Employers Beware BIPA: Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

Employers who scan their workers' faces or fingerprints (or more) are seeing a raft of class-action lawsuits because of a little-reported legal update protecting biometric information. Many employers don't have the policies and procedures in place to comply with the strict interpretation of the law. Getting in compliance before trouble strikes can save a bucket of money! Small [...]

New Paid Leave Laws for Illinois Employees

New Paid Leave Laws for Illinois Employees Three new major paid leave laws will go into effect in Illinois in 2024. The Paid Leave for All Workers Act applies to any employer with an employee in the state. Cook County’s paid leave ordinance applies to any employer with an employee in Cook County. Chicago’s paid leave ordinance applies [...]

2023-12-22T09:07:17-06:00December 21st, 2023|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|

The Paid Leave for All Workers Act

The Paid Leave for All Workers Act Illinois’s new paid leave law, PLAWA, affects every employer with an employee in the state and goes into effect January 1, 2024. PLAWA allows employees to accrue up to one week a year of paid leave. This paid leave must be able to be used for any reason. More generous municipal [...]

2024-01-16T13:36:51-06:00December 11th, 2023|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|

Employment Webinar! Independent Contractors vs. Employees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2jHt09KxSs Our employment webinar on Employees vs. Independent Contractors is now available to view on YouTube. Thank you to everyone who attended! Subscribe to our newsletter here to receive updates and notifications for future webinars, whether another employment webinar or on other topics. Worker misclassification is one of the most common mistakes we see business owners make, whether [...]

July 1st Employment Law Updates

On July 1st, two of Chicago’s municipal ordinances will see scheduled updates. The city’s minimum wage will increase. Certain employers will have to post schedules two weeks in advance. July 1st Employment Law Updates July 1st will bring a couple of important legal changes for employers in Chicago, when a couple of municipal ordinances have updates scheduled to take [...]

2022-06-15T14:30:28-05:00June 15th, 2022|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|
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