Month: September 2019
Potential Expansion of Illinois Taxes May Affect Your Business
Sales tax is one of the largest sources of state revenue and is crucial to basic government operations. Although Illinois currently only applies sales tax to goods, such as tangible personal property, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering broadening the sales tax base to include services. Many, many states like Delaware, Hawaii, New Mexico, South
General Contractors Beware! You May Be Responsible for a Subcontractor’s Failure to Pay its Workers
HB2838 (“Bill”), which has been passed by the House and is under consideration in the Senate would allow the Department of Labor to hold prime contractors responsible for subcontractors’ unpaid employees, and employees who are paid less than the applicable minimum wage. Specifically, the Bill would hold prime contractors responsible for “any debt owed to
Illinois Appellate Court Ruling Affecting Labor Unions’ Termination of Employees
In a recent case, Dorothy Crawley v. The Board of Education of the City of Chicago, the 1st District Appellate Court ruled that the termination of a Chicago school teacher, who called in sick but in reality, actually went on a vacation, was warranted under the state’s School Code. Although the Defendant submitted a physician’s
New Legislation Regulating Employers’ Interview Procedures
On August 9, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law, the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (“Act”)– one of the first laws in the country aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the employee hiring process. Starting January 1, 2020 Illinois employers will be prohibited from using artificial intelligence to interview prospective employees