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02/09/2018

COOK Cty Courthouse CLOSED

Statement by Chief Judge Timothy Evans: "Due to the winter storm warning that predicts 10-14 inches of snowfall in the Chicagoland area between Thursday February 8, 2018, 6 p.m. an...

11/16/2017

Employers....are you aware?

Illinois has joined the quickly growing number of states and cities (including Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, Newark and Buffalo) that have passed "ban the box" legislation—so named based on the box found on most employment applicatio...

10/30/2017

Use your body to help convey you're the perfect fit for the job.

10/19/2017

Employers need be salary transparent from the get go...check this out

Would you discuss your salary with a co-worker? Would you interview for a job without knowing what salary they’re offering? Transparency with pay is just one of the latest pay trends picking up steam, with 70% of today’s employees stating salary transparency is good for the workplace. See the list of other new pay trends here: http://adec.co/salarytrends

07/31/2017

Consider this a win for animals all over the country. For every abused puppy, abandoned kitten, or medically tested bunny, this is a win. No question. A new law is growing in popularity across the…

03/17/2017

Failed Background Check??? please read this article to find our how to go about and other tips

You have placed you job ad, performed interviews and found the perfect applicant for the position. This applicant meets and exceeds skills and qualifications necessary for the job function. All you have to do now is wait for your applicant’s background check. Once you receive the background

02/22/2017

For more than 90 years, Ace Hardware has been known as the place with the helpful hardware folks in thousands of neighborhoods across America, providing customers with a more personal kind of helpful. In 2016, Ace ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Home Improvement Retail Stores, Ten Year...

02/13/2017

are you aware?...How Appellate Courts are Different from Trial Courts...

At a trial in a U.S. District Court, witnesses give testimony and a judge or jury decides who is guilty or not guilty — or who is liable or not liable. The appellate courts do not retry cases or hear new evidence. They do not hear witnesses testify. There is no jury. Appellate courts review the procedures and the decisions in the trial court to make sure that the proceedings were fair and that the proper law was applied correctly.

01/02/2017

Good to know, when u are trying to rent/buy an apartment or home...

Real estate is "an escalator to wealth," David Bach tells CNBC.

10/08/2016

"...if you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients"

08/18/2016

I found this article very interesting....please take a peak....if you want to learn or clear up some of the confusion about employment and labor law in Canada...

http://www.dentons.com/en/insights/newsletters/2016/august/17/global-employment-lawyer/global-employment-lawyer-spring-2016/demystifying-canadian-employment-and-labor-law?ParentItemID=FkWhSSLEStrP3A+l/y5mctQV//4dPwGGLgV1OfRPLf6dl92YFu8nFg==&Archive=False

Because Canada is a confederation of provinces and territories, each with the power to pass employment and labor laws.