by: Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds Effective January 1, 2019, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act has been amended to require employers to reimburse expenses incurred by employees in connection with their employment. These expenses include reasonable expenditures or losses required in the discharge of an employee’s duties which primarily benefit the employer. Losses due […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds November 14th, 2018
Posted In: Employment & Labor
Content Editor: Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds Original Author Credit: Allison M. Huntley The Second District Appellate Court recently ruled on BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. Joe Contarino, Inc., 2017 IL App (2d) 160371, a case concerning an amendment to the Conveyances Act from 1996. The case directly impacts Illinois creditors lending to residential and commercial landlords. […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds March 13th, 2018
Posted In: Civil Litigation, Real Estate
By: Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds Illinois employers already need to exercise caution to avoid prematurely inquiring about an applicant’s criminal history in violation of the Illinois Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act, effective January 1, 2015. Soon, there could be a need for Illinois employers to avoid asking job applicants about their salary history. In […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds March 1st, 2018
Posted In: Employment & Labor
By: Maryjo Pirages Reynolds Illinois employers with 15 or more employees have been required by the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (“VESSA”) to provide unpaid leave to employees who were victims or in a family/household of a victim of domestic or sexual violence. VESSA was recently amended to require that all Illinois employers, regardless […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds July 26th, 2017
Posted In: Employment & Labor, Leave Laws
By: Maryjo Pirages Reynolds Beginning on September 18, 2017, all employers must use a revised Form I-9, which was just published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The new Form I-9 has a revision date in the bottom left-hand corner of “07/17/17 N” and is available at: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9. The new Form I-9 updates the […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds July 18th, 2017
Posted In: Employment & Labor, Immigration
Content Editor: Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds Original Author Credit: Allison M. Huntley At the end of each year, business owners reflect on the viability of their organizations, and for a variety of reasons, they decide to discontinue operations. When shareholders decide to dissolve a corporation, questions about director and shareholder liability arise. In Illinois, there […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds December 30th, 2016
Posted In: Corporate & Business
By: Alexander J. Mezny and Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published Regulations that are effective as of December 1, 2016 and seek to prohibit retaliation in connection with the reporting of a workplace illness or injury. These Regulations require electronic submission of injury and illness information for employers with 250 […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds November 4th, 2016
Posted In: Discrimination/Retaliation, Employment & Labor, Policies & Agreements
Content Editor: Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds Original Author Credit: Allison M. Huntley Trustees have numerous responsibilities surrounding trust administration. These duties range from filing tax returns to distributing trust assets. If the trust requires the trustee to distribute more than $4,000 worth of assets to a charitable organization, the trustee may be required to register […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds August 10th, 2016
Posted In: Trusts & Estates
By: Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) governs background checks which it refers to as “consumer reports.” Employers cannot be careful enough when running a background check on a current or prospective employee. Plaintiffs’ attorneys filed over 400 class action lawsuits last year in connection with improper background check procedures. Employers […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds August 10th, 2016
Posted In: Employment & Labor
By: Maryjo F. Pirages Reynolds I-9 audits can detect even inadvertent errors, saving employers from civil fines of up to $1,100 per improperly documented employee. Many employers are unintentionally violating the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and an I-9 audit can catch inaccuracies, instruct on best practices, and provide evidence of good faith […]
Maryjo Pirages Reynolds August 10th, 2016
Posted In: Employment & Labor, Immigration