Build the Illinois Handbook Supplement into Your L&E Toolkit

Need employment policies that are specific to Illinois and Chicago/Cook County employers? Use this one-of-a-kind fully annotated Employee Handbook Supplement when developing or revising handbooks for Illinois and Chicago/Cook County employers.

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• Employee Handbook Resource Kit
  Explore vital guidance in this resource kit to help employers understand drafting employee handbooks and employment policies.

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  Utilize this checklist to outline the main issues to consider when reviewing employee handbooks under federal, Illinois, and Chicago law.

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  Use this template for a non-jurisdictional employee handbook covering key topics including, employment-at-will, equal employment opportunity, complaint policies, pay and benefits, work hours, attendance, and leave.

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  • California: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals holds that California's A.B. 5 is constitutional and rational in its application to app-based transportation companies and affirms a district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' state and federal Equal Protection claims. See Olson v. California, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 14034 (9th Cir. June 10, 2024). Note: in a pending case, Castellanos v. State of California, No. S279622, the California Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of Proposition 22, California's voter-approved ballot measure that exempts app-based rideshare companies and delivery network companies from A.B. 5 and allows these companies to classify app-based drivers as independent contractors.
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