harassment lawsuits in...
Biometric Information Privacy Act UpdateJanuary 28, 2019In an attempt to increase productivity and efficiency, businesses are increasingly using biometric data to identify employees, customers and other...
The Bottom Line on the Impact of Minimum Wage Hikes on the Restaurant IndustryOctober 31, 2018Minimum wages are rising across the country, with well over a dozen states, plus many cities increasing minimum wages over...
Predictive Scheduling Legislation: What You Need to Know to Avoid Costly SurprisesOctober 3, 2018In approximately a dozen states and a number of smaller municipalities across the U.S., initiatives have been introduced that would...
Recent Changes in Illinois Law Will Place Additional Burdens on EmployersSeptember 26, 2018In 2018, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law a number of changes that are already in effect or will go...
Will 2 Years of Continued Employment Be Enough in Illinois to Enforce a Non-Compete?September 13, 2018The Answer: It’s Complicated. In 2013, an Illinois Appellate Court in Fifield v. Premier Dealer Services, Inc., decided that absent additional...
An Employer Can Be Liable for Accessing an Employee’s Personal Email Even if the Employee Engaged in MisconductAugust 16, 2017Over the last several years, communication via email and text has become commonplace in the workplace. Oftentimes, employees use one...
