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Our Labor & Employment Service Group offers the experience and knowledge necessary to customize legal solutions for clients with regard to complex employment and labor law matters. We act as employer defense and monitoring counsel on a regional and national basis. We provide clients with expedient advice and practical analysis, and when necessary, we develop a thorough litigation plan and a resolution objective. We write and speak on L&E issues on an almost daily basis and provide countless hours of training to our clients and connections each year. We literally wrote the book on Labor & Employment Law for employers through the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.
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To deliver exceptional legal services driven by the client's unique business needs and objectives, in a timely and cost effective manner.
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- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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- Government Regulation, Audit and Compliance
- Immigration & Global Mobility
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The seminar highlights key legal issues and developments impacting the evolving construction industry in 2022.
The seminar highlights key legal issues and developments impacting the evolving construction industry in 2022
The guidance for operating businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. Mike Wong and John Hayes discuss the latest guidance, including mask mandates and required vaccinations.
As quickly as the world is changing so is the legal landscape. These changes span the spectrum and challenge many aspects of the relationship between employers and employees, including greater restrictions on non-compete agreements to patterns and trends emerging with unions.
Across multiple industries, recruitment and retention are top HR concerns for most employers in 2021 and beyond. Flexibility and incentives appear to the key to success on both fronts – whether we are talking about remote work, financial incentives, apprenticeship/training and advancement opportunities, or other more traditional benefits.
Recruiting and retaining employees has become one of the biggest challenges for employers in virtually all industries. Join labor and employment attorneys Jeffrey Risch and Kelly Haab-Tallitsch for a complimentary 1-hour webcast on Tuesday, August 10 at noon CT, as they discuss employer best practices.
The door has been opened to employers and businesses to allow employees to be in the workplace without a mask, if they are fully vaccinated, but has not provided any guidance or direction on how to do so, or even made clear that employers and businesses are allowed to.
How to avoid the 7 deadly sins and how to properly discipline health care employees while not creating exhibits and records that can exacerbate a fraud case or claims of malpractice, abuse or negligence.
new Illinois law generally prohibits the use of criminal convictions in employment decisions and creates additional new hurdles for employers who decide to rely on any conviction for employment purposes-unless otherwise authorized by law.
The Biden Administration’s tax policy and proposed revisions will impose dramatic changes on how we manage compensation and individual taxes.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law on March 11, 2021 and is aimed at remedying the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for employers in 2021?
The key legal issues and developments impacting the construction industry in 2021 -- from COVID-19 to the recent election.
The key legal issues and developments impacting the construction industry in 2021 -- from COVID-19 to the recent election.
As more and more states create laws that presume an employee’s COVID-19 diagnosis is the result of their employment, employers need to be more diligent and focused on identifying and gathering key facts to shore up viable defenses.
The Biometric Illinois Privacy Act (BIPA) was enacted over 12 years ago and many questions are still being battled in court as employers and employees continue to navigate this biometric privacy law.
Our attorneys will discuss the topics that are always on your mind, from COVID-19 to employee benefits, and everything in between.
In today’s society, discussions about politics, race, and religion will inevitably enter the workplace. How can employers maintain order and respect in the workplace in the face of free speech?
- Back to School What Employers Need to Know related to COVID-19 and Childcare for the Upcoming School
As school districts announce their plans to start the school year on modified schedules with continued digital learning, employers need to anticipate the accommodations parents will request and consider leave policies.
“Business as usual” will be anything but for the foreseeable future. Business owners need to evaluate the issues and risks as they prepare to return workers to the workplace.
Employers need to evaluate many issues and risks when attempting to return to a "new normal" and begin to sell, service, and produce as much as they can in the coming days, weeks, and months.
Precise calculations of payroll and careful application of employee headcount and salary and more are critical to ensure loan forgiveness from your bank. Mistakes now could be financially devastating later.
Contractors are being bombarded with information. Join Dennis Cotter and Matt Horn on Thursday, April 9 at 1:00 PM CT as they cut through the noise and identify the steps contractors must take now to protect their businesses and their employees.
This important program is for companies that are struggling with paying their bills amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads in the United States, employers are taking a variety of precautions to protect their workplaces while still trying to conduct business.
COVID-19 Webinar Series: The Latest Local, State and Federal Mandates Impacting the Workplace
- Complying with Illinois' Jobs Works ActComplying with Illinois' Jobs Works Act
Join Jeff Risch as he discusses new apprenticeship quotas, how it could affect contractors bids on public work projects.
- ARE YOU A JOINT EMPLOYER? You Could Be on the Hook for Wage & Hour Violations!ARE YOU A JOINT EMPLOYER? You Could Be on the Hook for Wage & Hour Violations!
Join John Hayes and Mike Hughes on May 26 at 10AM CT for a webcast on the new amendment to the IL joint employer rule. Register today!
- NEW U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Rule – What the Construction Industry Needs to Know!NEW U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Rule – What the Construction Industry Needs to Know!
Join Jeff Risch on May 12 at noon CT for a timely webcast on the DBRA and how the new U.S. DOL rules will impact construction industry employers. Register today!
- Fair Labor Standards ActFair Labor Standards Act
Join Julie Proscia to learn about FLSA, its classifications,, and the pitfalls of noncompliance. The webcast will help employers check their own compliance, and avoid costly litigation.