Managers, executives, and other higher-ups have a responsibility to keep their companies profitable, while maintaining a good reputation in the community. When an employee is failing to meet company standards or negatively impacting the success of a company, employers...
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Employees and social media posts
Many social media users post practically everything about their lives including their jobs and their employers. Even though social media posts may be offensive, companies must balance legal requirements, employee rights, public relations and the risk of employment...
Five categories of worker visas
People interested in coming to the United States from other countries may apply for a visa related to their employment. The United States Department of State indicates that the dependent children under 21 years of age and spouse of an applicant may also request a visa...
The 2-part approach to due diligence in a commercial acquisition
Due diligence is a process involved in any large purchase to ensure that the potential rewards justify the risks involved. It is at least as important when making a commercial acquisition as it is when making a large personal purchase, perhaps even more so. ...
Alternatives to interview questions about national origin
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regards questions about a job applicant's national origin with "extreme disfavor." Therefore, it may be more likely to accept a claim by an applicant who alleges that...
Differences between an LLC and S Corporation
If you are an Illinois entrepreneur, you know that making difficult decisions is part of being a business owner. However, you may not know that choosing the right business structure for your company can affect the way you conduct business and affect growth options. We...
Cases against protesting DACA participants dismissed
For those people in Chicago who are not native to the United States and still under immigrant status, the fear of deportation may be ever-present. Not only do they need to monitor their activities in regard to their immigration status, but they also have to keep in...
What issues must you anticipate with an employee severance package?
When you first became a business owner, the farthest thing on your mind was laying off or otherwise terminating employees. You expect to offer a severance package for the first time in the days to come, and you want to cover all your legal bases and do right by your...
Some things you shouldn’t expect your employees to do
What is an unreasonable request to make of an employee? There are typically no hard-and-fast rules on these things short of anything that's illegal or could be deemed discriminatory.Some employees may be more agreeable to doing whatever is asked of them than others....
How to prevent allegations of immigration status discrimination
As a Chicago employer, you likely have applicants and employees with a wide variety of immigration statuses. Just as it is illegal to discriminate against employees and job applicants based on protected statuses like race, nationality, gender and disability, it's also...
