AD Education On Demand Archive

Join Ryan Young and Maggie Miles as they highlight the latest trends and updates in employment law.

Join Rebecca Bush and Kelly Haab-Tallitsch as they discuss the latest trends in employee benefits and executive compensation and how to properly structure benefit plans for your employees.

Join Mike Hughes and Timm Schowalter as they identify the latest labor law developments.

Join us as we present a timely webcast for employers, discussing the rising cost of healthcare benefits. We will share ideas about what you can do to manage costs, stay competitive, and keep compliant. We also have tips and reminders for open enrollment season.

Join Moses Suarez for a discussion of federal guidance impacting compliance programs in the health care setting and critical steps in implementing those programs, including the roles of risk managers and human resource personnel.

It’s not usual for companies to have employees working in multiple states, especially if they hire remote workers. However, managing a workforce that is spread out over multiple locations can be challenging.

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a final rule on independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Transportation and logistics companies using independent contractors for delivery or driving must understand the implications of the final rule.

Across the country, states are implementing pay transparency laws, which will impact the way employers advertise, pay and hire their employees. These laws are here to stay and if employers are not preparing for compliance now, they are setting themselves up for headaches later.

Meet Amundsen Davis's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Service Group

Meet the Amundsen Davis Labor & Employment Service Group

The recently overhauled paid leave ordinances in Illinois include: Illinois Paid Leave For All Workers Act (effective January 1, 2024), Cook County Paid Leave (effective February 1, 2024) and the City of Chicago Paid Leave (effective July 1, 2024)/City of Chicago Sick Leave (amended) (effective July 1, 2024). Compliance is going to require more than an updated leave policy, so it is important to review your policies and practices to make sure you are compliant.

Preparing to sell your business can be an overwhelming endeavor – especially in an uncertain economic and political climate. A checklist of considerations for selling your business transactions can ease the burden and facilitate the process.

Join Amundsen Davis L&E, OSHA and Construction attorneys as they highlight key issues impacting the construction industry in 2024 at our Ninth Annual Construction Industry Program.

Join Karen Tobin for a timely discussion on the changes to filing requirements going into effect at the beginning of 2024.

Join Julie Proscia and Heather Bailey for a timely webcast, offering a clarifying look at the confusing new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance and what employers need to be aware of come January 1. Chicago employers, don’t miss your chance to prepare for the new year!

The law firm of Amundsen Davis, LLC announces today that it will formally combine with Crabbe, Brown & James LLP on January 1, 2024.

During this presentation Molly Arranz and John Ochoa will review data privacy and security concerns for employers, including concerns related to the Biometric Privacy Act and the Genetic Information Privacy Act. They will review best practices and policies employers should have in place to avoid legal pitfalls.

Join Suzanne Newcomb and Beverly Alfon as they review the latest trends and updates to employment law. During this presentation they will cover updates to paid leave, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act/EEOC proposed regulations, AI in employment, federal labor law developments, pay transparency and more.

As organizations strive to be more welcoming to all team members and the public, internal discussions, trainings and policies regarding diversity, inclusivity and allyship are becoming more and more important. Join Heather Bailey and Julie Proscia as they discuss strategies to challenge bias and how to be an advocate and ally for a diverse workforce.

Amundsen Davis attorneys Matt Horn and Jeff Risch discuss the key components of IDTLSA, including safety and training mandates, and updates to equal pay and benefits mandates that employers and staffing agencies need to know to remain in compliance.

Amundsen Davis attorney Craig Kubiak discusses the legal pitfalls employers must be aware of when addressing the well-being of their employees.

Amundsen Davis attorney Jeff Risch discusses the key components of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act and what employers and staffing agencies need to know in order to stay compliant.

Watch Darren Grady speak as part of a roundtable about the cannabis industry at the Illinois Cannabis Roundtable with GreenGrowthCPAs! ​

Amundsen Davis attorneys Peter E. Hansen and Laurie E. Meyer discuss recent changes to, and a comparison of, Illinois and Wisconsin employment laws, along with recent developments in Federal employment laws in 2023.

Jeff Risch will examine Illinois’ new changes to its ONE DAY REST IN SEVEN LAW. Jeff will share his experience and insight into how the law works with the new changes that took effect January 1, 2023.

In today’s world, management and human resource personnel must be on their A-game in all things relating to employees.

The new amendment to the Illinois joint employer rule appears to cast a wide net as to who is considered a joint employer. This allows for the potential to expand wage and hour liability in Illinois to businesses that may not even be aware they are joint employers.

The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) is the federal prevailing wage law that applies directly to contractors and subcontractors working on federally funded or assisted construction contracts in excess of $2,000.

Research has proven that diverse teams drive better business performance, with the most diverse companies more likely than ever to outperform their less diverse peers. Diversity, inclusion and allyship are top of mind for many organizations, but many of us lack the knowledge, skills, or tools to take meaningful and long-term action.

Last year Illinois enacted amendments to its own Equal Pay Act, which requires unprecedented reporting of race, gender, and ethnicity statistics along with pay data of Illinois based employees.

The seminar highlights key legal issues and developments impacting the evolving construction industry in 2022.

The seminar highlights key legal issues and developments impacting the evolving construction industry in 2022.

The seminar highlights key legal issues and developments impacting the evolving construction industry in 2022

While employers continue to review their COVID-19 protocols under various government vaccine mandates (including OSHA’s ETS) as well as their own policies and practices and customer requirements, testing continues to be a confusing topic for many.

OSHA's promised Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with one hundred or more employees to ensure their employees are either fully vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis was published last week.

It is not if, but when. Though construction companies—especially smaller ones—may believe it won’t happen to them, more and more companies have suffered or will suffer a “data incident” or cyber-attack in some form. In 2020, alone, small businesses were targeted 43% of the time, and malicious emails are up 600% due to COVID-19.

The guidance for operating businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. John Hayes discusses the latest guidance, including mask mandates and required vaccinations.

As quickly as the world is changing so is the legal landscape. These changes span the spectrum and challenge many aspects of the relationship between employers and employees, including greater restrictions on non-compete agreements to patterns and trends emerging with unions.

Across multiple industries, recruitment and retention are top HR concerns for most employers in 2021 and beyond. Flexibility and incentives appear to the key to success on both fronts – whether we are talking about remote work, financial incentives, apprenticeship/training and advancement opportunities, or other more traditional benefits.

Recruiting and retaining employees has become one of the biggest challenges for employers in virtually all industries. Join labor and employment attorneys Jeffrey Risch and Kelly Haab-Tallitsch for a complimentary 1-hour webcast on Tuesday, August 10 at noon CT, as they discuss employer best practices.

How to avoid the 7 deadly sins and how to properly discipline health care employees while not creating exhibits and records that can exacerbate a fraud case or claims of malpractice, abuse or negligence.

new Illinois law generally prohibits the use of criminal convictions in employment decisions and creates additional new hurdles for employers who decide to rely on any conviction for employment purposes-unless otherwise authorized by law.

The Biden Administration’s tax policy and proposed revisions will impose dramatic changes on how we manage compensation and individual taxes.

Companies need to be ready to stay a step ahead of their competition. You’ll hear how anticipated changes from the Biden administration will affect your bottom line and the way you conduct business.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law on March 11, 2021 and is aimed at remedying the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for employers in 2021?

The key legal issues and developments impacting the construction industry in 2021 -- from COVID-19 to the recent election.

The key legal issues and developments impacting the construction industry in 2021

The key legal issues and developments impacting the construction industry in 2021 -- from COVID-19 to the recent election.

As more and more states create laws that presume an employee’s COVID-19 diagnosis is the result of their employment, employers need to be more diligent and focused on identifying and gathering key facts to shore up viable defenses.