The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) contains salary thresholds over which some employees may be “exempt” from some of the Act’s regulations. Employees under this threshold are “non-exempt,” and thus must be granted the Act’s full protections, including the ability ...
As 2019 comes to a close, you want to end it right, while also looking toward the promise of 2020. Below is a sampling of our blog posts from the past ...
Between blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and countless other social media platforms, just about everyone has a social media presence these days. ...
The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act: New Transparency in Illinois
The Illinois legislature has passed several new employment laws this last year. We previously wrote about the amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act ...
I recently came across an interesting problem faced by an HR manager. A particular department at her organization consisted of ten employees—and no ...
How Will Recreational Marijuana Impact Illinois Workplaces?
Starting this January 2020, people over the age of 21 will be able to legally buy recreational cannabis under the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax ...