Chicago’s Legal Updates in July 2024

Several laws take effect in Chicago starting on July 1st, 2024. Hiring parties will be required to provide more paid leave and sick leave to their workers. The city's minimum wage in 2024 will increase. The tipped minimum wage will begin to be phased out. State and federal governments usually write laws to take effect on January 1st, [...]

2024-06-07T15:31:14-05:00June 7th, 2024|Small Business Law|

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 [...]

How to register your PLLC with the IDFPR

PLLC owners must get an IDFPR login to register their business with the department, in addition to their personal registration. The IDFPR started cracking down on PLLCs a couple years ago. The registration process is obscure and hard to navigate, and help is hard to find. So, you have a new PLLC. Congratulations! Whether you just formed it [...]

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