Probably. As an employment "at will" state, Illinois employers have a lot of freedom when firing their employees. Some protected activities, like breastfeeding and voting, cannot be used as grounds for termination. Can I Fire A Capitol Rioter? "Employment At Will" in Illinois Can I fire an employee for participating in the Capitol riots? As an employment "at will" [...]
There have been some important updates in Employee Sick Leave Laws in Illinois! Chicago, Cook County, and the state of Illinois have all had some changes to their laws regarding sick leave. Chicago and Cook County now have mandatory sick leave for almost all employers with employees in their jurisdiction. Read below for more details about the new sick leave [...]
To start a clinical psychology business in Illinois, you should: Get your license. File your business with the Secretary of State. Register your business with the IDFPR. Display your licenses and renew them. Run your business! Starting up a new business can be very exciting! You get to plan where you want your business to be located, what [...]
In our recent blog, Businesses & the ADA- Do I Have to Let Service Dogs into My Business? we talked about the requirements that businesses have to accommodate customers with service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Here, we want to explain some of the differences and additional requirements on businesses to accommodate employees with service animals. We [...]
In our last blog post, New Overtime Rule Blocked by Texas Federal Judge - What Does This Mean for Employers?, we discussed the new Overtime Final Rule that the US Department of Labor is implementing and the decision of a Texas judge to block the Rule. This new Rule, if implemented, will require employers to pay overtime to any employees paid less [...]
