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Category Archives: Employment
Every Employer’s Best Friend: The Employee Handbook
It’s a new year, and there’s no better time to create an employee handbook or update your existing one. A well-drafted employee handbook effectively communicates workplace expectations, policies and procedures to employees. When management follows its written policies and procedures, they … Continue reading
Amendments to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act Make It Easier to Contest an Unemployment Compensation Claim
New amendments to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act that make it easier for employers to contest a claim for unemployment compensation went into effect on January 3, 2016. Under the Act, an employee may be denied unemployment benefits if he … Continue reading
Review This Before Terminating an Employee
Terminating an employee is never pleasant, especially if you’re worried about a potential lawsuit. Be sure to review this checklist to best avoid unnecessary litigation and to help ensure you are prepared to defend against a claim for unlawful termination … Continue reading
Withholding or Reducing Discretionary Bonuses May Lead to Discrimination Claims
In October 2015, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer’s reduction of an employee’s discretionary bonus constitutes an adverse employment action and may support an employee’s discrimination claim. Davis v. New York City Dep’t of Educ., 2015 … Continue reading
NLRB’s Controversial Decision Will Impact Classic Franchise Relationship
In a recent ruling, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) replaced a decades-old standard for determining whether a joint employer relationship exists between two or more employers that retain some degree of control over the same set of employees. … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Franchisee, Franchisor, Franchisor & Distributor Services, Joint Employer
Tagged Best Practices, employee rights, Employees, Employers, Employment Policies, Franchise Relationship, Franchisee, Franchisor, joint employers, Labor, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB
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Employer Best Practices – Part 3 – Common Compliance Issues Facing Employers
Throughout August, Marcus & Boxerman has published a series exploring employer best practices. First, we discussed creating employee handbooks and adopting uniform employment policies, and earlier this week, we detailed best practices employers should use in maintaining employee personnel files. … Continue reading
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Employer Best Practices – Part 2 – Maintaining Personnel Files
Earlier this month, Marcus & Boxerman published the first in a three-part series highlighting employer best practices. In case you missed it, click here to learn about best practices for employee handbooks and uniform enforcement of employment policies. This installment … Continue reading
Employer Best Practices – Part 1 – Employee Handbooks and Uniform Employment Policies
Over the next few weeks, Marcus & Boxerman will publish a three-part series discussing employer best practices. Part One focuses on the practices all employers should adhere to in creating, developing, and enforcing employment policies and workplace conditions. Part Two … Continue reading
U.S. Department of Labor: Most Workers are Employees, Not Independent Contractors
On July 15, 2015, Administrator David Weil, of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), issued an Administrator’s Interpretation (“Interpretation”) making clear that the vast majority of workers are employees, not independent contractors, regardless of … Continue reading
NLRB Provides “Fresh” Guidance on Joint Employment
On April 28, 2015 the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued an advisory opinion to the NLRB Chicago Region regarding joint employment. The NLRB concluded that neither Freshii Development, L.L.C. (“Freshii”), a fast-casual restaurant franchisor with over 100 franchised locations, … Continue reading