(c) Can Stock Photo We have been actively following the Department of Labor’s changes to the rules regarding overtime minimum salary levels and other regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rules that were first proposed in 2016 would have increased...
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Overtime Changes May Be Coming
(c) Can Stock Photo In June 2016, we posted an article about the new overtime law that was to take effect on December 1, 2016. In November, 2016, a District Judge in the Eastern District of Texas enjoined (blocked) the expansion of the Overtime Pay Exemption under the...
New Restrictions on Non-Compete Employment Contracts
(c) Can Stock Photo Illinois continues to be an employee friendly state in some ways, including in the area of non-compete clauses. A non-compete clause, or covenant not to compete, is a provision of a contract in which one person agrees not to compete against another...
Changes to Illinois Overtime Rules [Updated]
(c) Can Stock Photo In May, the Department of Labor issued its final rules regarding overtime minimum salary levels and other regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new Illinois overtime rules take effect December 1, 2016, and require employers to provide...
Hiring The Google Way
Education, skills and experience are important, but there is more to hiring than those traditional measures, so says Laszlo Bock, the senior vice president of people operations for Google. Unless you have been living in a cave (with no Internet connection), you know...
Contractor Beware: An Employee Classification Pitfall
Did you know that people hired by contractors are presumed to be employees by state law? – even if a contract calls them independent contractors! Beginning on January 14, 2014, individuals can be held liable for violations of the Employee Classification Act. If you...
Employer Beware: Restrictive Covenants
A case recently decided in the First District Appellate Court in Illinois (Cook County) will have a big impact on employers and employees who impose or are subject to restrictive covenants (non-solicitation and con-competition) clauses. Restrictive covenants in...
Clarity on Employees with Disabilities – Accommodation Requires Ability to Perform the Job
Employers and employees, alike, often misunderstand the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act. Some employees believe that employers must accommodate just about anything, and some employers fear that is true. Two recent...
Crackdown on Unpaid Interns
Internships have long presented opportunities for students and recent graduates to obtain practical education in their chosen professions and valuable experience to enhance their resumes. Employers have long benefitted from the unpaid help of those same interns. In...