While there are a variety of reasons one may wish to consult with an employment attorney, here examples of situations in which one should consider doing so: If You Are Experiencing Issues With Your Employees: There may be many occasions in which you may need to consult with an employment attorney, especially when running your own business. […]
This entry was Posted in Discrimination, Employer Retaliation, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Overtime, Sexual Harassment, Wage and Hour, Wage Theft, Wrongful TerminationTagged bing, Discrimination, discrimination lawyer, employee issues, employee laws, employer issues, employer retaliation, employment attorneys, employment discrimination, Employment Law, employment lawyer, google, hiring an employment lawyer, retaliation attorney, sexual harassment attorney, workplace discrimination, yahoo on July 31, 2015
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While there are federal laws in place to protect employees from various types of discrimination in the workplace, there are also anti-discrimination laws in the state of Illinois that are in place order to further protect employees from workplace discrimination. In the state of Illinois, employers are required to abide by the following federal laws: Fair Labor Standards Act […]
This entry was Posted in Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Gender Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Wrongful TerminationTagged antidiscrimination laws in illinois, bing, Discrimination, discrimination lawyer, employee discrimination, employee law, employer issues, employment attorneys, Employment Law, employment lawyer, google, hiring an employment lawyer, illinois employment laws, yahoo on July 22, 2015
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When an employee requires an accommodation in order to perform his job duties, an employer is generally required to engage in a discussion with the employee (called the “interactive process” in legalese). However, the law is far from clear as to when an employer (or an employee) has met the obligation to discuss with an employee about […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Discrimination, Employment LawTagged ads, attorney, employee rights, employees, employment attorney, Employment Law, employment laws, laywer on July 20, 2015
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Last week President Obama announced via Huffington Post proposed changes to the overtime regulations. We discussed this proposal in our previous blog post here. The announcement focused on the changes to the salary threshold employees would need to be paid to be non-exempt (not paid overtime). Last week, the Department of Labor (the agency in charge […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Law, OvertimeTagged attorney, employment attorney, Employment Law, laywer, overtime, overtime charges, overtime pay, president on July 17, 2015
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Most companies have a process in which an employee must follow when he or she has a workplace concern. Typically, the first person that your concern must be addressed to is your direct supervisor. While many people feel comfortable speaking with their supervisor, many others may not, especially when it comes to addressing concerns like workplace […]
This entry was Posted in Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Sexual Harassment, Wage and Hour, Wage TheftTagged bing, Discrimination, discrimination attorney, employee rights, employer issues, employment discrimination, Employment Law, employment lawyer, google, hiring an employment lawyer, Sexual Harassment, sexual harassment attorney, wage theft, yahoo on July 15, 2015
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Most jobs, in most states, are considered at-will employment. While this is a common practice, many employees do not understand what at-will employment really means. What Is At-Will Employment? At-will employment means that your employment is exactly that, at will, and your employer can terminate your employment at any time, for any reason. However, the […]
This entry was Posted in At-Will Employment, Discrimination, Employer Retaliation, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Family and Medical Leave, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, USERRA, Wrongful TerminationTagged at will employment, bing, Discrimination, discrimination lawyer, employee discrimination, employee law, employer issues, employment attorney, Employment Law, employment lawyer, google, hiring an employment lawyer, yahoo on July 9, 2015
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The white collar exemptions to overtime pay — the Administrative, Professional, and Executive Exemptions — require among other things that the relevant worker be paid a fix minimum per week. Currently that salary must be at least $23,660 per year (we discussed this issue in more detail here). When that regulation was originally passed, $23,000 went a lot […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Law, Overtime, Wage and HourTagged attorney, employee wages, Employment Law, government, lawyer, overtime payment, ovetime pay, wages on July 2, 2015
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