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2011	Can An Employer Ask An Employee To “Give Up” Overtime Pay? (NEJ)
2009	Do Illinois Employers Have to Give Notice to Employees When They Fire Them? (NEJ)
2009	Emergency Unemployment Insurance Issues for Illinois Employers (NEJ)
2009	Employee Handbooks: Delete Unnecessary Promises! (NEJ)
2011	Employers are Confused! How Can My Employees Both Work and Collect Unemployment Insurance Benefits from IDES?! (NEJ)
2011	Employers Must Be More Careful Than Ever With Criminal Background Checks! (NEJ)
2009	How Employers Can Avoid Overtime Problems and Other Wage and Hour Concerns (NEJ)
—-	How to Conduct a Sexual Harassment/Discrimination Internal Investigation (KEEP)
—-	HR audits: An Ounce of Prevention (KEEP)
2011	E-ALERT: Surprise! Illinois Employers May Give Out Bad References About Former Employees! (NEJ)
2011	Illinois Employers May Benefit from Adopting a Relationship Policy (NEJ)
2010	Is WS Endorsed On Your Epli Or D/O Insurance Policy? (KEEP)
—-	Letters from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) (NEJ)
2011	NEW Illinois Supreme Court Decision on Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements: Good News for Employers! (NEJ)
2010	School’s Out Soon — Read This Before Hiring Teen Workers (NEJ)
—-	The Importance of the Human Resources Audit (KEEP)
2010	The Question of Mandatory Direct Deposit (NEJ)
2010	Why Can’t I Take Money From A Careless Employee’s Paycheck in Illinois?! (NEJ)

2011	Connecticut Becomes First State in the U.S. To Enact Paid Sick Leave! (NEJ)
2010	Evaluating and Comparing Minimum Wage Laws (NEJ)

2010	As work force changes, many misclassified workers miss out on benefits (NEJ)
—-	Effective Independent Contractor Agreements (NEJ)
2010	Employer Alert: Keep Track of 30 Working Days for Illinois Unemployment Insurance Purposes (NEJ)
2011	Employers Wonder: How Can My Independent Contractor File For Unemployment Insurance Benefits? (NEJ)
—-	Evaluating your Independent Contractor Agreement Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act (NEJ)
2011	Government Agencies are Going After Employers Who Wrongly Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors (NEJ)
2011	Great news for Companies Who Use Independent Contractor Massage Therapists! (NEJ)
—-	Handling IDES Audits: Section 212(A), (B) and (C) (NEJ)
2011	How Does A Company Properly Terminate Independent Contractors? (NEJ)
2009	IDES and IRS Audits: Why Does the Company Need to Prove Independent Contractor Status (NEJ)
—-	IDES Audits for Independent Contractor Truck Drivers (NEJ)
—-	IDES Audits of Independent Contractor Truck Owner/Operators under Section 212.1 (NEJ)
2009	IDES Audits: Don’t Handle an Illinois Department of Economic Security Audit Without Careful Planning! (NEJ)
2010	IDES Audits: Five Questions Companies Commonly Ask (NEJ)
2010	IDES Audits: If You Use Independent Contractors, Be Sure You Know All of the Powerful IDES Exemptions (NEJ)
2009	IDES Audits: How Employers Should Fill Out The Audit Questionnaire (NEJ)
2011	IDES Audits: Why Are Auditors Using Questionnaires for an IDES Audit? (NEJ)
—-	ILLINOIS EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION ACT: The Rules Have Been Finalized and Adopted (NEJ)
2009	Illinois Employers: Be Aware of Dangerous and Misleading New IDES Policy Concerning IDES Audits! (NEJ)
2008	Illinois Employment Classification Act 1/1/2008 (NEJ)
—-	Illinois Prevailing Wage Work Could Lead to Illinois Employee Classification Act Audits (NEJ)
2011	Independent Contractor or Employee Status? New IRS Audits Turn Up Heat on Misclassification (NEJ)
2010	IRS Plans Increased Independent Contractor Crackdown! (NEJ)
2010	IRS Targets Companies Using Independent Contractors (NEJ)
2009	Ownership of the Truck is Extremely Important for Independent Contractor/Owner Operators in Illinois (NEJ)
—-	Protect Independent Contractor Status When You Fill Out the Paperwork for IDES Audits (NEJ)
2011	Recent Decisions on Independent Contractor Status In Trucking as Viewed by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) Under Section 212.1 of the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act (NEJ)
—-	Section 212.1 and Payment of Workers’ Compensation Premiums (NEJ)
2011	Should Your Company Take Advantage of the New IRS Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program? Look Before You Leap! (NEJ)
—-	Six Questions and Answers Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act (NEJ)
—-	Strict Posting and Record Keeping Requirements Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act (NEJ)
—-	The Illinois Independent Contractor Law: The Illinois Employee Classification Act- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (NEJ)
2009	The Proper Use of Independent Contractors (NEJ)
2009	Warning to Illinois Companies About Employee Classification Act: New Danger! (NEJ)
—-	What are the “Penalties” Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act (NEJ)
—-	What is “Construction” Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act (NEJ)
2011	Which Illinois Unemployment Insurance Contribution Rate Do I Use, The Employee Leasing Company’s or the Client Company’s? (NEJ, CAS)
—-	Yes, the Illinois Employee Classification Act Complaints are Starting to Roll In (NEJ)

2011	Seventh Circuit Backs Walmart Firing of Anti-Gay Religious Employee (NEJ)
2011	Ten Tips for Employers Who Face Going to an Illinois Department of Human Rights Fact Finding Conference (NEJ)

2010	Employer Alert: Keep Track of 30 Working Days for Illinois Unemployment Insurance Purposes (NEJ)
2011	U.S. District Court Upholds OSHA Subpoena In Grain Engulfment Case (NEJ)

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