Can I Ask My Employees If They Have Been Vaccinated?
By Heather Bailey – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com The short answer is: Be careful what you wish for! During this COVID-19 pandemic, vaccinations…
Category: Employment Law
PREVAILING WAGE REMINDER: Local, State and Federal Prevailing Wage Obligations Vary Greatly
By Jeffrey A. Risch, SmithAmundsen LLC – www.illinoisprevailingwage.com Contractors, developers, architects, owners, project managers and even public bodies often ask the same obvious…
Illinois Set to Enact New Law Limiting Criminal Convictions in Employment Decisions
By Allison P. Sues and Jeff Risch – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com Illinois has long limited employers from considering the criminal history…
DOL Clarifies that Not All Travel Time is Compensable in the Era of Telework
By Carlos Arévalo – SmithAmundsen – www.salawus.com On the last day of 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter…
Telemedicine Appointments Can Be Used To Establish Serious Health Conditions Under the FMLA
By Steven Jados – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com Recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reiterates that the DOL will allow…
THE DOL CLARIFIES COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES UNDER THE FFCRA
By: Sean Darke, Esq. The U.S. Department of Labor continues to provide necessary guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which…
COVID-19: Considerations for Employers
Written By: Emily Shupe, Rathje & Woodward LLC COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) was just recently declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization….
Breaking Down the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By: Mark McAndrew, Rathje Woodward LLC, Food and Nutrition Service – Includes funding to ensure the domestic nutrition assistance programs have adequate resources to…
How Condominium and Homeowner Associations Can Comply With Illinois’ Shelter-In-Place Order
By Scott E. Pointner, Esq. and James P. Arrigo, Esq. Rathje Woodward LLC On March 20, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020…
The Legal Risks of Using Artificial Intelligence in Hiring and Recruiting
By Allison P. Sues – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com As employers seek to reduce costs and time in the hiring process through artificial…