Do You Have to Let Your Employees Work from Home?
By Rebecca Dobbs Bush – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com “Do I have to let my employees work from home?” With technological advances and…
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Will We See New Federal Overtime Rules in March?
By Carlos Arévalo – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com Last Fall, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it intended to issue a Notice of…
Exit Stage Left –Tips for When a Key Employee Moves to a Competitor
By Michael J. Faley – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com As with most things in life, you should hope for the best, but plan for…
Going Solar in 2019: The Adjustable Block Program Is Now Open
by Alex Farkes, Director of Project Development, Midwest Region, Borrego Solar, www.borregosolar.com Illinois businesses can now participate in the long-awaited Illinois solar incentive…
Yes, have your independent contractors (or employees) sign an agreement to arbitrate disputes and waive their rights to class action suits!
By Nancy E. Joerg, Esq., Managing Shareholder, St. Charles Office, Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C., St Charles, IL, (630) 377-1554, najoerg@wesselssherman.com,…
Seventh Circuit’s Rejection of Applicant’s Age Claim Does Not Mean Employers Are Off The Hook
By Noah A. Frank – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com On January 23, 2019, an en banc panel of the 7th Circuit Court of…
H-1B Visas: What You Need to Know About Filing in 2019
By Jaqueline Lentini McCullough – SmithAmundsen – www.salawus.com B The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule on November 30, 2018 that…
Illinois Supreme Court Rules Actual Damages, Injury or Harm Not Necessary in Biometric Privacy Case
Contributed by Carlos Arévalo and Molly Arranz – SmithAmundsen – www.salawus.com As reported last November, the Illinois Supreme Court has had in front…
UPDATE: Supreme Court Rules For Workers On FAA “Transportation” Exemption
By Brian Wacker –SmithAmundsen –www.salawus.com Last month, this blog discussed New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira, a then-pending case before the Supreme Court that presented the question…
Supreme Court May Decide Whether the Equal Pay Act Allows Employers to Consider Prior Salary in Setting Current Salary
By Allison P. Sues – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com The Supreme Court may soon answer a question that divides federal courts: may an employer…