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Most people do not wake up one morning and suddenly decide to quit. Instead, the decision usually builds over time. Small frustrations become recurring problems. Excitement turns into dread. Opportunities for growth disappear. What once felt like a promising career path starts to feel like a dead end.

Leaving a job is a significant decision. It affects your finances, professional reputation, …

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When something goes wrong at work, many employees do the same thing: they open ChatGPT and ask whether they have a claim.

It makes sense. AI is available 24 hours a day, responds instantly, and often sounds remarkably confident. Whether you’ve been fired, demoted, harassed, denied a promotion, or forced to resign, getting an immediate answer can be tempting.

The problem is …

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For many physicians, the employment contract is the most important financial and professional document they will sign during their career. Whether you are finishing residency, joining a large health system, or moving to a new practice, the terms of your employment agreement will affect your compensation, work-life balance, autonomy, and future career opportunities. Some of my favorite people in the …

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In 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed several significant employment laws, with many of them making changes to protect employees. Here’s what the changes are and what they might mean for you:

1. Illinois Personnel Record Review Act (IPRRA) Changes

• Pay Stubs: Starting January 1, 2025, employers must keep employee pay stubs for at least three years and provide them …

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As we’ve discussed before, the Federal Trade Commision’s attempt to ban most employee non-compete agreements in the U.S. has sparked legal challenges. There have been two notable appeals, one in Texas and the other in Pennsylvania, with both cases sharing similar claims about whether the FTC has the authority to issue such a ban. On July 3, 2024, a federal …

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Our previous post discussed the recent FTC rule banning non-compete agreements and the subsequent legal challenge it faced in Texas. Ryan LLC, a tax services firm in Dallas, sued to block the rule shortly after the Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted in April to ban non-compete agreements for most U.S. workers. Initially, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed its own …

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On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made headlines by passing a new rule that aims to ban most non-compete agreements. This move is part of a broader effort to promote fair competition and protect workers’ rights. However, due in large part to news outlets inaccurately understanding and reporting on the rulemaking process, the initial excitement surrounding this …

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Remember back in January when we announced the Weekly Employment Law Update?  And how I said I would update….weekly?  And for a good while I did that.  Then, however, work got in the way.  In March and April, our firm was busy in court with a variety of cases, including equal pay, age discrimination and unpaid wages claims.  As a …

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We’ve been busy lately working on several cases in litigation including a workplace defamation case in which we just received a favorable decision!  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that this weekly review missed a couple of weeks.  But let’s not dwell on that and instead let’s catchup!  

Happy Birthday FMLA!

First, on February 5 one of my favorite …

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A Week of Good News

Last week I wrote about employers doing dumb things.  This week we’re sharing only good news.

First, not all companies are bad.  Many do the right thing and we saw an example of that this week when Intel cut high-level management salaries instead of slashing its workforce.  The CEO is taking a 25% pay cut while other high-level …

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