Category: Employer Practices

PAID SICK LEAVE AND TAX CREDITS FOR CORONAVIRUS-RELATED EMPLOYEE LEAVE — DOL EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY OF PHYSICIAN OFFICE EMPLOYEES

by ICS Staff | Oct 28, 2020 | Compliance, Employer Practices, ICS Message, Legal, Practice Management | 0 |

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires many employers to pay employees for sick leave related to COVID-19 in specific situations. Although there are exemptions for healthcare, the Department of Labor (DOL)has recently changed its rules to make the definitions less broad.

State Minimum Wage Increases Again July 1, 2020

by Lindsay Wagahoff, MA | Jun 24, 2020 | Employer Practices, ICS Message, Legal, Practice Management | 0 |

During the 2019 spring legislative session, legislation was passed to increase the State’s minimum wage to $15/hour by 2025.

Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan

by Marc Abla, CAE | Jun 24, 2020 | Employer Practices, ICS Message, Legal, Practice Management | 0 |

This week ICS Executive Director Marc Abla discuses phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan and its impacts on Chiropractic Physicians in the State of Illinois.

Pride in the Chiropractic Profession

by Marc Abla, CAE | Apr 2, 2020 | Employer Practices, ICS Message, Legal, Practice Management | 0 |

Illinois Chiropractic Society Executive Director Marc Abla discusses his pride in the chiropractic profession for taking the quick steps necessary to protect patients and staff during these times. He also discusses the Paycheck Protection Program, loans, and exposure information.

Cannabis and the Workplace

by Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel | Feb 5, 2020 | Employer Practices, ICS Message, Legal, Practice Management | 0 |

Although multiple laws go into effect in Illinois on January 1 each year, this year’s most notable was the legalization of adult recreational marijuana under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. The law clearly intends to decriminalize the adult use of cannabis; however, other consequences of the law are not as well-understood.