Small Business

Employment Policies and Handbooks – To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question, Part 2

This post continues the discussion that began with my prior post. After deciding whether to have employment policies and which policies to have, a business should determine what form these policies should take. Such forms may include an electronic document, a written memo, a multi-page document, a bound manual, or a combination of these. Alternatively, [...]

Illinois’ Employee Classification Act of 2008

A client recently asked me about a new State of Illinois law the Employee Classification Act (if the link is expired, then check Google), public act 095-0026, which became effective January 1, 2008. I thought that a brief post might be useful considering that there might be some confusion regarding this Act. Additionally, I've noticed [...]

2008 Projected Employer Health Care Costs

Paul Shaheen, my associate from The Horton Group, an employer benefits brokerage and consultancy, sent me their latest LegalEase newsletter today. It’s worth posting because it’s an in-depth and fascinating article concerning projected employer health care costs for 2008. 2008 Per-Employee Health Care Costs To Exceed $9,300; Wide Disparities Foreseen By Stephen Miller, October 2007 [...]

Additional Questions From Reader About Starting Own Management Side Employment Law Practice & My Answers to Him

Thanks, Charles. This is really great. I have some follow-up questions on a few of the topics you raised. If you could address some of these questions in your post as well, that would be fantastic. Websites What is your opinion about the usefulness of blogging for gaining business? Several articles I’ve read suggest this [...]

Question From Reader About Starting Own Management Side Employment Law Practice & My Answer to Him

Reader, Michael W., emailed me the below question about starting his own management side employment law practice in New York City. My answer follows his question. I am interested in starting my own law practice in New York City, representing management in employment discrimination cases. I believe there is a real economic opportunity in this [...]

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