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September 27, 2024 Ever Feel Like Someone is Watching You? Perhaps Your Employer Is.
Category: Digital Workplace, Employee Relations, For Employees, Human Resources, Poonam Lakhani, Privacy, Remote Working, Work from home, Workplace culture
February 14, 2024 There’s a New Rule on Who Qualifies as an Independent Contractor
Category: Compliance , Contractor, Employment Law, FLSA, For Employers, Government, Handbook Compliance, Human Resources, Legal Changes, Non-compete, Poonam Lakhani
December 14, 2023 New Illinois Employment Laws Will Take Effect in 2024
Category: Poonam Lakhani
November 17, 2023 Leave Laws: A Compliance Challenge for Businesses
Category: Employment Law, FMLA, For Employers, Handbook Compliance, Human Resources, Illinois, Leave from work, Poonam Lakhani, PTO, Sick leave, Voting Leave
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 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
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
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
June 10, 2022 Unlimited PTO: Perk or Peril?
Category: Employee Relations, FMLA, For Employers, Human Resources, Leave from work, Poonam Lakhani, PTO, Scheduling, Sick leave
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January 24, 2022 OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate Struck Down by Supreme Court, Now Withdrawn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
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
July 26, 2021 Should We Pay Student Athletes?
Category: Compensation, Employment Law, Legal Changes, NCAA, Poonam Lakhani, Sports, Supreme Court, Wages
June 22, 2021 What Do Employers Need to Know about Conducting Background Checks?
Category: Compliance , Employment Law, For Employers, Handbook Compliance, Poonam Lakhani
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 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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
July 12, 2019 Past Pay is History: A New Amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act
Category: Employment Law, Poonam Lakhani, Wages
February 21, 2019 With New Laws on the Books, Is Your Handbook Out of Compliance?
Category: Poonam Lakhani
October 15, 2018 Good Employee Relations Are Critical for Your Growing Business
Category: Employee Relations, For Employees, For Employers, Growing Businesses, Poonam Lakhani
August 13, 2018 Do you know the implications of the "arbitration clause" in your contract?
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
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
March 23, 2018 Work-Life Balance - What Are Your Rights?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
October 31, 2017 How to Keep Up with Ever-Changing Employment Laws
Category: For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
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
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: Employee Relations, For Employees, Poonam Lakhani, Workplace culture, Workplace Jerks
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
March 17, 2015 How to Advocate for Your Own Growth at a Large Company
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
February 20, 2015 How to Make the Most of Salary Negotiations
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
January 15, 2015 Ready For a Change?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
December 26, 2014 What is Wrongful Termination?
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
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, Remote Working, Work from home
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: Congress, For Employees, LGBTQ, Poonam Lakhani, Supreme Court
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
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
January 15, 2013 Dangers of Email
Category: For Employees, For Employers, Poonam Lakhani
January 15, 2013 The Secret to Success: A Sponsor
Category: For Employees, Poonam Lakhani
January 15, 2013 Women, Ask For What You Want!
Category: For Employees, Gender Neutrality, Negotiations, Poonam Lakhani, Women in the Workplace
January 15, 2013 How To Apply For An Internal Job Position.
Category: Employee Relations, For Employees, Poonam Lakhani

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