Well, that’s a wrap! I was back in my stomping grounds at Lake Land College last night accepting the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award. The video of my commencement speech is below. You can find the video of the speech here …
Read Cari Rincker’s Commencement Speech at Lake Land College
Illinois does not require employers to provide sick day benefits to its employees, either paid or unpaid. However, Illinois, of course, is subject to the Family and Medical Leave Act-a federal law. In Cook County and Chicago, effective July 1, …
Exciting week! I will be receiving the 2018 Alumnus Achievement Award from Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois and giving a (short!) commencement speech on Friday night at the Lake Land College graduation. As a daughter of an instructor at …
Read Cari Rincker is to be presented with Lake Land College 2018 Alumnus Achievement Award
New laws were enacted in Illinois pertaining to pregnancy and employment. The “Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act” (P.A. 98-50) amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. (775 ILCS 5/2-102) that previously touched upon this area. This blog post will discuss how reasonable …
Read Illinois Employment Law: Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers
Retirement issues can be confusing, especially when there is a pension involved and one spouse has Social Security benefits. It is up to each state to decide whether (and which) government employees would be covered by Social Security. Therefore, a …
Read Illinois Family Law: Retirement Options for Teachers in Illinois
Pets are a large part of people’s lives, and many depend on them for emotional support. Thus, the issue of whether emotional support pets or service animals can accompany its owner to public places becomes an issue. This post will …
Read Animal Law: Federal and Illinois State Treatment of Emotional Support Pets
A Christian prenup. Isn’t that an oxymoron? No, no, it’s not. I recently read Patricia Hartman’s book “The Christian Prenuptial Agreement: The Power of Marriage Unleashed” and she makes a solid argument why it’s not. The author is not an …
I’m looking forward to speaking on Friday at the Women in Ag Conference in Rock Island, Illinois on choices of business entities. The above presentation gives a nice overview of various choices in Illinois including sole proprietorships, partnerships (general and …
Read Choice of Business Entities For Illinois Farmers & Agri-Businesses
Hear me speak on Christine Rolando‘s podcast, “Horse Sense“, originally aired on WTBQ in Orange County, New York on February 24, 2018. The recording is available here. Christine and I started New York Agri-Women together many years ago. Was great …
As some of you know, Texas is near and dear to my heart. I spent 2 years in College Station attending Texas A & M University and I worked for a Texas Congressman after I graduated. it’s long overdue, but …