09/20/2023
When it comes to paying employees bonuses, some tricky questions arise....more
Corporate Services, Inc.
208 Kishwaukee St. · Rockford, IL 61104
(p) (815) 962-8367 · (f) (815) 962-0940
www.corpserv.com
09/20/2023
When it comes to paying employees bonuses, some tricky questions arise....more
08/30/2023
On August 30, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the "white collar" overtime exem...more
08/15/2023
Every year around 200,000 service members leave active duty to re-enter the civilian work force or pursue higher education....more
07/07/2023
On July 6, 2023, a Texas court rejected a challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) 80/20 Rule, which applies to employers that take a tip credit toward their minimum ...more
05/31/2023
Here is a summary scheduled state- and local-level wage increases throughout the summer and fall of 2023....more
05/26/2023
On May 23, 2023, Evanston, Illinois joined the state of Oregon, Chicago, and cities in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington in the group of jurisdictions ...more
05/25/2023
Illinois employers already required to make pay disclosures for the Equal Pay Registration Certificate (ERPC) process would face even more stringent pay transparency duties un...more
04/14/2023
Pay transparency laws, which started gaining steam last year, are becoming more and more commonplace as companies try to keep up with a tight labor market and attract top cand...more
04/13/2023
New proposed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would require all employers nationwide — regardless of size or number of employees — to include the w...more
03/31/2023
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires most companies to pay minimum wage and overtime pay for employees unless they qualify for an exemption....more
03/22/2023
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a document to explain the revenue proposals included in President Biden's Fiscal Year 2023 proposed Budget. ...more
03/17/2023
Reductions in paid time off (PTO) and whether or not PTO are part of an employee's salary were the critical issues in a precedential decision that the Third Circuit Court of A...more
02/23/2023
On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, holding that paying an employee a "day rate"...more
02/16/2023
Breaks, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and nursing moms — new guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) helps employers make sure they are applying the r...more
02/09/2023
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is serious about enforcing federal labor laws, as shown by three recent cases that resulted in million-dollar payouts by alleged offenders....more
02/02/2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that Wisconsin wage and hours laws concerning the compensability of meal periods empower employers to require ...more
01/17/2023
After a "gut and replace" of Illinois Senate Bill 208 at the beginning of the 2023 legislative session, the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the "Act") passed both houses of th...more
01/05/2023
On January 4, 2023, the Biden administration released its long-awaited Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. Typically, these semi-annual agendas ar...more
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