Managing Job Descriptions and Job Postings
Reprinted from Salary.com’s February 2022 Partner Newsletter If your organization is like most, you have an abundance of job descriptions in lots of…
Author: lsilvey@ilchamber.org
Government Loans and Grants to Businesses – Beware of the “Fine Print”
By John R. Hayes – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com Starting from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic both federal and state governments have…
Proving Misconduct Before the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)
By Nancy E. Joerg, Esq., Managing Shareholder – St Charles Office, Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko PC, St. Charles, Illinois, (630) 377-1554,…
I Don’t Want to Wear a Mask…Part 5: CDC Reversal…and School Supplies include Masks?!?!
By Michael Wong – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com Just when we were starting to let loose and enjoy the summer without masks, as…
“Scabby” the Rat Gets Stay of Execution
By Michael Hughes – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled 3-1 on July 21, 2021 that labor unions…
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…
Will Employers Have to Give 1% of their Total Gross Profits to the State of Illinois? Gov. Pritzker Signs into Law Unprecedented Changes to IL Equal Pay and Corporate Laws
Contributed by Jeff Risch, SmithAmundsen, LLC, March 23, 2021 Private employers in Illinois now have more landmines to navigate as the state’s legislature…
The American Rescue Plan Act’s Effect on FFCRA and COBRA
By Scott Cruz on March 17, 2021 at 3:45 PM On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan…