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The Illinois Smoke-Free Act
takes effect: are you ready?
Two of the Illinois Chamber's top HR
experts provide a wealth of information on this new law and how it
impacts employers. Pam Holleman, our HR Information
Manager, gives you her top ten Frequently
Asked Questions on the Smoke-Free Act. Attorney Joseph
Gumina of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., who will be leading
two or our seminars this spring, shares his perspective
on the law. Read their articles and become your organization's
smoke-free expert!
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New Legislation Provides
Illinois Employees With Workplace Bias Claims Access To Circuit
Court
Illinois employers be aware:
amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act now allow employees to
commence civil actions in a circuit court. In May 2007, the
Illinois Senate and House passed House Bill 1509, and Governor Rod
Blagojevich signed the bill into law on August 17, 2007. The
amendments will go into effect on January 1, 2008. Read
more.
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Employment Cases To
Watch In 2008
Portfolio Media, New York
(January 1, 2008)--Cases that could change labor and employment law
in 2008 and beyond are currently pending in venues ranging from U.S.
Supreme Court to district courts to the National Labor Relations
Board. Here's an overview of ten lawsuits that labor and employment
attorneys will be keeping an eye on in the coming year. Read
more.
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Chamber's HR Illinois
opens registration for 2008 spring
seminars
Hundreds of Illinois business owners
and managers invested in their businesses and their careers in 2007
with the Illinois Chamber's HR Illinois seminars on a variety of HR
topics. We are pleased to launch our 2008 seminar season with our
first three topics every business owner or manager can benefit from:
Sarbanes Oxley, Managing Electronic Data, and Hiring & Firing,
as noted in the column to the right.
Sarbanes Oxley was
signed into law on July 30, 2002. Its purpose was to rebuild public
trust and investor confidence in public traded companies by
requiring that companies listed on the U.S. stock exchanges adhere
to significant new governance standards and requirements. Since
2002, a range of new financial controls, disclosure and
whistle-blower requirements have been established, providing better
guidance for public and private companies as well as non-profit
organizations.
If you're unsure how Sarbanes Oxley
principles apply positively or negatively to your organization, we
urge you to join us for this two-hour "lunch & learn" session
conducted by expert attorneys from Jackson Lewis LLP.
Our Managing Electronic Data
in a Litigious World seminar will inform HR managers,
in-house counsel and IT professionals on steps you can take to
manage your electronic data and avoid hidden liabilities that such
data creates for every employer. Well written policies that are
uniformly enforced and understood by employees can reduce the risk
of expensive litigation and provide your company a framework in
which to effectively manage electronic information. This seminar is
presented by Joseph E. Gumina, Attorney, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek
S.C.
Back by popular demand
from 2007 is our Hire
the Best, Handle Problem Employees, and Fire Properly Seminar presented by Don
Paullin, President of Hiring Firing Experts, Inc. Don is a former
pharmaceutical executive turned successful entrepreneur and is the
author of Hire Hotdogs Fire Baloney, a book on how people
are the key to career and business success for owners, CEOs and
managers.
Our seminar locations are
convenient, our instructors are the go-to experts in their fields,
our fees are very competitive, and our reputation is unparalleled.
Join your peers at the Illinois Chamber's 2008 HR compliance
seminars.
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New format: You may
have noticed a new look and a broader approach to content in this
first e-newsletter combining our popular HR Exec with our regular
emails on our HR Illinois products and services. The new HR Illinois
Exec will strive to continue providing you the latest in HR
management news and FAQs from our HR Helpline, while keeping you
informed on upcoming seminars and HR compliance products to help you
ensure you know what you need to know to keep your business in
compliance and poised for success. Please let us know if you
have any questions or suggestions.
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Register for
Illinois Chamber of Commerce HR Seminars!
Sarbanes
Oxley
"Lunch &
Learn" Seminar
Tuesday, Jan. 29,
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Illinois Chamber Chicago
office
$69 members, $89
non-members
Managing
Electronic Data in a Litigious World
"Lunch &
Learn" Seminar
Thursday, Feb. 7,
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Illinois Chamber Chicago
office
$69 members, $89
non-members
Hire the Best,
Handle Problem Employees, and Fire Properly Seminar
Wed Mar 5 in
Willowbrook
Tues Mar 11 in
Collinsville
Wed Mar 19 in
Chicago
8:30 am - 4:30
pm
$249 members, $299
non-members
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Are your employment law practices and
mandatory posters current?
Rely on the Illinois Chamber
to help you stay up to date
and
in compliance!
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In no event shall the
Illinois Chamber of Commerce and its related, affiliated and subsidiary
companies, be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use of its business services or
products including helplines. For our full disclaimer, go to www.ilchamber.org.
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