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March 24, 2023 An Employment Lawyer’s Take on Working from Home
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Company Values, COVID-19, Digital Workplace, Diversity, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employers, Human Resources, Positive Work Environment, Remote Working, Strategic Planning, Work from home, Workplace culture
March 15, 2023 Recent Legislation Makes Our Judges Safer but Could Go Further
Category: Congress, Courts, Government, Judicial security, Laura Lefkow-Hynes
March 09, 2023 Modern-Day Slavery and Employment Law
Category: Compensation, Discrimination, Employment Law, FLSA, Labor trafficking, Legal Advocacy, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Poonam Lakhani, Wage Claims
February 28, 2023 Did the NLRB Just Ban Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements?
Category: Compliance , Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Legal Changes, NLRA, Non-compete, Restrictive covenant
February 22, 2023 Do Employees Have Access to Their Personnel Files in Illinois?
Category: Compliance , Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Illinois, Rebecca Chmielewski, Workplace culture, Workplace Discrimination
February 06, 2023 George Santos Has Reminded Us All of the Importance of a Proper Background Check
Category: Compliance , Congress, Employment Law, For Employers, Government, Handbook Compliance, Human Resources, Politics, Poonam Lakhani
January 23, 2023 Paid Leave to Be Mandatory in Illinois
Category: Compensation, Compliance , Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Handbook Compliance, Human Resources, Illinois, Leave from work, Legal Changes, Matt Tedeschi, Timekeeping, Wages
January 16, 2023 Did the FTC Just Ban Non-Compete Agreements?
Category: Amit Bindra, Contract Law, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Human Resources, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Non-solicitation
January 11, 2023 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Was Amended. What Does This Mean for You?
Category: Accommodation, Anti-Discrimination, Discrimination, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Laura Feldman, Pregnancy, Women in the Workplace
January 04, 2023 Illinois Employers Must Start Reporting Pay Data
Category: Allison Wolcott, Anti-Discrimination, Compensation, Employment Law, Equal Pay, For Employers, Human Resources, Illinois, Legal Changes
December 27, 2022 Ask If You Want It
Category: Communication, Company Values, Compensation, Employment Law, For Employees, Kristen Prinz, Negotiations, Positive Work Environment, Women in the Workplace, Workplace culture
December 21, 2022 What Does the Speak Out Act Mean for Workplaces?
Category: #MeToo, Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Discrimination, Employee Relations, Employment Law, Employment Laws, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Legal Advocacy, Legal Changes, Matt Tedeschi, Positive Work Environment, sexual harassment, Women in the Workplace, Workplace Discrimination
December 16, 2022 New Year, New Laws: Legal Changes on the Horizon in Illinois
Category: Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Laws, Equal Pay, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Illinois, Leave from work, Legal Changes, Liability, Minimum Wage, Poonam Lakhani
November 30, 2022 Twitter’s Employment Troubles
Category: Accommodation, ADA, Compensation, Employee Relations, Employment Law, Liability, Matt Tedeschi, Wrongful Termination
November 28, 2022 What Do I Need to Know about Illinois’ New Work Rest Requirements?
Category: Employment Law, For Employees, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Positive Work Environment, Workplace culture
November 22, 2022 What Is Happening with Washington D.C.’s Non-Compete Law?
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Non-compete
November 03, 2022 Can You Take Time Off to Vote in Illinois?
Category: Employment Law, For Employees, Illinois, Laura Feldman, Voting in Illinois, Voting Leave
October 26, 2022 Illinois Voters Will Soon Decide If They Want a Constitutional Amendment on Unions
Category: Employee Relations, Government, Illinois, Matt Tedeschi, Voting in Illinois
October 25, 2022 The Brave New World of Employment Agreements: Ending Forced Arbitration
Category: #MeToo, Arbitration, Contract Law, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Legal Changes, Positive Work Environment, sexual harassment, Women in the Workplace
October 24, 2022 Rock Your Crown! What Illinois Employers Should Know about Hair Discrimination
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Christina Martinez, Diversity, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Illinois, Workplace Discrimination
September 26, 2022 “Central Park Karen” and Workplace Discrimination
Category: For Employers, Human Resources, Matt Tedeschi, Race, Social Media, Workplace Discrimination
September 19, 2022 “Fundamental Principles Should Not Be Up for Grabs”: Justice Elena Kagan Reflects on the Supreme Court
Category: Courts, Government, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Supreme Court
September 19, 2022 Strong but Controlled Emotions Can Help You Negotiate Successfully
Category: Communication, Kristen Prinz, Negotiations
August 29, 2022 How to Handle Long COVID at Work
Category: Accommodation, ADA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disability, EEOC, Employee Relations, Employment Law, FMLA, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Matt Tedeschi, Sick leave, Workplace culture
August 24, 2022 New Amendments to Colorado’s Non-Compete Law
Category: Amit Bindra, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Non-solicitation
August 22, 2022 The Empathy Connection: The Intersection of Fiction Writing and Legal Advocacy
Category: Allison Wolcott, Company Values, Employment Law, Legal Advocacy
July 31, 2022 The Legal Pitfalls of Remote Workers
Category: Communication, Digital Workplace, Employment Law, For Employers, Human Resources, Poonam Lakhani, Remote Working, Timekeeping, Work from home
July 26, 2022 The Supreme Court Favors Employees in Recent Arbitration Rulings
Category: Amit Bindra, Arbitration, Courts, Employment Law, Overtime, Supreme Court, Wage Claims
April 22, 2019 5 Critical Tips for Negotiating Physician Employment Contracts
Category: Employment Law, Kristen Prinz, Physician Employment
August 23, 2019 Pay Up or Pay Out: New Penalties for Record-Keeping and Compensation Violations in Illinois
Category: Employment Law
January 24, 2019 Increased Liability for Small Public Employers Under the ADEA: Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido
Category:
January 17, 2019 What Elie Wiesel Can Teach Us About the Power of the Bystander
Category:
December 10, 2018 The Real Reason Women Earn Less
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June 08, 2018 Have you asked your employees about harassment? Nike didn't either.
Category: For Employees, For Employers
January 26, 2018 Can You Change Office Behavior with Training?
Category: For Employers
December 11, 2017 3 Rules of Communication for Every Leader
Category: For Employees, For Employers
November 30, 2017 Three Contracts EVERY Small Business Needs
Category: For Employers
November 16, 2017 3 Workplace Policies Every Employer Should Have
Category: For Employers
September 18, 2017 What Laws Should I Be Worried About After I Leave My Job?
Category: For Employees
August 04, 2017 Attorney Kristen Prinz Recognized as One of the Most Influential Women Lawyers by Crain's Chicago Business
Category: For Employees, For Employers
August 01, 2017 Can being a business focused on doing good help attract better, more engaged employees?
Category: For Employers
July 31, 2017 Top Reasons Employees Sue Their Employers
Category: Employment Law
July 25, 2017 Illinois Discrimination Laws Protect Transgender Citizens
Category: For Employees
June 26, 2017 Myths Professional Women Need to Banish!
Category: For Employees
June 21, 2017 Answers to the Top 5 Questions About the Cook County and Chicago Earned/Paid Sick Leave Ordinances
Category: For Employees, For Employers
June 12, 2017 How Do I Prove That My Employer Retaliated Against Me?
Category: For Employees
June 05, 2017 Pregnancy Discrimination: Do You Know Your Rights?
Category: For Employees
May 31, 2017 Communication, Communication, Communication!
Category: For Employees, For Employers
May 08, 2017 Are There Hidden Meanings in Your Office's Communications?
Category: For Employers
February 20, 2017 What Are My Rights as a Pregnant Employee?
Category: For Employees
February 08, 2017 Change of Control - What is it and How Does it Work?
Category: For Employees, For Employers
January 31, 2017 Can Transparency Lead to Equal Pay?
Category: For Employees
January 26, 2017 Multiple Attorneys from Our Firm Selected for Inclusion in the 2017 List of Rising Stars℠
Category: For Employees, For Employers
January 25, 2017 How Hiring a Business Lawyer Can Help Your Small Business
Category: For Employers
January 23, 2017 When Does an Employer Need an Employment Lawyer?
Category: For Employers
December 05, 2016 End-of-the-Year Checklist for Your Business
Category: For Employers
November 21, 2016 What is Capacity to Contract?
Category: For Employers
October 20, 2016 Recoverable Damages in Wrongful Termination
Category: For Employees
October 07, 2016 Why You Probably Won't Get a Public Apology
Category: For Employees
September 30, 2016 What is a Registered Agent?
Category: For Employers
September 16, 2016 New Laws & Ordinances Review: Employers, Make Sure You Are In Compliance
Category: For Employers
September 09, 2016 Preparing to Meet With Your Employment Lawyer
Category: For Employees
August 16, 2016 What Your Severance Package Can Include
Category: For Employees
August 08, 2016 Common Business Mistakes to Avoid
Category: For Employers
July 18, 2016 Attorney Kristen Prinz to Present Webinar for WealthCounsel
Category: For Employees, For Employers
July 08, 2016 Is Your Contract Legally Valid?
Category: For Employees, For Employers
July 01, 2016 Five Strategies for Contract Negotiation
Category: For Employers
June 30, 2016 Chicago's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
Category: For Employees, For Employers
June 15, 2016 What To Do If You're Being Sexually Harassed
Category: For Employees
June 10, 2016 Mistakes To Avoid When Drafting Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements
Category: For Employers
May 18, 2016 DOL Publishes Changes to Overtime Rule
Category: For Employees, For Employers
May 11, 2016 What to Include in Your Partnership Agreement
Category: For Employers
May 03, 2016 Attorney Kristen Prinz Quoted in Huffington Post Pay Equality Article
Category: For Employees, For Employers
April 21, 2016 Join Us Tonight For "Hiring Your First Employee" Workshop
Category: For Employers
April 15, 2016 Hiring An Employee With A Non-Compete Or Non-Solicit Agreement
Category: For Employers
April 12, 2016 Equal Pay Day: Why Men Should Be Out Front in the Fight For Equal Pay
Category: For Employees
March 22, 2016 Attorney Kristen Prinz Participates in Live Webcast
Category: For Employees, For Employers
August 06, 2015 How To Network When You Hate Networking
Category: For Employees
July 01, 2015 How Can Professionals Learn from Bill Simmons's Separation from ESPN?
Category: For Employees
June 03, 2015 LOL: Bad Email Habits to Avoid
Category: For Employees
May 13, 2015 What We Can Learn from ESPN Reporter Britt McHenry's After Hours Conduct
Category: For Employees, For Employers
April 20, 2015 IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY, IT'S HOW YOU SAY IT By: Bill Moller
Category: For Employees, For Employers
March 20, 2015 How to Plan Out Your Career Path
Category: For Employees
February 16, 2015 Get What You Want in Writing Before You Sign the Contract
Category: For Employees
February 13, 2015 Making HR Work for You
Category: For Employees
January 20, 2015 Getting Hired at a New Organization
Category: For Employees
December 15, 2014 Can I Be Fired for That?
Category: For Employees
October 27, 2014 You've Been Sued: Four Steps for Handling a Non-Compete Dispute
Category: For Employers
October 13, 2014 Be Smart: Ways to Negotiate Your Non-Compete
Category: For Employers
October 02, 2014 Kristen Prinz appears on First Business with Bill Moller to discuss confusion over freelance workers
Category: For Employees, For Employers
September 30, 2014 How To Tell When It Is Time To Quit
Category: For Employees
August 24, 2014 Remembering the Value of Face Time
Category: For Employees
August 18, 2014 Court Denies Proposed $324 Million Settlement on Silicon Valley Hiring
Category: For Employers
August 10, 2014 Four Ways to Respond to a 360 Review
Category: For Employees
June 15, 2014 Planning A Graceful Exit Strategy
Category: For Employees
June 04, 2014 5 Signs Your Contractor May Be An Employee
Category: For Employers
June 01, 2014 Five Suggestions for Protecting your Rights Under the FMLA
Category: For Employees
May 18, 2014 How to Make Yourself Indispensable at Work
Category: For Employees
May 11, 2014 Celebrating Mistakes and Failure in Order to Grow Your Career
Category: For Employees
May 04, 2014 Is Your Boss Stiﬂing Your Growth?
Category: For Employees
April 20, 2014 6 Signs You Should Consider Saying "No" to a Job Offer
Category: For Employees
March 26, 2014 7 Clues You May Be Fired
Category: For Employees
February 04, 2014 The Five Clauses Every Professional Should Have in His/Her Employment Agreement
Category: For Employees
January 03, 2014 Physician Non-Competes: Are they still enforceable in Illinois?
Category: For Employees, For Employers
December 29, 2013 Auditing Your Career
Category: For Employees
December 16, 2013 Remembering Nelson Mandala's Broad Impact on Equality
Category: For Employees, For Employers
November 29, 2013 Starting a Business While You Have a Job
Category: For Employers
November 22, 2013 Human Resources Doesn't Represent Humans
Category: For Employees
November 20, 2013 The Senate Passed a Law to Protect LGBT Employees, but House Passage is Still Necessary
Category: For Employees
November 04, 2013 Do Performance Evaluations Matter?
Category: For Employees, For Employers
October 25, 2013 Human Rights Laws Fail to Protect Unpaid Interns
Category: For Employees
October 14, 2013 What are "Clothes"?
Category: For Employers
October 08, 2013 Giving is Good
Category: For Employees, For Employers
September 27, 2013 EEOC Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuits
Category: For Employees, For Employers
September 13, 2013 A Class of Women Receive a Nearly $2 Million Dollar Settlement in a Discrimination Lawsuit
Category: For Employees
August 29, 2013 A Revolutionary Road to Success: Give and Take
Category: For Employees, For Employers
August 01, 2013 Protecting Your Job
Category: For Employees
July 03, 2013 Two Years of Employment are Key for a Valid Non-Compete Clause
Category: For Employees
May 16, 2013 Illinois Might Pass Three New Employment Laws
Category: For Employers
May 02, 2013 The Benefits of Working at a Small Business
Category: For Employees
April 18, 2013 Physician Employment: Does a Shortage of Family Physicians in IL Mean an Opportunity for Employment Negotiations?
Category: For Employers
April 17, 2013 An Illinois Representative Proposes a New Non-Compete Law
Category: For Employers
March 29, 2013 Does "Leaning In" Mean Not Raising Claims of Discrimination or Harassment?
Category: For Employees
February 20, 2013 It's Not Just What You Say; It's How You Say It
Category: For Employees
February 04, 2013 Why Should Businesses and Employees Fear Social Media?
Category: For Employees, For Employers
January 22, 2013 Is Being A "Yes Man" The Only Way To Get Ahead?
Category: For Employees
January 14, 2013 Has The Economy Made It Harder To Get Unemployment Benefits?
Category: For Employees
July 18, 2022 What Caused the Great Resignation (and How Can Employers Can Fix It)?
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Company Values, Diversity, Employment Law, For Employers, Human Resources, Positive Work Environment, Workplace culture, Workplace investigations, Workplace Jerks
June 24, 2022 Chicago to Enforce Stronger Sexual Harassment Regulations
Category: #MeToo, Anti-Discrimination, Compliance , Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Legal Changes, Positive Work Environment, sexual harassment, Training, Women in the Workplace, Workplace training
June 17, 2022 Pride in the Workplace: A Conversation
Category: Allison Wolcott, Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, LGBTQ, Positive Work Environment, Title VII, Workplace culture
June 16, 2022 The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Category: Kristen Prinz, Negotiations, Timing
June 10, 2022 Unlimited PTO: Perk or Peril?
Category: Employee Relations, FMLA, For Employers, Human Resources, Poonam Lakhani, Scheduling, Sick leave
May 31, 2022 Does Working from Home Benefit Mental Health or Harm It?
Category: Angelia Salgado, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Digital Workplace, Employee Relations, For Employers, Human Resources, Mental Health, Work from home, Workplace culture
May 23, 2022 Elicitation: What Is It and How Can You Use It to Your Advantage?
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Communication, Employee Relations, Human Resources, Workplace discipline, Workplace investigations
May 23, 2022 Six Tips for Making Workplace Team-Building Events More Inclusive
Category: Allison Wolcott, Diversity, Employee Relations, For Employers, Human Resources, Positive Work Environment, Workplace culture
April 29, 2022 The Value of Time and Timing in Negotiations
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz, Negotiations, Time Management , Timing
April 20, 2022 New NLRB Rules Could Signal Increased Unionization
Category: Contingency Planning, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employers, Human Resources, Legal Changes, Nick Crawford, NLRA
April 20, 2022 The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Shatters Another Glass Ceiling!
Category: Compensation, Discrimination, Equal Pay, Gender Neutrality, Navdeep Gill, Sports, Title VII, Wage Gap, Women in the Workplace
March 29, 2022 The Impact of Restricting Mandatory Arbitration
Category: #MeToo, Arbitration, Contract Law, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Legal Changes, sexual harassment, Women in the Workplace
March 28, 2022 Think Before You Post: Social Media in the Age of COVID
Category: Allison Wolcott, Communication, Digital Workplace, For Employees, Handbook Compliance, Human Resources, Social Media, Work from home
February 22, 2022 New Guidance on Long Covid and the ADA
Category: Accommodation, ADA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, EEOC, For Employees, For Employers, Laura Lefkow-Hynes
February 21, 2022 How to Advocate for Your Safety in the Workplace
Category: Accommodation, ADA, ADEA, Anti-Discrimination, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Discrimination, EEOC, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, NLRA, OSHA, Positive Work Environment, Title VII
February 18, 2022 What If You (Or Your Employee) Cannot Risk Exposure to COVID-19? How to Request (and Grant) a Reasonable Accommodation for COVID-19
Category: Accommodation, ADA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employment Law, Laura Lefkow-Hynes
February 18, 2022 New Ordinance Mandates Contracts for Domestic Workers
Category: Domestic work, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Poonam Lakhani, Positive Work Environment, sexual harassment
January 31, 2022 Illinois Employment Law Changes in 2022
Category: AI , COVID-19, Disability, Employment Law, Equal Pay, Legal Changes, Matt Tedeschi, Minimum Wage, Non-compete, Non-solicitation, VESSA
January 24, 2022 OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate Struck Down by Supreme Court, Now Withdrawn
Category: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employment Law, Legal Changes, OSHA, Poonam Lakhani, Supreme Court
January 10, 2022 Technical Foul on Sun's Owner: Inside the Hostile Work Environment of the NBA Phoenix Suns
Category: Christina Martinez, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, Sports, Workplace culture, Workplace discipline
December 29, 2021 The Washington Football Team, Jon Gruden, and Employment Law
Category: Amit Bindra, Discrimination, Employment Law, sexual harassment, Sports, Women in the Workplace, Workplace investigations
December 16, 2021 Every Business in Illinois Is Required to Provide Harassment Training—Regardless of Its Size
Category: Compliance , Employment Law, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Positive Work Environment, sexual harassment, Training, Women in the Workplace, Workplace training
December 16, 2021 Timing is Everything in a Negotiation
Category: Kristen Prinz, Negotiations
November 23, 2021 Controlling the Conversation in a Negotiation
Category: For Employees, Kristen Prinz, Negotiations
November 23, 2021 2021 Non-Compete Recap: What Illinois Businesses Need to Know
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Non-solicitation, Restrictive covenant
November 15, 2021 OSHA’s New Vaccine Rules Hang in the Balance, but Employers Should Still Develop a Plan
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Compliance , Coronavirus, Courts, COVID-19, Employment Law, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, OSHA, Strategic Planning
October 26, 2021 Chappelle, Netflix, and the Trans Community: What Should a Business Do When Its Employees Are Offended by Its Products?
Category: Company Values, Discrimination, Diversity, Employment Law, For Employers, LGBTQ, Matt Tedeschi, Race, Workplace culture
October 22, 2021 No Day at the Beach for Chicago Lifeguards Who Faced Sexual Harassment
Category: #MeToo, Government, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, sexual harassment, Women in the Workplace, Workplace training
October 21, 2021 Women Deserve Better Advice for Negotiating a Raise
Category: Compensation, Equal Pay, For Employees, Kristen Prinz, Negotiations, Wage Gap, Women in the Workplace
September 28, 2021 Businesses Respond to the Texas Abortion Law
Category: Company Values, Employee Relations, Financial aid, Government, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Legal Changes, Politics, Supreme Court, Women in the Workplace
September 28, 2021 What Does the Federal Vaccine Mandate Mean for Your Business?
Category: Accommodation, Christina Hynes Mesco, Compliance , Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employment Law, Exemptions, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, OSHA
September 16, 2021 Can Vaccine-Exempt Employees Be Placed on Unpaid Leave?
Category: Accommodation, Compensation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Relations, Employment Law, Exemptions, For Employees, For Employers, Healthcare, Human Resources, Poonam Lakhani, Scheduling
August 27, 2021 Can Employers Raise Health Insurance Premiums for Unvaccinated Workers?
Category: Coronavirus, COVID-19, For Employees, For Employers, Healthcare, Human Resources, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Matt Tedeschi
August 27, 2021 Blackhawks in the Penalty Box: Why Safe Workplaces & Timely Investigations Are So Important
Category: Elizabeth Hanford, sexual harassment, Sports, Workplace culture, Workplace discipline, Workplace investigations, Workplace training
August 19, 2021 New Changes to Non-Compete Law in D.C.
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Non-solicitation, Restrictive covenant
July 26, 2021 Should We Pay Student Athletes?
Category: Compensation, Employment Law, Legal Changes, NCAA, Poonam Lakhani, Sports, Supreme Court, Wages
July 23, 2021 New “Just Cause” Laws Protect NYC Fast-Food Workers from Arbitrary Terminations. Could This Be the Beginning of a Trend?
Category: Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Legal Changes, Workplace discipline, Wrongful Termination
July 16, 2021 What Does Biden’s Non-Compete Executive Order Do?
Category: Amit Bindra, Contract Law, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Non-solicitation, Politics, Restrictive covenant
June 29, 2021 3 Ways Working from Home Can Improve DEI Efforts
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Digital Workplace, Disability, Discrimination, Diversity, Employee Relations, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Positive Work Environment, Race, Religion, Title VII, Women in the Workplace, Work from home, Workplace culture
June 23, 2021 How to Get a Lawyer to Take Your Case (from the People Who Screen Their Calls)
Category: Alex Raynor, Communication, For Employees, Grace Moore, Intake, Marcet Crockett
June 22, 2021 What Do Employers Need to Know about Conducting Background Checks?
Category: Compliance , Employment Law, For Employers, Handbook Compliance, Poonam Lakhani
June 01, 2021 Illinois Passes Comprehensive, Bipartisan Non-Compete Legislation
Category: Amit Bindra, Contract Law, Employment Law, Firm News, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Non-solicitation, Restrictive covenant
May 26, 2021 Basecamp Demonstrates Why Businesses Must Carefully Handle Political and Social Discussions at Work
Category: Communication, Company Values, Diversity, Elizabeth Hanford, Employee Relations, For Employers, Human Resources, Politics, Workplace culture
May 26, 2021 Investigating the EEOC: Has the Nation’s Workplace Watchdog Itself Engaged in Discrimination?
Category: Discrimination, EEOC, Government, Marcet Crockett, Title VII
May 24, 2021 Illinois Employers Face New Requirements for EEO Compliance, Equal Pay, and Criminal Records
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Compliance , Diversity, EEOC, Employment Law, Equal Pay, For Employers, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Legal Changes
May 12, 2021 The Top Three Pitfalls of Hiring to Increase Diversity and How to Avoid Them
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Discrimination, Diversity, Employee Relations, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Positive Work Environment, Strategic Planning
April 27, 2021 After the George Floyd Trial, Support Your Employees by Starting the Anti-Racist Conversation
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Diversity, Employment Law, For Employers, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Positive Work Environment, Race, Workplace culture
April 21, 2021 We’ve Adapted to Remote Work—And So Has Sexual Harassment.
Category: #MeToo, Christina Hynes Mesco, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Sexual Harassment Policies, Women in the Workplace, Work from home, Workplace culture
April 21, 2021 Illinois’ VESSA Law Offers Protection to Victims of Sexual Violence
Category: Company Values, Compliance , Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Marcet Crockett, VESSA , Women in the Workplace
April 09, 2021 Pregnant Workers May Gain Increased Protections
Category: ADA, Company Values, Disability, Discrimination, Employment Law, For Employees, Human Resources, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Pregnancy, Women in the Workplace
April 09, 2021 New Prejudgment Interest Bill Awaits Signature
Category: Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Legal Changes, Liability, Personal Injury
March 29, 2021 What Does the 2021 Stimulus Mean for Your Business?
Category: Business assistance, Congress, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employment Law, FMLA, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Marcet Crockett, Unemployment
March 23, 2021 Employers Must Provide COBRA Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act
Category: Business assistance, Compliance , Congress, COVID-19, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Healthcare, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Legal Changes
March 22, 2021 How to Conduct Effective Workplace Investigations
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Employment Law, For Employers, Human Resources, Workplace culture, Workplace discipline, Workplace investigations
February 26, 2021 What Do the New OSHA Regulations Mean for Your Business?
Category: Compliance , Coronavirus, COVID-19, For Employers, Government, Liability, Matt Tedeschi, OSHA
February 25, 2021 Black History Month Calls Us to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Christina Hynes Mesco, Company Values, Discrimination, Diversity, Employee Relations, For Employers, Human Resources, Race, Workplace culture
February 25, 2021 Humor at Work, and When Humor Isn’t Funny
Category: Employment Law, For Employees, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Workplace culture
February 23, 2021 The 7th Circuit Has Broadened the Scope of the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Category: Employment Law, Equal Pay, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Wage Claims, Wage Gap, Wages, Women in the Workplace
January 26, 2021 Should You Pay Your Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Category: Company Values, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Relations, For Employers, Matt Tedeschi, Strategic Planning
January 14, 2021 Comprehensive, Bipartisan Non-Compete Legislation Introduced in the Illinois General Assembly
Category: Amit Bindra, Contract Law, Employment Law, Firm News, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Non-solicitation, Restrictive covenant
January 12, 2021 Can You Be Fired for Storming the Capitol?
Category: Company Values, Congress, Discrimination, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Kristen Prinz, Politics, Poonam Lakhani
December 18, 2020 Have Uber Ratings Led to Racial Discrimination?
Category: Discrimination, Liability, Madeline Schmit, Title VII, Wrongful Termination
December 18, 2020 The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here: What About Religious and Medical Exemptions in the Workplace?
Category: Accommodation, ADA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disability, EEOC, Exemptions, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, OSHA, Poonam Lakhani, Religion, Title VII
December 18, 2020 Our Judges Need to Be Protected Now—and Here’s How
Category: Congress, Courts, Government, Judicial security, Laura Lefkow-Hynes, Privacy
December 16, 2020 The FFCRA’s Expiration Might Mean Increased ADA Claims
Category: ADA, Congress, COVID-19, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Mental Health, Sick leave
November 23, 2020 Can Employers Require Employees to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
Category: ADA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, EEOC, Employee Relations, Employment Law, Employment Laws, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz
November 16, 2020 Top Tips for Taking the Bar Exam Remotely
Category: Bar exam, Contract Law, Daily Routine, Law school, Madeline Schmit
November 16, 2020 Illinois’ Retirement Savings Mandate: Are You in Compliance?
Category: Compliance , Contingency Planning, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employers, Government, Human Resources, Poonam Lakhani
October 27, 2020 Women of Color Are Still Left Behind by the Legal Profession
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Company Values, Diversity, Employee Relations, Human Resources, Positive Work Environment, Race, Wage Gap, Women in the Workplace
October 26, 2020 On Election Day, What Are Your Rights at Work?
Category: Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani, Voting in Illinois, Voting Leave
October 16, 2020 Is Age Ignored in Corporate Diversity Initiatives?
Category: ADEA, Age , Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Compliance , COVID-19, Diversity, EEOC, Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, Human Resources, Kristen Prinz, Liability, Workplace culture, Workplace training
September 25, 2020 What Can Employers Learn from Kroger’s Religious Accommodation Litigation?
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Diversity, EEOC, Exemptions, Human Resources, Religion, Workplace culture, Workplace training
September 22, 2020 The Impact of the Notorious R.B.G. Will Be Felt for Years
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Courts, Diversity, Equal Pay, Gender Neutrality, Law school, Poonam Lakhani, Supreme Court, Wage Gap, Women in the Workplace
September 22, 2020 Midwest High Court: Religious Employers May Discriminate Against—But Not Abuse—Their Employees
Category: Disability, Discrimination, Matt Tedeschi, Religion, Sexual Harassment Policies, Supreme Court, Wrongful Termination
August 25, 2020 When Parents Are Asked to Be Teachers, the FFCRA Might Help
Category: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Daily Routine, Employment Law, FMLA, For Employees, Poonam Lakhani, Sick leave, Work from home
August 25, 2020 National Black Business Month is a Reminder—and a Call to Action
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Business assistance, Diversity, Growing Businesses, Poonam Lakhani
August 17, 2020 Fighting Over Face Masks Is Now “Aggravated Battery” in Illinois
Category: Coronavirus, COVID-19, For Employers, Legal Changes, Matt Tedeschi
July 30, 2020 “Religious” Employees Have Been Stripped of Their Rights. How Should They and Their Employers Respond?
Category: ADA, Company Values, Disability, Discrimination, Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, Matt Tedeschi, Positive Work Environment, Religion, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment Policies, Supreme Court
July 29, 2020 A Refresher on the DOL’s Guidance for FMLA & Sick Leave
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Employment Laws, FMLA, Sick leave
July 27, 2020 Religious Employers Exempt from Providing Contraception Coverage
Category: Employee Relations, Government, Madeline Schmit, Religion, Supreme Court, Women in the Workplace
July 15, 2020 On-Boarding in the Age of COVID-19
Category: Business assistance, Christina Hynes Mesco, Company Values, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Relations, For Employers, Positive Work Environment
June 29, 2020 Somewhere Over the Rainbow? What the Bostock Decision Means for the LGBT Community.
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Company Values, Employment Law, Gender Neutrality, Government, Matt Tedeschi, Positive Work Environment, Supreme Court, Wrongful Termination
June 26, 2020 Chicago Minimum Wage Increase and Predictive Scheduling Ordinances Take Effect
Category: Employment Law, For Employers, Kristen Prinz, Legal Changes, Minimum Wage, Scheduling, Wages
June 17, 2020 Being an Empathetic Team Leader in This Time of Crisis
Category: Amit Bindra, Anti-Discrimination, Communication, Company Values, Diversity, Employee Relations, For Employers, Positive Work Environment
June 17, 2020 Together Now: Small Business Support in Chicago
Category: Business assistance, COVID-19, Emergency, For Employers, Government, Madeline Schmit, Small Business
May 31, 2020 How Employers Can Support Mental Health for Returning Employees
Category: ADA, Angelia Salgado, Company Values, Contingency Planning, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disability, Employee Relations, For Employers, Mental Health
May 28, 2020 What Should I Do If My Employee Has COVID-19?
Category: ADA, Contingency Planning, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency, Employment Law, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani, Privacy
May 26, 2020 How to Re-Open for Business: Some Legal Best Practices
Category: ADA, Business assistance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani, Strategic Planning
May 26, 2020 What Employees Need to Know About Unemployment During COVID-19
Category: Coronavirus, COVID-19, For Employees, Marcet Crockett, Unemployment
May 22, 2020 Top 5 Questions from Illinois Employers about Unemployment and the PPP
Category: Business assistance, Employment Law, For Employers, Kristen Prinz, Small Business, Unemployment
April 30, 2020 Unmasking the Law, Part II: Can an Employer Fire You for Refusing to Wear a Mask?
Category: ADA, Company Values, COVID-19, Disability, Employee Relations, For Employees, Matt Tedeschi, OSHA, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination
April 30, 2020 Unmasking the Law, Part I: Can an Employer Fire You for Wearing a Mask?
Category: ADA, Company Values, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, Matt Tedeschi, NLRA, OSHA, Wrongful Termination
April 28, 2020 Is My Company Exempt from the FFCRA’s Expanded FMLA and Sick Leave?
Category: Business assistance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Relations, Employment Law, FLSA, For Employers, Kristen Prinz, Scheduling, Sick leave, Small Business
April 08, 2020 Afraid You Can’t Fulfill Your Contract Because of COVID-19? Here Are Some Options.
Category: Contract Law, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency, For Employers, Liability, Poonam Lakhani, Small Business, Strategic Planning
April 06, 2020 Winning on the Curves: Transforming Your Workforce When the Pressure is On
Category: Company Values, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency, Employee Relations, For Employers, Human Resources, Positive Work Environment, Small Business, Strategic Planning
March 23, 2020 Help for Small Businesses in the Age of COVID-19
Category: Business assistance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency, Financial aid, For Employers, Government, Loans, Matt Tedeschi, Small Business
March 19, 2020 Trump Has Signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into Law. What do You Need to Know?
Category: Business assistance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency, Employment Law, Financial aid, FMLA, For Employers, Government, Kristen Prinz, Loans, Sick leave, Small Business, Unemployment
March 15, 2020 How Will the Proposed “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” Affect Small Businesses?
Category: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employment Law, Financial aid, FMLA, For Employers, Government, Kristen Prinz, Sick leave, Small Business, Unemployment
March 13, 2020 Coronavirus: What Are Your Rights at Work?
Category: ADA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency, Employee Relations, Employment Law, FMLA, For Employees, Poonam Lakhani, Privacy, Sick leave, Travel, Unemployment, Work from home
March 13, 2020 Coronavirus: An Employer’s Guide to Contingency Planning
Category: ADA, Christina Hynes Mesco, Contingency Planning, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency, Employee Relations, Employment Law, FMLA, For Employers, OSHA, Sick leave, Small Business, Travel, Unemployment, Work from home
February 27, 2020 Internships: An Opportunity at any Age or Stage
Category: Company Values, Diversity, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Growing Businesses, Positive Work Environment, Remy Snead, Small Business, Wages
February 18, 2020 Illinois Companies Face Exposure under the Biometric Information Privacy Act
Category: Amit Bindra, Arbitration, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employers, Privacy, Workplace training
February 17, 2020 Is Your Business Ready for 2020’s Legal Changes?
Category: AI , Diversity, Employment Laws, Equal Pay, For Employees, For Employers, Government, Legal Changes, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Poonam Lakhani, Scheduling, Small Business, VESSA , Webinar, Workplace training
January 28, 2020 Mergers and Acquisitions: What Do They Mean for Your Non-Compete Clause?
Category: For Employers, Growing Businesses, Mergers & Acquisitions, Non-compete, Non-solicitation, Poonam Lakhani, Restrictive covenant
January 28, 2020 Top 5 Ways Employers Can Use Harassment Training to Improve Culture
Category: Communication, Company Values, Daily Routine, Diversity, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Growing Businesses, Handbook Compliance, Kristen Prinz, Legal Changes, Liability, Positive Work Environment, Sexual Harassment Policies, Training, Workplace training
January 23, 2020 Good Counsel Means Good Outcomes in Non-Compete Litigation
Category: Amit Bindra, Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, Non-compete, Scheduling
December 18, 2019 Overtime Adjustments for the New Year
Category: Bonus, Commissions, Company Values, Employee Relations, Employment Law, FLSA, Kristen Prinz, Overtime, Wage Claims
December 13, 2019 End the Year Right, and Look Forward to Success
Category: Employee Relations, Employment Law, Social Media, Wages
November 26, 2019 Social Media & Tech in the Workplace
Category: Amit Bindra, For Employees, For Employers, Social Media, Wage Claims, Work from home, Workplace training
November 22, 2019 Interviewing in the Age of Social Media
Category: Anti-Discrimination, For Employees, For Employers, NLRA, Poonam Lakhani, Privacy, Social Media, Social Media Fast
October 28, 2019 What Should You Do When an Employee "Ghosts" You?
Category: Communication, Emergency, Employee Relations, For Employers, Handbook Compliance, Liability, Poonam Lakhani
October 28, 2019 The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act: New Transparency in Illinois
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law
October 10, 2019 Can't We All Just Get Along?
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Communication, Company Values, Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani, Workplace Jerks, Workplace training
September 20, 2019 Illinois Employers Now Required to Provide Anti-Harassment Training
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Company Values, Employee Relations, Employment Law, Employment Laws, For Employees, For Employers, Positive Work Environment, Sexual Harassment Policies, Woman in the Workplace, Workplace Jerks
September 18, 2019 How Will Recreational Marijuana Impact Illinois Workplaces?
Category: Amit Bindra, Cannabis, For Employees, For Employers, Legal Changes, Liability, Medical Marijuana, Privacy
August 20, 2019 Let Them Eat Cake...But Serve It Themselves: One Woman's Fight against Gender Discrimination and Retaliation
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Employment Law, For Employees, Gender Neutrality, Remy Snead, Retaliation, Women in the Workplace
July 12, 2019 Past Pay is History: A New Amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act
Category: Employment Law, Poonam Lakhani, Wages
June 20, 2019 What to Expect if Your Company Receives an SSA "No-Match" Letter
Category: Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Remy Snead
June 18, 2019 Our Parenting Is Evolving, and Companies Should, Too.
Category: Kristen Prinz
June 17, 2019 How can the Illinois Cannabis Industry Protect its Trade Secrets?
Category: Amit Bindra
May 22, 2019 Google Employees "Sit In" to Protest Retaliation in Wake of Walkout
Category: #MeToo, Anti-Discrimination, Arbitration, Company Values, Diversity, Employee Relations, Matt Tedeschi, Positive Work Environment, Power of the Bystander, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment Policies, Social Media, Women in the Workplace, Wrongful Termination
May 22, 2019 Recent Non-Compete Trends
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law, Employment Laws, Wage Claims, Wages
May 03, 2019 Diversity on Boards: A "Win-Win"
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Race, Religion, Remy Snead
April 18, 2019 Arbitration Post-Epic
Category: Amit Bindra, Arbitration, Employment Law
March 22, 2019 Employers, Let's Talk Money: How to Increase Pay Transparency (2/2)
Category: Communication, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employers, Remy Snead
March 21, 2019 Employees, Let's Talk Money: How to Increase Pay Transparency (1/2)
Category: Communication, Employee Relations, For Employees, Remy Snead, Wages
March 19, 2019 More Employees Might Soon Be Eligible for Overtime Pay
Category: Employment Law, FLSA, For Employees, Government, Matt Tedeschi, Overtime, Wages
February 21, 2019 With New Laws on the Books, Is Your Handbook Out of Compliance?
Category: Poonam Lakhani
February 11, 2019 Employees Are Citizens, Too - But Can They Take Time Off Work to Vote?
Category: Ashley Davidson, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers
January 08, 2019 Employee Expense Reimbursement - Update Your Employee Handbook ASAP
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Employment Law, For Employers
December 17, 2018 Company Holiday Caution: How to Host a Fun and Professional Party
Category: Ashley Davidson, For Employers, Positive Work Environment, Workplace culture
December 12, 2018 What to Do When "The Check Is in the Mail"
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco
November 12, 2018 The Walkout for Real Change: Google Employees Take a Step toward Solidarity and Shared Control
Category: #MeToo, Anti-Discrimination, Arbitration, Company Values, Diversity, Employee Relations, For Employees, Human Resources, Matt Tedeschi, Positive Work Environment, Power of the Bystander, Sexual Harassment Policies, Social Media, Women in the Workplace, Workplace Jerks
October 19, 2018 3 Reasons Why California's Law Requiring More Women on Boards is a Winner-Even If It Fails
Category: Employment Law, Employment Laws, Kristen Prinz
October 15, 2018 Good Employee Relations Are Critical for Your Growing Business
Category: Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, Growing Businesses, Poonam Lakhani
September 18, 2018 Hungry for Change in Your Routine? Try a Social Media Fast.
Category: Ashley Davidson, Daily Routine, Social Media, Social Media Fast
August 30, 2018 Statewide Protections for All Workers Have Yet to Materialize
Category: Anti-Discrimination, Diversity, Employee Relations, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Legal Changes, Matt Tedeschi, Positive Work Environment, Sexual Harassment Policies, Small Business, Workplace training
August 13, 2018 Do you know the implications of the "arbitration clause" in your contract?
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
July 26, 2018 Does Your Company Have a "No Jerk" Policy? It Should.
Category: Company Values, Kristen Prinz, Positive Work Environment, Workplace Jerks
July 16, 2018 A Mid-Year #MeToo Check-In
Category: #MeToo, Christina Hynes Mesco, Gender Neutrality, Positive Work Environment, Sexual Harassment Policies
June 25, 2018 Do What You Do Best
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, For Employers
May 30, 2018 Employment On-Boarding 101
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, For Employees, For Employers
May 04, 2018 The Department of Labor's New PAID Program: Is it a Win for Employers & Employees?
Category: Ashley Davidson, For Employees, For Employers
April 25, 2018 Starbucks' Racial Blunder: How to Make Sure Your Employees Don't Make the Same Mistake
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
April 24, 2018 Four Simple Ways to Reduce the Pay Gap
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
March 23, 2018 Work-Life Balance - What Are Your Rights?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
March 13, 2018 Employment Contract Mistakes Every Small Business Owner Should Avoid
Category: Amit Bindra, For Employers
February 26, 2018 Does your New Company's Culture Fit?
Category: Ashley Davidson, For Employees, For Employers
February 07, 2018 The Growth Checklist: Do These Things Before You Scale
Category: Amit Bindra, For Employers
January 09, 2018 Hire, Fire, and Aspire: 3 Key Times Your Business Needs the Law on Its Side
Category: For Employers, Kristen Prinz
December 22, 2017 Why Executives Need Their Own Personal Dream Team
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
October 31, 2017 How to Keep Up with Ever-Changing Employment Laws
Category: For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
October 17, 2017 Can Using an Emoji Land You in Court?
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Communication, Digital Workplace, For Employees, For Employers
October 04, 2017 How Do We Eliminate Negative Biases From Employment?
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
August 23, 2017 What Counts as Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
Category: For Employees, For Employers, sexual harassment, Sexual Harassment Policies
June 19, 2017 What's Enough?
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
March 08, 2017 Top 3 Reasons Why Women are Great Negotiators
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
December 14, 2016 What to do if You've Been Put on a Performance Improvement Plan
Category: For Employees
April 29, 2016 The Rise of Technology and Sexual Harassment
Category: Digital Workplace, For Employees, sexual harassment, Sexual Harassment Policies
April 08, 2016 Can Negotiations Close the Wage Gap?
Category: For Employees, Kristen Prinz
March 28, 2016 Demand More at Home to Achieve More at Work
Category: For Employees, Kristen Prinz
March 21, 2016 Attorney Kristen Prinz to Speak on Salary Negotiations and Equal Pay
Category: For Employees
January 18, 2016 Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
November 12, 2015 Unpaid Wages? Be Sure To Explore Your Options
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
September 16, 2015 Internet Trolls Beware: Before You Hit "Post" On That Anonymous Internet Commentary.
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, For Employees, For Employers
September 04, 2015 The Dangers of the Unenforceable Non-Compete
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
August 04, 2015 Why Work-Life Integration Is A Bad Idea
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
July 10, 2015 Should You Incorporate Your Consulting Business?
Category: For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
June 16, 2015 Why do Work and Life have to Compete?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
June 04, 2015 Horrible Bosses: How to Deal with Difficulties in the Workplace
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
May 04, 2015 What We Can Learn from the $70 Million Dollar Pay Package for Google's New CFO
Category: Bonus, Compensation, For Employees, For Employers, Google, Poonam Lakhani
April 23, 2015 Are Mistakes in Your Office Being Hidden?
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
April 22, 2015 Here's How Women (and Men) Might Someday Address the Pay Gap
Category: For Employees, Kristen Prinz
April 14, 2015 Wage Madness: Can and Should the NCAA Pay Student-Athletes?
Category: Amit Bindra, Compensation, Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, NCAA, Sports
April 01, 2015 How the Ellen Pao Case Can Advance Women
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Kristen Prinz
March 24, 2015 An Illinois Appellate Court Confirms The Two-Year Rule For Non-Compete Agreements
Category: Amit Bindra, For Employees, For Employers, Non-compete
March 17, 2015 How to Advocate for Your Own Growth at a Large Company
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
March 06, 2015 Sit Down and Shut Up: My Experience with Meditation, Mindfulness, and a Radically Different Way to Work With Stress
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Jessica Fayerman
February 20, 2015 How to Make the Most of Salary Negotiations
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
January 30, 2015 Five Ways to Re-Energize Your Job Search
Category: For Employees, Jessica Fayerman
January 27, 2015 3 Reasons You're Not Getting Hired and What to Do About It
Category: For Employees, Kristen Prinz
January 15, 2015 Ready For a Change?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
January 02, 2015 Here's What You Should Know About Age Discrimination
Category: For Employees, Jessica Fayerman
December 26, 2014 What is Wrongful Termination?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
December 05, 2014 Five Don'ts When Handling an Employee Termination
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, Employee Relations, Employment Law, Employment Laws, For Employers
November 07, 2014 How Managers Can Best Handle Terminating an Employee
Category: For Employers, Jessica Fayerman, Training
October 16, 2014 Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Clauses: What's the Difference?
Category: For Employers, Jessica Fayerman, Non-compete, Non-solicitation
September 29, 2014 Three Mistakes to Avoid as a Manager
Category: For Employers, Jessica Fayerman
September 15, 2014 First Day on the Job? 8 Tips for Making it a Success
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
September 07, 2014 How to Be Productive When Working From Home
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
August 31, 2014 Confidence Matters
Category: For Employees, Kristen Prinz
June 29, 2014 The Lean Startup Machine 2014
Category: For Employers, Kristen Prinz
June 22, 2014 Charting Your Executive Career
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Jessica Fayerman
June 08, 2014 Four Factors to Consider When Negotiating an Employment Contract
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Jessica Fayerman
January 22, 2014 A Word About Words.
Category: Christina Hynes Mesco, For Employees, For Employers, Workplace culture
September 05, 2013 The Real Meaning behind Labor Day
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
July 24, 2013 What does the DOMA ruling mean for you?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
June 27, 2013 Tips about Tips
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
May 23, 2013 8 Signs You Are Being Fired
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
May 09, 2013 Take your vacation, you earned it.
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
April 25, 2013 Will You Be My Mentor?
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
April 09, 2013 Equal Pay Day - April 9, 2013
Category: For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
April 03, 2013 Is Age Discrimination a Violation of the Constitution?
Category: Amit Bindra, For Employees, For Employers
March 27, 2013 Book Smarts, Street Smarts . . . and Professionalism Smarts?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
March 13, 2013 International Women's Day
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
February 28, 2013 Job Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation
Category: Amit Bindra, Anti-Discrimination, For Employees
January 29, 2013 Class Actions for Employment Law
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers
January 18, 2013 New Year, New Illinois Laws
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers
January 15, 2013 The Secret to Success: A Sponsor
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
January 15, 2013 Dangers of Email
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
January 15, 2013 Women, Ask For What You Want!
Category: For Employees, Gender Neutrality, Poonam Lakhani, Women in the Workplace
January 15, 2013 How To Apply For An Internal Job Position.
Category: Employee Relations, For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
January 07, 2013 Who is a "Supervisor"?
Category: Amit Bindra, Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Government
January 02, 2013 Is Fear The Best Motivator?
Category: Employment Law, For Employees, For Employers, Mental Health, Workplace culture

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