By: Melanie M. Dunajeski, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLC EEOC v. Flambeau, Inc., 7th Cir. Ct. of Appeals, No.16-14-2, Decided January 25, 2017 Back in 2014, the EEOC filed a flurry of lawsuits alleging that employer-sponsored wellness plans violated the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)… Read More >
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Employers Must Use New I-9 Form
By: Shelbie J. Byers, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Federal law requires that every employer who recruits, refers for a fee, or hires an individual for employment in the U.S. must complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (“I-9”). Effective January 22, 2017, employers are required… Read More >
ConsensusDocs Issues Revised Agreement and General Conditions for General Construction Projects
By: Joseph M. Leone, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP The ConsensusDocs family of standard form construction contract documents are developed through the involvement of a litany of construction trade associations representing all aspects of the construction market, including owners, Constructors, subcontractors and design professionals. As… Read More >
Illinois Law Effective January 1, 2017 Bars Certain Non-Competes
By: Shelbie J. Byers, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Many national employers or employers with operations in more than one state must be mindful of employment law compliance of not only all applicable federal employment laws, but must also comply with all state and local… Read More >
EEOC Issues Publication On The Rights of Employees With Mental Health Conditions
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski, Drewry Simmons Vornhem, LLP The EEOC issued a new “resource document” Monday, December 12, 2016: “Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights”. This short document seeks to explain to employees the “important protections” they… Read More >
Employment Law Implications of the New Administration
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski, Drewry Simmons Vornhem, LLP There is little argument that the Employment Law landscape under the incoming presidential administration will differ from that of the Obama Administration—the bigger questions are “how” and “when”? Although the change at the federal level is… Read More >
Did You Promise Him a Rose Garden? The Duty of Best Efforts in Contract Law
By: David L. Simmons, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP Contracts frequently contain conditions that specify the level of performance required by the parties. For example, some contracts require a party to exercise “commercially reasonable efforts” in performance of its obligations. Not infrequently, contracts contain a… Read More >