Strengthened Illinois Equal Pay Act Combats the Gender Pay Gap

On July 31st, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law House Bill 2462, an amendment to the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Previously passed through the legislature in 2017 and 2018, it was struck down both times by previous Gov. Rauner. The bill introduces provisions which prevent an employer from discriminating against job applicants based on their previous wage [...]

2020-06-03T16:19:17-05:00August 1st, 2019|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|

Can I Fire A Capitol Rioter? “Employment At Will” in Illinois

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" [...]

2021-01-27T10:20:17-06:00August 18th, 2017|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|

Creating Employee Handbooks- A List of Possible Sections

Interested in the possibility of creating an employee handbook? A bit lost on where to start? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. When companies grow and add new employees, they may find that they have a lot of company policies, procedures, and other information that they need to give their employees. One way to give employees a lot of [...]

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