An employee handbook can be a valuable tool for a company. But it can also create significant liability for employers, including exposing the employer to claims under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act and […]
On October 4, 2024 the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a compelling decision in favor of an executive regional sales leader allowing his claim for over $330,000 in unpaid incentive compensation to proceed […]
The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (the “Wage Act”) provides powerful remedies against employers and other persons who fail to pay wages and final compensation to employees. Section 14 […]
As a worker in Illinois, you probably trust that your employer will pay you the appropriate amount of money in exchange for your work. However, if you’ve recently experienced an issue with employee wages, you […]
Oak Brook attorney Antonio DeBlasio recently obtained a confidential settlement on behalf of his client against a former employer that failed to pay him over $18,000 in commissions that he had earned as a major […]
Illinois courts historically have been less than friendly to restrictive covenants, and non-compete agreements in particular. On August 13, 2021, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-0358, an amendment to Illinois’ “Freedom to […]
Starting January 1, 2022, employers in Chicago and throughout Illinois will have to deal with significant new hurdles to make sure employment agreements with covenants not to compete or non-solicitation terms are valid and enforceable. […]
Arbitration is like going to court, except that it is less formal, private and does not usually involve a judge and jury. Instead, the case is decided by a neutral third party arbitrator or a […]
Perhaps the most famous movie scene involving an employee getting stiffed on a bonus is in the legendary film Christmas Vacation, when Clark Griswold (played by Chevy Chase) goes absolutely ballistic after his boss fails […]
(January 15, 2020) In the recent case of case of Zeigler Auto Grp. II, Inc. v. Chavez, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6582, a federal judge in Chicago partially granted a request by Zeigler Chevrolet-Schaumburg for […]
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