Special Group Release Agreements May Be Needed for Employees 40 Years of Age Or Older!

Special Group Release Agreements May Be Needed for Employees 40 Years of Age Or Older!

By Nancy E. Joerg, Esq., Managing Shareholder – St. Charles Office, Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C., St. Charles, Illinois, (630) 377-1554, najoerg@wesselssherma ...

New Case Underscores Need for Employers to Act Promptly To Enforce Restrictive Covenants

New Case Underscores Need for Employers to Act Promptly To Enforce Restrictive Covenants

By Jeff Glass – SmithAmundsen- www.salawus.com Readers of this blog know that we counsel our employer clients to immediately investigate the facts as soon as an employee who is sub ...

Chicago Police to Pay $3.1 Million to Settle Hiring Bias Claim Brought by Department of Justice Based on Applicant Background Check Requirements

Chicago Police to Pay $3.1 Million to Settle Hiring Bias Claim Brought by Department of Justice Based on Applicant Background Check Requirements

By Jamie Kauther – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com Unless you’ve been avoiding the national news the last several months, you already know the Chicago Police Department (CPD) h ...

7th Circuit Affirms Employer Victory:  Discharge Proper for Employee Who Could Not Perform Essential Job Function

7th Circuit Affirms Employer Victory: Discharge Proper for Employee Who Could Not Perform Essential Job Function

By Jonathan Hoag – SmithAmundsen- www.salawus.com The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) brought broad speculation that a large percentage of employees would qualify as “disabled” ...

Illinois Companies Need to React to Stern Warnings from the IDES  Regarding Future Fraud Penalties for Independent Contractor Misclassification

Illinois Companies Need to React to Stern Warnings from the IDES Regarding Future Fraud Penalties for Independent Contractor Misclassification

By Nancy E. Joerg, Esq., Managing Shareholder – St. Charles Office, Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C., St. Charles, Illinois, (630) 377-1554, najoerg@wesselssherma ...

Misconduct & Unemployment Benefits

Misconduct & Unemployment Benefits

By Noah A. Frank- SmithAmundsen- www.salawus.com Finally! As of 1/3/2016, Illinois statutorily enhanced employers’ rights to conduct business through enacting statutory misconduct ...

“Cadillac Tax” on Health Plans Delayed Until 2020

“Cadillac Tax” on Health Plans Delayed Until 2020

By Kelly Haab-Tallitsch – www.salawus.com Employers are receiving a temporary reprieve from the controversial “Cadillac Tax” on health plans as part of a large spending and tax bil ...