Is My Business Essential?
Published on 3/25/2020
Categories: Business, Illinois Law
Is My Business Essential?
With the new normal in the State of Illinois and the US, the more pertinent question is “will I be able to stay in business?” The short answer is a definite probably.
On March 21, 2020 Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Executive Order No. 8 Stay at Home; Social Distancing Requirements; and Essential Business and Operations currently effective through April 7, 2020.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Published on 3/20/2020
Categories: Business, Federal Law, FLSA, FMLA, Paid Sick Leave
On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (H.R. 6021). This article will address the three (3) main provisions that will affect private businesses and their employees in Illinois and the US: the “Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act”, the “Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act”, and briefly I will discuss the “Tax Credits for Paid Sick and Paid Family and Medical Leave”.
