Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series -
Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more
8/29/2023
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Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series -
Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more
8/29/2023
/ Background Checks ,
Best Practices ,
Certifications ,
Conflict Resolution ,
Documentation ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Descriptions ,
Leadership ,
Managers ,
Performance Improvement Plans ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Reference Checks ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Training ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Communication ,
Workplace Investigations
Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series -
Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more
8/29/2023
/ Background Checks ,
Best Practices ,
Certifications ,
Conflict Resolution ,
Documentation ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Descriptions ,
Leadership ,
Managers ,
Performance Improvement Plans ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Reference Checks ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Training ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Communication ,
Workplace Investigations
Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series -
Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more
8/29/2023
/ Background Checks ,
Best Practices ,
Certifications ,
Conflict Resolution ,
Documentation ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Descriptions ,
Leadership ,
Managers ,
Performance Improvement Plans ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Reference Checks ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Training ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Communication ,
Workplace Investigations
Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series -
Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more
8/29/2023
/ Background Checks ,
Best Practices ,
Certifications ,
Conflict Resolution ,
Documentation ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Descriptions ,
Leadership ,
Managers ,
Performance Improvement Plans ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Reference Checks ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Training ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Communication ,
Workplace Investigations
Join us Wednesday, September 13 at noon for our Ninth Annual Labor & Employment Fall Seminar. This year’s event will be livestreamed from our Chicago office. Our attorneys will discuss the latest employment law updates...more
8/2/2023
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Bias ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Diversity ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Genetic Testing ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a contractual choice of law provision was irrelevant to whether workers were employees or independent contractors and to whether pay deductions were lawful....more
Retaliation remains a top enforcement priority of the federal government. Last week the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new field assistance bulletin entitled “Protecting Workers from Retaliation” and pledged to...more
As we previously discussed, Illinois has moved beyond “ban-the-box” and now significantly restricts employers’ ability to consider criminal convictions when making employment decisions. (For more details see our employer’s...more
4/22/2021
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Expungement ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
State Labor Laws
On December 22 the Federal Department of Labor (DOL) published a Final Rule changing the FLSA regulations for tipped employees. The Final Rule takes effect 60 days after publication. A caveat before we dig into the Final...more
A federal court in Pennsylvania recently ruled that a former employee presented sufficient evidence to warrant a jury trial on a claim she was retaliated against after she resigned. The decision serves as a good reminder that...more
On May, 1, 2019, Indiana Senate Bill 99 was signed into effect amending Indiana’s Wage Assignment Statute. The amendment makes the statute a bit more employer friendly by clarifying that, with proper authorization from the...more
Company sponsored volunteer activities foster a positive corporate culture and can improve employee engagement and morale. On March 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an Opinion Letter that makes wage and hour...more
As with so many ADA questions, “it depends.” However, a pair of cases pending before the 7th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals (covering Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) could provide further guidance. ...more
With the dust mostly settled after election night, we can now look at the impact the election will have on employment laws in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin, and at the federal level.
Illinois: The major story...more
Reasonable accommodation issues often require an employer to balance the needs of the employee requesting accommodation with the needs of other employees who are impacted by the decision. These issues can be magnified when an...more
In July the EEOC announced the terms of a consent decree settling claims of systemic disability discrimination against a global metal products manufacturer. Pursuant to the terms of the decree, the employer will pay $1...more
8/14/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Consent Decrees ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Settlement ,
Termination
In January we reported on a change in federal tax law aimed at discouraging confidentiality in sexual harassment and abuse settlements. Since then Tennessee, Washington, New York, and New York City have enacted sexual...more
Technology allowing employers to use biometric data tools to track attendance and maintain worksite security abounds. Purveyors hype the advanced technology’s ability to accurately validate time entries, eliminate fraud, and...more
The proposed budget released by the White House in May includes a plan to provide new parents with up to six weeks of paid leave to bond with a new child. Obviously the plan is far from becoming law; implementing such a plan...more