Employment Law
I've been asked about posting notice for the Illinois Employee Classification Act. For more information about the Act, see my 2/10/08 post. This is a simple provision of the Act. It's contained in Section 15 Notice. All businesses with "one or more individuals perform[ing] services who are not classified as employees under . . . [...]
A client recently asked me about a new State of Illinois law the Employee Classification Act (if the link is expired, then check Google), public act 095-0026, which became effective January 1, 2008. I thought that a brief post might be useful considering that there might be some confusion regarding this Act. Additionally, I've noticed [...]
In my Yahoo Groups HR Community email, I recently came across the following question and engaged with the solicitor in the following dialogue: What is the process to be followed if there is a death at the workplace (not factory)? The death could be of an employee, contract staff or visitor. Is there any legal [...]
Sometimes a reader's comment is so on target that it's worth its own post. Fellow attorney Michael Moore of Russell, Krafft & Gruber, LLP, in Lancaster, PA, sent me the following comment concerning my December 2, 2007, post "Response to Reader's Questions Regarding Severance & Separation Agreements." Chuck: The strength of a severance agreement containing [...]
On Saturday, January 12, 2008, I'll be a presenter at the Ground Floor Entrepreneur Center's FREE 2008 business development seminar. This event is from 1-7pm at the GFEC, 2616 W. North Ave., Chicago. I'll be part of the "Staffing for Success" panel. I'll be focusing on the legal issues established businesses must consider relative to [...]
