Reducing Unemployment Tax Costs
By David Prosnitz, Personnel Planners, Inc. Most employers don’t protest unemployment claims filed by their former employees and most don’t know how much…
Category: Employment Law
Independent Contractor Survey
March 4, 2024 To: Interested Parties Fr: Brian Stryker, Luke Martin, and Cassie Castro; Impact Research Re: Illinois Voters Oppose Changes to Independent…
Median Salary: How to Price Jobs Competitively
Written by Salary.com Staff Paying above the Median Salary for a specific job title and industry can encourage your employees to stay in…
Is There Insurance Coverage for an Underlying BIPA Lawsuit?
By Charles Insler on February 13, 2024 The TakeawayIllinois’ First District Appellate Court affirmed a Circuit Court’s decision that an insurer has no…
Amazing Member: IFMK Law, Ltd.
By Kevin Deuschle and Jynnifer Cotharn, IFMK Law, Ltd. What is the History of the Company? IFMK Law, Ltd. is a new and…
Illinois Chamber Employment Law Council: Paid Leave for All Workers JCAR Update
Illinois Chamber Employment Law Council: Paid Leave for All Workers JCAR Update On Tuesday, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) pushed…
The Rules on Who’s a Joint Employer Have Dramatically Changed
By Robert Boonin & Sean Darke on October 30, 2023 Over the past decade or so, there’s been much effort by the government…
Noncompete Reform Balances Employee And Biz Interests
By Peter Steinmeyer and Brian Spang (June 2, 2021) Over Memorial Day weekend, the Illinois Legislature accomplished something truly remarkable: a comprehensive reform…
I Don’t Want to Wear a Mask…Part 3: Land of the Mask Free and Home of the Brave
By Michael Wong – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com On May 13, 2021, the CDC issued new guidance stating that those who are fully…
Can I Ask My Employees If They Have Been Vaccinated?
By Heather Bailey – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com The short answer is: Be careful what you wish for! During this COVID-19 pandemic, vaccinations…