Congratulations! Your business has grown and you are ready to hire your first employee. Where do you begin? What will the employee’s schedule be and how much will the employee get paid? Will your new hire be an employee or …
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Understanding Payroll as an Employer
Ask Cari: How to Legally Terminate an Employee
Almost all business owners eventually must make the difficult decision to terminate an employee. Whether that decision arises from failure on the employee’s part or economic turbulence, one thing is clear: How a business handles this delicate situation can either …
Illinois Employment Law: What Issues Should Employment Handbooks Discuss? (Part 2)
Here are a few suggestions for your employment handbook.. Remember that there is no one-size fits all. Let Rincker Law help you tailor your employment handbook to your company. Vacation Illinois law does not require employers to offer vacation benefits; …
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Illinois Employment Law: What Issues Should Employment Handbooks Discuss? (Part 1)
There is no one size fits all for employment handbooks but there are a few things that you should be sure your handbook discusses. Here are a few pointers: Terms of Employment Open Door Policy Drug Free Workplace Policy Equal …
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Ask Cari: What are Stay Bonus Agreements?
Do you have certain key employees who help make your family business a success? Keeping those employees may be essential to a successful transition of ownership and management to your children or another new owner when you retire or pass …
Attracting Stellar Employees for Your Small Business
The economy is booming, which is excellent news for small businesses, right? In general, it is great news for all businesses. However, it also presents some challenges, particularly for small businesses. According to the June 2019 National Federation of Independent …
What You Need to Know about Family and Medical Leave
Federal law has required certain businesses to offer family and medical leave for decades. An increasing number of states have also enacted or considered passing laws requiring businesses to offer family and medical leave. For small businesses, these laws have …
Does an Employee Handbook Create a Contractual Obligation?
Every business with at least one employee should have an employee handbook, sometimes also called an employee manual or code of conduct, setting out the company’s policies and rules and the laws applicable to the employment relationship. It establishes the …
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Legalized Marijuana: What Every Employer Needs to Know
The marijuana industry is huge and growing. In 2017, legal marijuana was a $1.5 billion industry in Colorado alone according to data from the Colorado Department of Revenue, and it has been identified by many analysts as one of the …
5 Key Benefits of a Well-Written Job Description
Although the main purpose of a job description is to, well, describe a job – it actually serves a much bigger role. In fact, a job description can improve a company’s ability to manage employees in many ways. A well-written …