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  • 2024
    • December
      • A Federal Texas Court Has Suspended the Corporate Transparency Act
    • November
      • The NLRB Limits Non-Competes
      • Who’s In Charge Here? Key Roles in Corporations and LLCs
      • A Federal Court Has Blocked the DOL from Expanding Overtime Pay
    • October
      • Yes, It’s Personal: Authentic Emotion in Negotiations
      • Does Illinois Allow Voting Leave?
      • The ABCs of Business Entities
    • September
      • Ever Feel Like Someone is Watching You? Perhaps Your Employer Is.
      • 2024 Non-Compete Round-Up: State Legislation Edition
      • Can You Be Pregnant and an All-Star? The WNBA Wrestles with Allegations of Discrimination—and Its Commitment to Its Players.
    • August
      • The FTC and Non-Competes, Part 4: Federal Court Rules the Non-Compete Ban “Unlawful”
      • Your Business Needs a Website Privacy Policy, but What Should Be in It?
    • July
      • Employment Handbooks Can Protect Both Employees and Employers
      • The FTC and Non-Competes, Part 3: Federal Courts Make Different Rulings, Creating Confusion
      • What We Can Learn from the NY Philharmonic Sexual Assault Scandal?
    • June
      • If Your Company Were a Date, Would You See Them Again?
      • The EEOC Endorses Independent Workplace Investigators and Culture Audits
      • Minimum Wage Increases in July
    • May
      • Strategies for Enhancing Mental Health in the Workplace
      • Are Your Workers Really Independent Contractors—or Are They Employees?
      • Help! What Language Are My Gen Z Coworkers Speaking?
      • Happier Employees and Fewer Risks: The Power of Culture Audits
    • April
      • WARN Act Déjà Vu? Dom’s & Foxtrot Close on the Heels of Major Signature Room Penalty
      • Did the FTC Just Ban Non-Compete Agreements? (Part 2)
    • March
      • An Unclear Future for the Corporate Transparency Act, Recently Found Unconstitutional
      • I Was Just Placed on a PIP–What Can I Do?
      • Trade Secret Litigation in the NBA Far From a Slam Dunk
    • February
      • What Should Be Included in an Independent Contractor Agreement?
      • There’s a New Rule on Who Qualifies as an Independent Contractor
      • A Termination Broadcast on TikTok Reveals Failures All Around
    • January
      • The Top 10 Essentials When Hiring Your First Employee
      • What’s Happening with New York’s Non-Compete Law?
      • What Should Employers Know about AI in the Workplace?
  • 2023
    • December
      • New Illinois Employment Laws Will Take Effect in 2024
      • What is a PLLC and Do I Need One?
    • November
      • Company Holiday Party Dos & Don'ts
      • Leave Laws: A Compliance Challenge for Businesses
      • How Can You Overcome Negotiating Against Yourself?
      • What’s In Chicago’s New Paid Leave Law?
    • October
      • What Can Employers Learn from the Signature Room Lawsuit?
      • An Underutilized Tool for Sexual Assault Victims: the Illinois Gender Violence Act
      • “You’ve Got Mail!” Parties May Now Be Served via Email, Text, and Social Media.
    • September
      • So You Want to Be an Employment Attorney? Tailor Your Law School Experience to Make It Happen.
      • Can Layoffs Hide Discrimination Claims?
      • The Corporate Transparency Act: What All Businesses Need to Know
    • August
      • Minnesota Bans Non-Competes
      • What Can the Lizzo Lawsuit Teach Us about Our Workplaces?
      • Does the Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling Affect Workplace Diversity? What Employers Need to Know.
    • July
      • Will Pay Transparency Laws Bring Pay Equity?
      • Did the Supreme Court Say Businesses Can Now Discriminate Against LGBT Customers—and Employees Too?
      • Cook County No Longer Livestreaming Court Proceedings
    • June
      • How Will the Affirmative Action Ruling Impact Employment Law Claims?
      • The Minimum Wage Rises in July
      • LGBT People Are Under Attack This Pride Month. Here Are 10 Things Employers Can Do to Support Us.
    • May
      • The Delaware Trilogy: Prominent Court Refuses to Enforce Non-Compete Clauses in Three Recent Decisions
      • New Freelancer Protections on the Horizon in Illinois
      • The E. Jean Carroll Trial Has Many Wondering: What Can I Do about Sexual Assault in the Workplace?
    • April
      • Should You Try to Negotiate Your Severance?
      • How Can Your Business Participate in National Small Business Week?
      • What Do Employers Need to Know about Accommodating Hearing Disabilities?
    • March
      • An Employment Lawyer’s Take on Working from Home
      • Recent Legislation Makes Our Judges Safer but Could Go Further
      • Modern-Day Slavery and Employment Law
    • February
      • Did the NLRB Just Ban Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements?
      • Do Employees Have Access to Their Personnel Files in Illinois?
      • George Santos Has Reminded Us All of the Importance of a Proper Background Check
    • January
      • Paid Leave to Be Mandatory in Illinois
      • Did the FTC Just Ban Non-Compete Agreements?
      • The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Was Amended. What Does This Mean for You?
      • Illinois Employers Must Start Reporting Pay Data
  • 2022
    • December
      • Ask If You Want It
      • What Does the Speak Out Act Mean for Workplaces?
      • New Year, New Laws: Legal Changes on the Horizon in Illinois
    • November
      • Twitter’s Employment Troubles
      • What Do I Need to Know about Illinois’ New Work Rest Requirements?
      • What Is Happening with Washington D.C.’s Non-Compete Law?
      • Can You Take Time Off to Vote in Illinois?
    • October
      • Illinois Voters Will Soon Decide If They Want a Constitutional Amendment on Unions
      • The Brave New World of Employment Agreements: Ending Forced Arbitration
      • Rock Your Crown! What Illinois Employers Should Know about Hair Discrimination
    • September
      • “Central Park Karen” and Workplace Discrimination
      • “Fundamental Principles Should Not Be Up for Grabs”: Justice Elena Kagan Reflects on the Supreme Court
      • Strong but Controlled Emotions Can Help You Negotiate Successfully
    • August
      • How to Handle Long COVID at Work
      • New Amendments to Colorado’s Non-Compete Law
      • The Empathy Connection: The Intersection of Fiction Writing and Legal Advocacy
    • July
      • The Legal Pitfalls of Remote Workers
      • The Supreme Court Favors Employees in Recent Arbitration Rulings
      • What Caused the Great Resignation (and How Can Employers Can Fix It)?
    • June
      • Chicago to Enforce Stronger Sexual Harassment Regulations
      • Pride in the Workplace: A Conversation
      • The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
      • Unlimited PTO: Perk or Peril?
    • May
      • Does Working from Home Benefit Mental Health or Harm It?
      • Six Tips for Making Workplace Team-Building Events More Inclusive
      • Elicitation: What Is It and How Can You Use It to Your Advantage?
    • April
      • The Value of Time and Timing in Negotiations
      • New NLRB Rules Could Signal Increased Unionization
      • The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Shatters Another Glass Ceiling!
    • March
      • The Impact of Restricting Mandatory Arbitration
      • Think Before You Post: Social Media in the Age of COVID
    • February
      • New Guidance on Long Covid and the ADA
      • How to Advocate for Your Safety in the Workplace
      • What If You (Or Your Employee) Cannot Risk Exposure to COVID-19? How to Request (and Grant) a Reasonable Accommodation for COVID
      • New Ordinance Mandates Contracts for Domestic Workers
    • January
      • Illinois Employment Law Changes in 2022
      • OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate Struck Down by Supreme Court, Now Withdrawn
      • Technical Foul on Sun's Owner: Inside the Hostile Work Environment of the NBA Phoenix Suns
  • 2021
    • December
      • The Washington Football Team, Jon Gruden, and Employment Law
      • Every Business in Illinois is Required to Provide Harassment Training—Regardless of Its Size
      • Timing is Everything in a Negotiation
    • November
      • Controlling the Conversation in a Negotiation
      • 2021 Non-Compete Recap: What Illinois Businesses Need to Know
      • OSHA’s New Vaccine Rules Hang in the Balance, but Employers Should Still Develop a Plan
    • October
      • Chappelle, Netflix, and the Trans Community: What Should a Business Do When Its Employees Are Offended by Its Products?
      • No Day at the Beach for Chicago Lifeguards Who Faced Sexual Harassment
      • Women Deserve Better Advice for Negotiating a Raise
    • September
      • Businesses Respond to the Texas Abortion Law
      • What Does the Federal Vaccine Mandate Mean for Your Business?
      • Can Vaccine-Exempt Employees Be Placed on Unpaid Leave?
    • August
      • Can Employers Raise Health Insurance Premiums for Unvaccinated Workers?
      • Blackhawks in the Penalty Box: Why Safe Workplaces & Timely Investigations Are So Important
      • New Changes to Non-Compete Law in D.C.
    • July
      • Should We Pay Student Athletes?
      • New “Just Cause” Laws Protect NYC Fast-Food Workers from Arbitrary Terminations. Could This Be the Beginning of a Trend?
      • What Does Biden’s Non-Compete Executive Order Do?
    • June
      • 3 Ways Working from Home Can Improve DEI Efforts
      • How to Get a Lawyer to Take Your Case (from the People Who Screen Their Calls)
      • What Do Employers Need to Know about Conducting Background Checks?
      • Illinois Passes Comprehensive, Bipartisan Non-Compete Legislation
    • May
      • Basecamp Demonstrates Why Businesses Must Carefully Handle Political and Social Discussions at Work
      • Investigating the EEOC: Has the Nation’s Workplace Watchdog Itself Engaged in Discrimination?
      • Illinois Employers Face New Requirements for EEO Compliance, Equal Pay, and Criminal Records
      • The Top Three Pitfalls of Hiring to Increase Diversity and How to Avoid Them
    • April
      • After the George Floyd Trial, Support Your Employees by Starting the Anti-Racist Conversation
      • Illinois’ VESSA Law Offers Protection to Victims of Sexual Violence
      • We’ve Adapted to Remote Work—And So Has Sexual Harassment.
      • New Prejudgment Interest Bill Awaits Signature
      • Pregnant Workers May Gain Increased Protections
    • March
      • What Does the 2021 Stimulus Mean for Your Business?
      • Employers Must Provide COBRA Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act
      • How to Conduct Effective Workplace Investigations
    • February
      • What Do the New OSHA Regulations Mean for Your Business?
      • Humor at Work, and When Humor Isn’t Funny
      • Black History Month Calls Us to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace
      • The 7th Circuit Has Broadened the Scope of the Lilly Ledbetter Act
    • January
      • Should You Pay Your Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
      • Comprehensive, Bipartisan Non-Compete Legislation Introduced in the Illinois General Assembly
      • Can You Be Fired for Storming the Capitol?
  • 2020
    • December
      • Our Judges Need to Be Protected Now—and Here’s How
      • The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here: What About Religious and Medical Exemptions in the Workplace?
      • Have Uber Ratings Led to Racial Discrimination?
      • The FFCRA’s Expiration Might Mean Increased ADA Claims
    • November
      • Can Employers Require Employees to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
      • Illinois’ Retirement Savings Mandate: Are You in Compliance?
      • Top Tips for Taking the Bar Exam Remotely
    • October
      • Women of Color Are Still Left Behind by the Legal Profession
      • On Election Day, What Are Your Rights at Work?
      • Is Age Ignored in Corporate Diversity Initiatives?
    • September
      • What Can Employers Learn from Kroger’s Religious Accommodation Litigation?
      • The Impact of the Notorious R.B.G. Will Be Felt for Years
      • Midwest High Court: Religious Employers May Discriminate Against—But Not Abuse—Their Employees
    • August
      • When Parents Are Asked to Be Teachers, the FFCRA Might Help
      • National Black Business Month is a Reminder—and a Call to Action
      • Fighting Over Face Masks Is Now “Aggravated Battery” in Illinois
    • July
      • “Religious” Employees Have Been Stripped of Their Rights. How Should They and Their Employers Respond?
      • A Refresher on the DOL’s Guidance for FMLA & Sick Leave
      • Religious Employers Exempt from Providing Contraception Coverage
      • On-Boarding in the Age of COVID-19
    • June
      • Somewhere Over the Rainbow? What the Bostock Decision Means for the LGBT Community.
      • Chicago Minimum Wage Increase and Predictive Scheduling Ordinances Take Effect
      • Together Now: Small Business Support in Chicago
      • Being an Empathetic Team Leader in This Time of Crisis
    • May
      • HOW EMPLOYERS CAN SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH FOR RETURNING EMPLOYEES
      • What Should I Do If My Employee Has COVID-19?
      • How to Re-Open for Business: Some Legal Best Practices
      • What Employees Need to Know About Unemployment During COVID-19
      • Top 5 Questions from Illinois Employers about Unemployment and the PPP
      • May Is the Time for Mental Health Awareness
    • April
      • Unmasking the Law, Part II: Can an Employer Fire You for Refusing to Wear a Mask?
      • Unmasking the Law, Part I: Can an Employer Fire You for Wearing a Mask?
      • Is My Company Exempt from the FFCRA’s Expanded FMLA and Sick Leave?
      • Afraid You Can’t Fulfill Your Contract Because of COVID-19? Here Are Some Options.
      • Winning on the Curves: Transforming Your Workforce When the Pressure is On
    • March
      • Help for Small Businesses in the Age of COVID-19
      • Trump Has Signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into Law. What do You Need to Know?
      • How Will the Proposed “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” Affect Small Businesses?
      • Coronavirus: An Employer’s Guide to Contingency Planning
      • Coronavirus: What Are Your Rights at Work?
    • February
      • Internships: An Opportunity at any Age or Stage
      • Illinois Companies Face Exposure under the Biometric Information Privacy Act
      • Is Your Business Ready for 2020’s Legal Changes?
    • January
      • Top 5 Ways Employers Can Use Harassment Training to Improve Culture
      • Mergers and Acquisitions: What Do They Mean for Your Non-Compete Clause?
      • Good Counsel Means Good Outcomes in Non-Compete Litigation
  • 2019
    • December
      • Overtime Adjustments for the New Year
      • End the Year Right, and Look Forward to Success
    • November
      • Social Media & Tech in the Workplace
      • Interviewing in the Age of Social Media
    • October
      • What Should You Do When an Employee "Ghosts" You?
      • The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act: New Transparency in Illinois
      • Can't We All Just Get Along?
    • September
      • Illinois Employers Now Required to Provide Anti-Harassment Training
      • How Will Recreational Marijuana Impact Illinois Workplaces?
    • August
      • Pay Up or Pay Out: New Penalties for Record-Keeping and Compensation Violations in Illinois
      • Let Them Eat Cake...But Serve It Themselves: One Woman's Fight against Gender Discrimination and Retaliation
    • July
      • Past Pay is History: A New Amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act
    • June
      • What to Expect if Your Company Receives an SSA "No-Match" Letter
      • Our Parenting Is Evolving, and Companies Should, Too.
      • How can the Illinois Cannabis Industry Protect its Trade Secrets?
    • May
      • Google Employees "Sit In" to Protest Retaliation in Wake of Walkout
      • Recent Non-Compete Trends
      • Diversity on Boards: A "Win-Win"
    • April
      • 5 Critical Tips for Negotiating Physician Employment Contracts
      • Arbitration Post-Epic
    • March
      • Employers, Let's Talk Money: How to Increase Pay Transparency (2/2)
      • Employees, Let's Talk Money: How to Increase Pay Transparency (1/2)
      • More Employees Might Soon Be Eligible for Overtime Pay
    • February
      • With New Laws on the Books, Is Your Handbook Out of Compliance?
      • Employees Are Citizens, Too - But Can They Take Time Off Work to Vote?
    • January
      • Increased Liability for Small Public Employers Under the ADEA: Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido
      • What Elie Wiesel Can Teach Us About the Power of the Bystander
      • Employee Expense Reimbursement - Update Your Employee Handbook ASAP
  • 2018
    • December
      • Company Holiday Caution: How to Host a Fun and Professional Party
      • What to Do When "The Check Is in the Mail"
      • The Real Reason Women Earn Less
    • November
      • The Walkout for Real Change: Google Employees Take a Step toward Solidarity and Shared Control
    • October
      • 3 Reasons Why California's Law Requiring More Women on Boards is a Winner-Even If It Fails
      • Good Employee Relations Are Critical for Your Growing Business
    • September
      • Hungry for Change in Your Routine? Try a Social Media Fast.
    • August
      • Statewide Protections for All Workers Have Yet to Materialize
      • Do you know the implications of the "arbitration clause" in your contract?
    • July
      • Does Your Company Have a "No Jerk" Policy? It Should.
      • A Mid-Year #MeToo Check-In
    • June
      • Do What You Do Best
      • Have you asked your employees about harassment? Nike didn't either.
    • May
      • Employment On-Boarding 101
      • The Department of Labor's New PAID Program: Is it a Win for Employers & Employees?
    • April
      • Starbucks' Racial Blunder: How to Make Sure Your Employees Don't Make the Same Mistake
      • Four Simple Ways to Reduce the Pay Gap
    • March
      • Work-Life Balance - What Are Your Rights?
      • Employment Contract Mistakes Every Small Business Owner Should Avoid
    • February
      • Does your New Company's Culture Fit?
      • The Growth Checklist: Do These Things Before You Scale
    • January
      • Can You Change Office Behavior with Training?
      • Hire, Fire, and Aspire: 3 Key Times Your Business Needs the Law on Its Side
  • 2017
    • December
      • Why Executives Need Their Own Personal Dream Team
      • 3 Rules of Communication for Every Leader
    • November
      • Three Contracts EVERY Small Business Needs
      • 3 Workplace Policies Every Employer Should Have
    • October
      • How to Keep Up with Ever-Changing Employment Laws
      • Can Using an Emoji Land You in Court?
      • How Do We Eliminate Negative Biases From Employment?
    • September
      • What laws should I be worried about after I leave my job?
    • August
      • What Counts as Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
      • Attorney Kristen Prinz Recognized as One of the Most Influential Women Lawyers by Crain's Chicago Business
      • Can being a business focused on doing good help attract better, more engaged employees?
    • July
      • Top Reasons Employees Sue Their Employers
      • Illinois Discrimination Laws Protect Transgender Citizens
    • June
      • Myths Professional Women Need to Banish!
      • Answers to the Top 5 Questions About the Cook County and Chicago Earned/Paid Sick Leave Ordinances
      • What's Enough?
      • How Do I Prove That My Employer Retaliated Against Me?
      • Pregnancy Discrimination: Do You Know Your Rights?
    • May
      • Communication, Communication, Communication!
      • Are There Hidden Meanings in Your Office's Communications?
    • March
      • Top 3 Reasons Why Women are Great Negotiators
    • February
      • What Are My Rights as a Pregnant Employee?
      • Change of Control - What is it and How Does it Work?
    • January
      • Can Transparency Lead to Equal Pay?
      • Multiple Attorneys from Our Firm Selected for Inclusion in the 2017 List of Rising Stars?
      • How Hiring a Business Lawyer Can Help Your Small Business
      • When Does an Employer Need an Employment Lawyer?
  • 2016
    • December
      • What to do if You've Been Put on a Performance Improvement Plan
      • End-of-the-Year Checklist for Your Business
    • November
      • What is Capacity to Contract?
    • October
      • Recoverable Damages in Wrongful Termination
      • Why You Probably Won't Get a Public Apology
    • September
      • What is a Registered Agent?
      • New Laws & Ordinances Review: Employers, Make Sure You Are In Compliance
      • Preparing to Meet With Your Employment Lawyer
    • August
      • What Your Severance Package Can Include
      • Common Business Mistakes to Avoid
    • July
      • Attorney Kristen Prinz to Present Webinar for WealthCounsel
      • Is Your Contract Legally Valid?
      • Five Strategies for Contract Negotiation
    • June
      • Chicago's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
      • What To Do If You're Being Sexually Harassed
      • Mistakes To Avoid When Drafting Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements
    • May
      • DOL Publishes Changes to Overtime Rule
      • What to Include in Your Partnership Agreement
      • Attorney Kristen Prinz Quoted in Huffington Post Pay Equality Article
    • April
      • The Rise of Technology and Sexual Harassment
      • Join Us Tonight For "Hiring Your First Employee" Workshop
      • Hiring An Employee With A Non-Compete Or Non-Solicit Agreement
      • Equal Pay Day: Why Men Should Be Out Front in the Fight For Equal Pay
      • Can Negotiations Close the Wage Gap?
    • March
      • Demand More at Home to Achieve More at Work
      • Attorney Kristen Prinz Participates in Live Webcast
      • Attorney Kristen Prinz to Speak on Salary Negotiations and Equal Pay
    • January
      • Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
  • 2015
    • November
      • Unpaid Wages? Be Sure To Explore Your Options
    • September
      • Internet Trolls Beware: Before You Hit "Post" On That Anonymous Internet Commentary.
      • The Dangers of the Unenforceable Non-Compete
    • August
      • How To Network When You Hate Networking
      • Why Work-Life Integration Is A Bad Idea
    • July
      • Should You Incorporate Your Consulting Business?
      • How Can Professionals Learn from Bill Simmons's Separation from ESPN?
    • June
      • Why do Work and Life have to Compete?
      • Horrible Bosses: How to Deal with Difficulties in the Workplace
      • LOL: Bad Email Habits to Avoid
    • May
      • What We Can Learn from ESPN Reporter Britt McHenry's After Hours Conduct
      • What We Can Learn from the $70 Million Dollar Pay Package for Google's New CFO
    • April
      • Are Mistakes in Your Office Being Hidden?
      • Here's How Women (and Men) Might Someday Address the Pay Gap
      • IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY, IT'S HOW YOU SAY IT By: Bill Moller
      • Wage Madness: Can and Should the NCAA Pay Student-Athletes?
      • How the Ellen Pao Case Can Advance Women
    • March
      • An Illinois Appellate Court Confirms The Two-Year Rule For Non-Compete Agreements
      • How to Plan Out Your Career Path
      • How to Advocate for Your Own Growth at a Large Company
      • Sit Down and Shut Up: My Experience with Meditation, Mindfulness, and a Radically Different Way to Work With Stress
    • February
      • How to Make the Most of Salary Negotiations
      • Get What You Want in Writing Before You Sign the Contract
      • Making HR Work for You
    • January
      • Five Ways to Re-Energize Your Job Search
      • 3 Reasons You're Not Getting Hired and What to Do About It
      • Getting Hired at a New Organization
      • Ready For a Change?
      • Here's What You Should Know About Age Discrimination
  • 2014
    • December
      • What is Wrongful Termination?
      • Can I Be Fired for That?
      • Five Don'ts When Handling an Employee Termination
    • November
      • How Managers Can Best Handle Terminating an Employee
    • October
      • You've Been Sued: Four Steps for Handling a Non-Compete Dispute
      • Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Clauses: What's the Difference?
      • Be Smart: Ways to Negotiate Your Non-Compete
      • Kristen Prinz appears on First Business with Bill Moller to discuss confusion over freelance workers
    • September
      • How To Tell When It Is Time To Quit
      • Three Mistakes to Avoid as a Manager
      • First Day on the Job? 8 Tips for Making it a Success
      • How to Be Productive When Working From Home
    • August
      • Confidence Matters
      • Remembering the Value of Face Time
      • Court Denies Proposed $324 Million Settlement on Silicon Valley Hiring
      • Four Ways to Respond to a 360 Review
    • June
      • The Lean Startup Machine 2014
      • Charting Your Executive Career
      • Planning A Graceful Exit Strategy
      • Four Factors to Consider When Negotiating an Employment Contract
      • 5 Signs Your Contractor May Be An Employee
      • Five Suggestions for Protecting your Rights Under the FMLA
    • May
      • How to Make Yourself Indispensable at Work
      • Celebrating Mistakes and Failure in Order to Grow Your Career
      • Is Your Boss Sti?ing Your Growth?
    • April
      • 6 Signs You Should Consider Saying "No" to a Job Offer
    • March
      • 7 Clues You May Be Fired
    • February
      • The Five Clauses Every Professional Should Have in His/Her Employment Agreement
    • January
      • A Word About Words.
      • Physician Non-Competes: Are they still enforceable in Illinois?
  • 2013
    • December
      • Auditing Your Career
      • Remembering Nelson Mandala's Broad Impact on Equality
    • November
      • Starting a Business While You Have a Job
      • Human Resources Doesn't Represent Humans
      • The Senate Passed a Law to Protect LGBT Employees, but House Passage is Still Necessary
      • Do performance evaluations matter?
    • October
      • Human Rights Laws Fail to Protect Unpaid Interns
      • What are "Clothes"?
      • Giving is Good
    • September
      • EEOC Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuits
      • A Class of Women Receive a Nearly $2 Million Dollar Settlement in a Discrimination Lawsuit
      • The Real Meaning behind Labor Day
    • August
      • A Revolutionary Road to Success: Give and Take
      • Protecting Your Job
    • July
      • What does the DOMA ruling mean for you?
      • Two Years of Employment are Key for a Valid Non-Compete Clause
    • June
      • Tips about Tips
    • May
      • 8 Signs You Are Being Fired
      • Illinois Might Pass Three New Employment Laws
      • Take your vacation, you earned it.
      • The Benefits of Working at a Small Business
    • April
      • Will you be my mentor?
      • Physician Employment: Does a Shortage of Family Physicians in IL Mean an Opportunity for Employment Negotiations?
      • An Illinois Representative Proposes a New Non-Compete Law
      • Equal Pay Day - April 9, 2013
      • Is Age Discrimination a Violation of the Constitution?
    • March
      • Does "Leaning in" mean not raising claims of discrimination or harassment?
      • Book Smarts, Street Smarts . . . and Professionalism Smarts?
      • International Women's Day
    • February
      • Job Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation
      • It's Not Just What You Say; It's How You Say It
      • Why Should Businesses and Employees Fear Social Media?
    • January
      • Class Actions for Employment Law
      • Is being a "yes man" the only way to get ahead?
      • New Year, New Illinois Laws
      • The Secret to Success: A Sponsor
      • Dangers of Email
      • Women, Ask For What You Want!
      • How To Apply For An Internal Job Position.
      • Has the economy made it harder to get unemployment benefits?
      • Who is a "Supervisor"?
      • Is fear the best motivator?
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