FFCRA Poster of Employee Rights As a follow-up to the SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (https://boodlaw.com/2020/03/major-provisions-of-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act-ffcra/) posted on https://boodlaw.com on March 19, 2020, we would like to let you know that the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its poster summarizing employee rights… read more →
Effective March 21, 2020 all residents of the State of Illinois are subject to a “Stay at Home” Order. What does the order mean? For individuals: It literally means everyone should stay at home or place of residence unless they are exempt as provided for in the Executive Order. If… read more →
Max Stein leads the firm’s Litigation Team and is a Member at Boodell & Domanskis, LLC. He is part of the expert panel in the Financial Poise Webinar Series: Complex Financial Litigation 2020. This webinar series focuses on the legal and financial realities that accompany unanticipated adverse events, soured business… read more →
New Workplace Law in Illinois, Increased Obligations for Employers: Part III In our third posting on the new Workplace Transparency Act (“WTA” or the “Act”), effective January 1, 2020, we consider the introduction of mandatory sexual harassment prevention training that all employers must begin to provide. Mandatory Annual Sexual Harassment… read more →
New Workplace Law in Illinois, Increased Obligations for Employers: Part II In our second posting on the new Workplace Transparency Act (“WTA” or the “Act”), effective January 1, 2020, we consider the dramatic changes to Illinois law under the WTA – defining previously undefined terms, expanding existing definitions, and increasing… read more →
Important changes for companies that have independent contractors in California In June 2018, we had reported about the California Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, which changed the way the courts would look at independent contractors. (Click here to read full text of “New… read more →
Congratulations to Pastor Corey B. Brooks and Everyone at New Beginnings Church of Chicago! B&D attorneys Al Domanskis and Eric Roberson, along with Pastor Corey Brooks and members of the New Beginnings Church of Chicago, successfully negotiated and closed a very challenging re-finance of the church’s loan before its September… read more →
New Workplace Law in Illinois, Increased Obligations for Employers Effective January 1, 2020, employers in Illinois will have new obligations and restrictions regarding their employee agreements under the Workplace Transparency Act (“WTA” or the “Act”). The WTA defines “unlawful employment practices” as acts of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. New Limits… read more →
EFFECTIVE 9.29.2019 A new law will amend the Equal Pay Act of 2003 and ban salary history questions for job applicants starting on September 29, 2019. Illinois is now one of 17 states to ban salary history questions. The Illinois Equal Pay Act now prohibits employers from: Using wage or… read more →
