May 15, 2019 | Client Alert
The top issue for many Illinois employers is the state’s labor shortage. According to Moody’s Analytics, Illinois faces a real demographic challenge: lower unemployment, an aging population, out migration to faster growing states, and lower immigration which all translate… Read More
May 1, 2019 | Client Alert
Theologians we will never settle “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” But human resource professionals know that more than one entity can be an employer of the same employee. Indeed, we wrote about “joint… Read More
April 29, 2019 | Client Alert
What is the law in Illinois when a tenant vacates a commercial premises prior to the expiration of the Lease? Is a landlord obligated to expend a lot of effort and money to find a replacement tenant? Those of us… Read More
April 5, 2019 | Client Alert
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) reinstated opinion letters in June 2017. This is a positive development for employers because of the guidance these letters provide. An opinion letter is an official, written opinion by the Wage and Hour… Read More
April 5, 2019 | Client Alert
When it comes in the mail, it will appear innocuous enough – a simple letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Even its official name is non-threatening – Employer Correction Request (aka No-Match Letter). Some employers may never have… Read More
February 8, 2019 | Client Alert
The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. holds two lessons for Illinois employers. First, Illinois employers must scrupulously comply with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“Act”). No quarter will be given… Read More
January 28, 2019 | Client Alert
A recent opinion by Illinois’ Second District Court of Appeals reaffirmed that the tort of negligent hiring will be narrowly construed in certain instances. So narrowly construed, in fact, that an employee may be denied a trial and the employer… Read More
January 28, 2019 | Client Alert
On January 18, 2019, the IRS released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) addressing Section 199A, a key and devilishly complicated component of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”). Section 199A was intended to confer tax benefits upon… Read More
January 16, 2019 | Client Alert
Labor and employment issues will be an important priority in Governor Pritzker’s new administration. Pritzker’s second executive order addressed three labor and employment issues. Although largely symbolic, this order demonstrates Pritzker’s priorities. First, Pritzker ordered all State Agencies to… Read More
December 5, 2018 | Client Alert
Taking Effect in 2018 Illinois Human Rights Act The Illinois’ Human Rights Act was amended effective August 24, 2018 and it now requires all Illinois employers to advise employees of their right to be free from harassment, discrimination, and retaliation… Read More